Käthe Kollwitz
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Käthe Kollwitz was a German artist and printmaker renowned for her powerful, socially engaged depictions of war, poverty, and human suffering.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Käthe Kollwitz canonical | 35 |
| Kollwitz | 2 |
| Karl Kollwitz | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2013427 — 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: Käthe Kollwitz Context triple: [Académie Julian, student, Käthe Kollwitz]
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Max Beckmann
Max Beckmann was a German painter and printmaker known for his powerful, often dark figurative works that bridged Expressionism and New Objectivity in early 20th-century art.
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Otto Dix
Otto Dix was a German painter and printmaker renowned for his harshly realistic and often grotesque depictions of war and Weimar society, making him a central figure of 20th-century Expressionism and New Objectivity.
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C.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a pioneering German painter and printmaker, co-founder of the artists’ group Die Brücke and a central figure in the development of Expressionism in the early 20th century.
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George Grosz
George Grosz was a German painter and caricaturist best known for his biting, satirical depictions of Weimar society and his influential role in early 20th-century avant-garde art movements.
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E.
Anselm Kiefer
Anselm Kiefer is a German painter and sculptor known for his monumental, history-laden works that confront themes of memory, mythology, and the legacy of World War II.
- 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: Käthe Kollwitz Target entity description: Käthe Kollwitz was a German artist and printmaker renowned for her powerful, socially engaged depictions of war, poverty, and human suffering.
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A.
Max Beckmann
Max Beckmann was a German painter and printmaker known for his powerful, often dark figurative works that bridged Expressionism and New Objectivity in early 20th-century art.
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B.
Otto Dix
Otto Dix was a German painter and printmaker renowned for his harshly realistic and often grotesque depictions of war and Weimar society, making him a central figure of 20th-century Expressionism and New Objectivity.
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C.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner was a pioneering German painter and printmaker, co-founder of the artists’ group Die Brücke and a central figure in the development of Expressionism in the early 20th century.
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D.
George Grosz
George Grosz was a German painter and caricaturist best known for his biting, satirical depictions of Weimar society and his influential role in early 20th-century avant-garde art movements.
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E.
Anselm Kiefer
Anselm Kiefer is a German painter and sculptor known for his monumental, history-laden works that confront themes of memory, mythology, and the legacy of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Käthe Kollwitz Description of subject: Käthe Kollwitz was a German artist and printmaker renowned for her powerful, socially engaged depictions of war, poverty, and human suffering.
Referenced by (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Käthe Kollwitz
linked to: Käthe Kollwitz
subject linked to:
Barlach
subject linked to:
Kollwitzplatz in Berlin
subject linked to:
Kollwitzplatz in Berlin
subject linked to:
Käthe-Kollwitz-Schule (various schools in Germany)
subject linked to:
Käthe-Kollwitz-Schule (various schools in Germany)
subject linked to:
Käthe-Kollwitz-Schule (various schools in Germany)
linked to: Käthe Kollwitz