Precisionism
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Precisionism was an early 20th-century American art movement characterized by sharply defined, geometric depictions of industrial and urban subjects.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Precisionism canonical | 5 |
| American Precisionism | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1613899 — 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.
Target entity: Precisionism Context triple: [American Regionalism, relatedMovement, Precisionism]
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Salon Cubism
Salon Cubism was a more decorative, accessible branch of early 20th-century Cubism practiced by artists who exhibited in major Paris salons, helping popularize the style beyond the avant-garde circle of Picasso and Braque.
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Cubism
Cubism is an early 20th-century avant-garde art movement, pioneered by artists like Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized visual representation by fragmenting subjects into geometric forms and depicting multiple viewpoints simultaneously.
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Ashcan School
The Ashcan School was an early 20th-century American art movement known for its gritty, realistic depictions of everyday urban life, particularly in New York City.
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Vorticism
Vorticism was an early 20th-century British avant-garde art and literary movement that fused elements of Cubism and Futurism into a dynamic, abstract style emphasizing energy, machinery, and geometric forms.
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Tonalism
Tonalism was an American art movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries characterized by muted color palettes, soft focus, and atmospheric, often poetic landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Precisionism Target entity description: Precisionism was an early 20th-century American art movement characterized by sharply defined, geometric depictions of industrial and urban subjects.
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A.
Salon Cubism
Salon Cubism was a more decorative, accessible branch of early 20th-century Cubism practiced by artists who exhibited in major Paris salons, helping popularize the style beyond the avant-garde circle of Picasso and Braque.
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B.
Cubism
Cubism is an early 20th-century avant-garde art movement, pioneered by artists like Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized visual representation by fragmenting subjects into geometric forms and depicting multiple viewpoints simultaneously.
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C.
Ashcan School
The Ashcan School was an early 20th-century American art movement known for its gritty, realistic depictions of everyday urban life, particularly in New York City.
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D.
Vorticism
Vorticism was an early 20th-century British avant-garde art and literary movement that fused elements of Cubism and Futurism into a dynamic, abstract style emphasizing energy, machinery, and geometric forms.
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E.
Tonalism
Tonalism was an American art movement of the late 19th and early 20th centuries characterized by muted color palettes, soft focus, and atmospheric, often poetic landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American art movement
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art movement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Cubism
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surface form:
Cubist-Realism
Immaculate Painting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasNotableArtist |
Charles Demuth
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Charles Sheeler ⓘ Elsie Driggs ⓘ George Ault ⓘ Georgia O’Keeffe ⓘ Louis R. Lozowick ⓘ
surface form:
Louis Lozowick
Niles Spencer ⓘ Ralston Crawford ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork |
American Landscape
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Classic Landscape ⓘ I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold ⓘ My Egypt ⓘ |
| inception |
1910s
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
American modernism
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later industrial landscape painting ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American realism
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Cubism ⓘ Futurism ⓘ Machine aesthetic ⓘ Photography ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
architecture
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industry ⓘ urban landscape ⓘ |
| movementCharacteristic |
clarity of form
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clean lines ⓘ cool, detached tone ⓘ emphasis on structure ⓘ geometric simplification ⓘ lack of visible brushwork ⓘ minimal detail ⓘ quasi-photographic precision ⓘ sharply defined forms ⓘ smooth surfaces ⓘ |
| movementContext |
American modernism
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interwar period ⓘ |
| peakActivity |
1920s
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1930s ⓘ |
| typicalMotif |
bridges
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factory buildings ⓘ grain elevators ⓘ industrial plants ⓘ machinery ⓘ skyscrapers ⓘ smokestacks ⓘ urban streets ⓘ |
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Subject: Precisionism Description of subject: Precisionism was an early 20th-century American art movement characterized by sharply defined, geometric depictions of industrial and urban subjects.
Referenced by (7)
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