The Snail
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The Snail is a late-career cut-out collage by Henri Matisse that arranges bold, colorful paper shapes into a semi-abstract spiral composition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Snail canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T333695 — 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: The Snail Context triple: [Henri Matisse, notableWork, The Snail]
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A.
The Egg
The Egg is a modern, student-centered dining and learning facility at the Culinary Institute of America’s Hyde Park campus that showcases culinary education in a real-world restaurant environment.
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B.
The Pond
The Pond is a picturesque man-made lake in the southeast corner of New York City's Central Park, known for its tranquil scenery, wildlife, and views of the surrounding skyline.
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C.
Les Écréhous
Les Écréhous is a small, largely uninhabited group of islets and rocks in the English Channel, lying off the coast of Jersey and known for its wildlife and scenic seascapes.
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D.
Zooropa
Zooropa is a 1993 experimental rock album by Irish band U2 that blends alternative rock with electronic and ambient influences.
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E.
Die Siel van die Mier
Die Siel van die Mier is a pioneering work of natural history and psychology by Eugène Marais that explores the complex social behavior and collective “mind” of termite colonies.
- 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: The Snail Target entity description: The Snail is a late-career cut-out collage by Henri Matisse that arranges bold, colorful paper shapes into a semi-abstract spiral composition.
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A.
The Egg
The Egg is a modern, student-centered dining and learning facility at the Culinary Institute of America’s Hyde Park campus that showcases culinary education in a real-world restaurant environment.
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B.
The Pond
The Pond is a picturesque man-made lake in the southeast corner of New York City's Central Park, known for its tranquil scenery, wildlife, and views of the surrounding skyline.
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C.
Les Écréhous
Les Écréhous is a small, largely uninhabited group of islets and rocks in the English Channel, lying off the coast of Jersey and known for its wildlife and scenic seascapes.
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D.
Zooropa
Zooropa is a 1993 experimental rock album by Irish band U2 that blends alternative rock with electronic and ambient influences.
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E.
Die Siel van die Mier
Die Siel van die Mier is a pioneering work of natural history and psychology by Eugène Marais that explores the complex social behavior and collective “mind” of termite colonies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collage
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cut-out ⓘ modern art work ⓘ painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
iconic work of 20th-century abstraction
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major example of Matisse’s cut-out period ⓘ |
| artist | Henri Matisse ⓘ |
| city |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| collection | Tate ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic |
bold colors
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vivid colors ⓘ |
| composition | spiral ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Henri Matisse ⓘ |
| depicts | snail (abstracted) ⓘ |
| dimensionsHeightCm | 287 ⓘ |
| dimensionsWidthCm | 288 ⓘ |
| genre |
abstract art
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semi-abstract art ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| location | Tate Modern ⓘ |
| material |
adhesive
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gouache ⓘ paper ⓘ |
| medium |
gouache-painted paper
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paper collage ⓘ |
| movement |
Fauvism
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Modernism ⓘ |
| originalTitle | L’Escargot ⓘ |
| periodInArtistCareer | late career ⓘ |
| relatedWorkBySameArtist |
Blue Nude
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surface form:
Blue Nude II
The Parakeet and the Mermaid ⓘ The Sheaf ⓘ |
| series | Matisse cut-outs ⓘ |
| shape | square ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
geometric shapes
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large flat color areas ⓘ simplified forms ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | snail ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| technique |
cut-out
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papier découpé ⓘ |
| title | The Snail self-link ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1953 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Snail Description of subject: The Snail is a late-career cut-out collage by Henri Matisse that arranges bold, colorful paper shapes into a semi-abstract spiral composition.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Lich