House by the Railroad
E183424
House by the Railroad is a 1925 painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper, depicting a solitary Victorian house beside railroad tracks and often interpreted as a symbol of modern isolation and alienation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| House by the Railroad canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1613826 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: House by the Railroad Context triple: [Edward Hopper, notableWork, House by the Railroad]
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A.
The Railroad Stories
The Railroad Stories is a collection of Yiddish short stories by Sholem Aleichem that vividly portrays the lives, humor, and hardships of Eastern European Jewish travelers and small-town characters.
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B.
The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse is the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, renowned for his durability, power hitting, and record-setting consecutive games played streak.
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C.
Ghost Train
Ghost Train is a classic dark ride attraction featuring spooky scenes and special effects, located at the Blackpool Pleasure Beach amusement park in England.
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D.
There's a Small Hotel
"There's a Small Hotel" is a popular show tune by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart, introduced in the 1936 musical "On Your Toes" and later becoming a jazz and pop standard.
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E.
Miles of Aisles
Miles of Aisles is a live double album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, capturing concert performances from her 1974 tour with the L.A. Express.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: House by the Railroad Target entity description: House by the Railroad is a 1925 painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper, depicting a solitary Victorian house beside railroad tracks and often interpreted as a symbol of modern isolation and alienation.
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A.
The Railroad Stories
The Railroad Stories is a collection of Yiddish short stories by Sholem Aleichem that vividly portrays the lives, humor, and hardships of Eastern European Jewish travelers and small-town characters.
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B.
The Iron Horse
The Iron Horse is the legendary New York Yankees first baseman Lou Gehrig, renowned for his durability, power hitting, and record-setting consecutive games played streak.
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C.
Ghost Train
Ghost Train is a classic dark ride attraction featuring spooky scenes and special effects, located at the Blackpool Pleasure Beach amusement park in England.
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D.
There's a Small Hotel
"There's a Small Hotel" is a popular show tune by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart, introduced in the 1936 musical "On Your Toes" and later becoming a jazz and pop standard.
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E.
Miles of Aisles
Miles of Aisles is a live double album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, capturing concert performances from her 1974 tour with the L.A. Express.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
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painting ⓘ |
| collection |
Museum of Modern Art
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surface form:
Museum of Modern Art collection
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| colorPalette | muted tones ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Edward Hopper ⓘ |
| creatorGender | male ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| creatorOf | House by the Railroad self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| depicts |
Victorian house
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empty sky background ⓘ large, old-fashioned house ⓘ railroad tracks ⓘ railway line in foreground ⓘ |
| depictsTimeOfDay | daytime ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Museum of Modern Art
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surface form:
Museum of Modern Art, New York City
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| genre |
Realism
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surface form:
American realism
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| hasEffect |
sense of alienation
ⓘ
sense of isolation ⓘ |
| hasLighting | strong sunlight with sharp shadows ⓘ |
| hasMood |
lonely atmosphere
ⓘ
melancholic ⓘ |
| hasNo |
human figures
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visible train ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | frontal view of house behind tracks ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
realist
ⓘ
representational ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
disconnection from environment
ⓘ
modernity versus tradition ⓘ urbanization ⓘ |
| inception | 1925 ⓘ |
| influenced |
cinematic depictions of isolated houses
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visual style of film directors ⓘ |
| influencedWork |
Psycho
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surface form:
Psycho (Bates house design, commonly cited)
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| interpretedAs |
symbol of alienation
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symbol of modern isolation ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| location |
Museum of Modern Art
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surface form:
Museum of Modern Art, New York City
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| mainSubject | solitary house ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Realism
ⓘ
surface form:
American Realism
Realism ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Edward Hopper ⓘ |
| partOf | Edward Hopper’s early mature works ⓘ |
| setIn | American small-town or semi-rural setting ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| title | House by the Railroad self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: House by the Railroad Description of subject: House by the Railroad is a 1925 painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper, depicting a solitary Victorian house beside railroad tracks and often interpreted as a symbol of modern isolation and alienation.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Edward Hopper
subject surface form:
Edward Hopper