Rhein II
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Rhein II is a large-scale color photograph by German visual artist Andreas Gursky, renowned for its minimalist depiction of the Rhine River and for once being the most expensive photograph ever sold at auction.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rhein II Context triple: [Andreas Gursky, notableWork, Rhein II]
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A.
Rheine
Rheine is a German city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, known for its historical town center and location along the River Ems.
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B.
Rhens
Rhens is a historic town on the Rhine River in western Germany, known for its medieval role as a meeting place of the prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire.
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C.
Erft River
The Erft River is a tributary of the Rhine in western Germany, flowing through North Rhine-Westphalia and known for passing historic towns and former mining areas before joining the Rhine near Neuss.
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D.
Roer
The Roer is a river in Western Europe that flows through parts of Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands before joining the Meuse.
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E.
High Rhine
The High Rhine is a stretch of the Rhine River in Central Europe, flowing swiftly between Lake Constance and Basel and forming part of the border between Germany and Switzerland.
- 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: Rhein II Target entity description: Rhein II is a large-scale color photograph by German visual artist Andreas Gursky, renowned for its minimalist depiction of the Rhine River and for once being the most expensive photograph ever sold at auction.
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A.
Rheine
Rheine is a German city in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, known for its historical town center and location along the River Ems.
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B.
Rhens
Rhens is a historic town on the Rhine River in western Germany, known for its medieval role as a meeting place of the prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire.
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C.
Erft River
The Erft River is a tributary of the Rhine in western Germany, flowing through North Rhine-Westphalia and known for passing historic towns and former mining areas before joining the Rhine near Neuss.
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D.
Roer
The Roer is a river in Western Europe that flows through parts of Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands before joining the Meuse.
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E.
High Rhine
The High Rhine is a stretch of the Rhine River in Central Europe, flowing swiftly between Lake Constance and Basel and forming part of the border between Germany and Switzerland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
color photograph
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fine art photograph ⓘ photograph ⓘ |
| auctionDate | 2011-11-08 ⓘ |
| auctionHouse | Christie’s ⓘ |
| auctionLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| collection | private collection ⓘ |
| color |
predominantly gray
ⓘ
predominantly green ⓘ |
| compositionFeature |
absence of people
ⓘ
horizontal bands ⓘ removal of buildings and infrastructure ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Andreas Gursky ⓘ |
| creatorBirthPlace | Leipzig ⓘ |
| creatorBirthYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | German ⓘ |
| currency |
USD
ⓘ
linked to:
US dollar
|
| depicts |
Rhine River
ⓘ
linked to:
Rhine
|
| editionSize |
6
ⓘ
plus artist’s proofs ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | museums and galleries worldwide ⓘ |
| genre | minimalist photography ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
industrial landscape
ⓘ
river landscape ⓘ |
| height | 185.4 cm ⓘ |
| inception | 1999 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| medium |
C-print
ⓘ
chromogenic color print ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
minimalist depiction of the Rhine River
ⓘ
record auction price for a photograph ⓘ |
| orientation | landscape ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Rhein series by Andreas Gursky ⓘ |
| recordHeld | most expensive photograph ever sold at auction ⓘ |
| recordHeldFrom | 2011 ⓘ |
| salePriceUSD | 4300000 ⓘ |
| soldAtAuction |
Christie’s New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Christie’s
|
| support | Diasec-mounted ⓘ |
| technique |
digital manipulation
ⓘ
photomontage ⓘ |
| titleMeaning |
Rhine II
ⓘ
linked to:
Rhein II
|
| width | 364 cm ⓘ |
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Subject: Rhein II Description of subject: Rhein II is a large-scale color photograph by German visual artist Andreas Gursky, renowned for its minimalist depiction of the Rhine River and for once being the most expensive photograph ever sold at auction.
Referenced by (4)
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subject linked to:
Gursky
subject linked to:
Rhein II became the most expensive photograph sold at auction in 2011
linked to: Rhein II
linked to: Rhein II