Leigh Bowery (Seated)
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"Leigh Bowery (Seated)" is a 1990s portrait painting by Lucian Freud depicting the performance artist Leigh Bowery with Freud’s characteristically intense, unflinching realism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leigh Bowery (Seated) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4641749 — 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: Leigh Bowery (Seated) Context triple: [Lucian Freud, notableWork, Leigh Bowery (Seated)]
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A.
Tracey Emin
Tracey Emin is a British contemporary artist known for her confessional, autobiographical works across mediums such as installation, drawing, painting, and neon text.
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B.
Sarah Lucas
Sarah Lucas is a British artist associated with the Young British Artists movement, known for her provocative sculptures and installations that explore gender, sexuality, and the body.
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C.
Jenny Saville
Jenny Saville is a British contemporary painter renowned for her large-scale, unflinching depictions of the human body, particularly female flesh, which challenge conventional ideals of beauty.
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D.
David Bailey
David Bailey was a 19th-century American militia officer best known for his leadership role in the Black Hawk War, particularly at the Battle of Stillman’s Run.
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E.
Lisa Yuskavage
Lisa Yuskavage is an American painter known for her provocative, psychologically charged figurative works that blend classical techniques with contemporary, often eroticized imagery.
- 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: Leigh Bowery (Seated) Target entity description: "Leigh Bowery (Seated)" is a 1990s portrait painting by Lucian Freud depicting the performance artist Leigh Bowery with Freud’s characteristically intense, unflinching realism.
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A.
Tracey Emin
Tracey Emin is a British contemporary artist known for her confessional, autobiographical works across mediums such as installation, drawing, painting, and neon text.
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B.
Sarah Lucas
Sarah Lucas is a British artist associated with the Young British Artists movement, known for her provocative sculptures and installations that explore gender, sexuality, and the body.
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C.
Jenny Saville
Jenny Saville is a British contemporary painter renowned for her large-scale, unflinching depictions of the human body, particularly female flesh, which challenge conventional ideals of beauty.
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D.
David Bailey
David Bailey was a 19th-century American militia officer best known for his leadership role in the Black Hawk War, particularly at the Battle of Stillman’s Run.
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E.
Lisa Yuskavage
Lisa Yuskavage is an American painter known for her provocative, psychologically charged figurative works that blend classical techniques with contemporary, often eroticized imagery.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
ⓘ
portrait painting ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
intense observation
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unflinching realism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Lucian Freud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorBirthName | Lucian Michael Freud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | British ⓘ |
| depictionType | seated figure ⓘ |
| depicts | Leigh Bowery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictsEra | late 20th-century London art scene ⓘ |
| depictsGender | male ⓘ |
| depictsPerson | Australian-born artist Leigh Bowery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | portraiture ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | none (visual artwork) ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Leigh Bowery (Seated) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1990s ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
face
ⓘ
human body ⓘ |
| medium | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
British figurative painting
ⓘ
contemporary art ⓘ figurative art ⓘ |
| partOfArtistOeuvre | Lucian Freud’s late portraits ⓘ |
| period | late 20th century ⓘ |
| style |
psychological realism
ⓘ
realism ⓘ |
| subjectNationality | Australian ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation |
club performer
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fashion designer ⓘ performance artist ⓘ |
| subjectRoleForArtist | muse ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| theme |
identity
ⓘ
physical presence ⓘ psychological intensity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leigh Bowery (Seated) Description of subject: "Leigh Bowery (Seated)" is a 1990s portrait painting by Lucian Freud depicting the performance artist Leigh Bowery with Freud’s characteristically intense, unflinching realism.
Referenced by (1)
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