Yves Klein
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Yves Klein was a French avant-garde artist best known for his monochrome paintings, especially his signature International Klein Blue, and his pioneering work in performance and conceptual art.
All labels observed (1)
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| Yves Klein canonical | 34 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1521943 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yves Klein Context triple: [Klein, notableBearer, Yves Klein]
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Jean Dubuffet
Jean Dubuffet was a French painter and sculptor best known for founding the Art Brut movement and creating raw, unconventional works that challenged traditional notions of beauty and culture.
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Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly was an American artist known for his pioneering work in hard-edge painting and minimalism, characterized by bold colors, simple geometric forms, and an emphasis on shape and spatial relationships.
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C.
André Le Breton
André Le Breton was an 18th-century French printer and bookseller best known as one of the principal publishers of Denis Diderot’s Encyclopédie.
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D.
A. R. Penck
A. R. Penck was a German neo-expressionist painter, printmaker, and sculptor known for his primitive, pictographic style and politically charged works created in both East and West Germany.
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E.
Pierre Huyghe
Pierre Huyghe is a French contemporary artist known for his conceptual, multimedia installations that often explore time, memory, and the relationship between reality and fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yves Klein Target entity description: Yves Klein was a French avant-garde artist best known for his monochrome paintings, especially his signature International Klein Blue, and his pioneering work in performance and conceptual art.
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A.
Jean Dubuffet
Jean Dubuffet was a French painter and sculptor best known for founding the Art Brut movement and creating raw, unconventional works that challenged traditional notions of beauty and culture.
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B.
Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly was an American artist known for his pioneering work in hard-edge painting and minimalism, characterized by bold colors, simple geometric forms, and an emphasis on shape and spatial relationships.
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C.
André Le Breton
André Le Breton was an 18th-century French printer and bookseller best known as one of the principal publishers of Denis Diderot’s Encyclopédie.
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D.
A. R. Penck
A. R. Penck was a German neo-expressionist painter, printmaker, and sculptor known for his primitive, pictographic style and politically charged works created in both East and West Germany.
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E.
Pierre Huyghe
Pierre Huyghe is a French contemporary artist known for his conceptual, multimedia installations that often explore time, memory, and the relationship between reality and fiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artist
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avant-garde artist ⓘ conceptual artist ⓘ human ⓘ painter ⓘ performance artist ⓘ |
| artisticPractice |
immaterial works and void exhibitions
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use of fire and water in painting ⓘ use of living brushes (Anthropometries) ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1928-04-28 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Nice, France ⓘ |
| colorTrademark | International Klein Blue ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1962-06-06 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Paris, France
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linked to:
Paris
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| developed | International Klein Blue ⓘ |
| familyName | Klein ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
conceptual art
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installation art ⓘ painting ⓘ performance art ⓘ |
| genre | monochrome painting ⓘ |
| givenName | Yves ⓘ |
| influenced |
conceptual art
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land art ⓘ minimalism ⓘ performance art ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Kazimir Malevich
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Marcel Duchamp ⓘ |
| knownFor |
International Klein Blue
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monochrome paintings ⓘ pioneering conceptual art ⓘ pioneering performance art ⓘ |
| movement |
Nouveau réalisme
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linked to:
Nouveau Réalisme
avant-garde ⓘ conceptual art ⓘ performance art ⓘ |
| name | Yves Klein ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anthropometries series
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Fire Paintings ⓘ International Klein Blue monochromes ⓘ Leap into the Void ⓘ The Void (Le Vide) ⓘ |
| occupation |
conceptual artist
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painter ⓘ performance artist ⓘ visual artist ⓘ |
| spouse | Rotraut Uecker ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (34)
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