Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
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Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is a groundbreaking 1907 painting by Pablo Picasso that helped launch Cubism and radically transformed the course of modern art.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Les Demoiselles d'Avignon canonical | 4 |
| Les Demoiselles d’Avignon | 4 |
| Primitivist phase of Picasso | 1 |
| The Young Ladies of Avignon | 1 |
| “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T37971 — 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: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Context triple: [Museum of Modern Art, notableWorkInCollection, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon]
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A.
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B.
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C.
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D.
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E.
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- 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: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Target entity description: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is a groundbreaking 1907 painting by Pablo Picasso that helped launch Cubism and radically transformed the course of modern art.
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A.
Campbell's Soup Cans
Campbell's Soup Cans is a landmark 1962 pop art work by Andy Warhol consisting of 32 canvases depicting different varieties of Campbell's soup, emblematic of mass production and consumer culture.
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B.
The Starry Night
The Starry Night is Vincent van Gogh’s iconic 1889 post‑impressionist painting depicting a swirling night sky over a quiet village, widely regarded as one of the most famous artworks in Western art.
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C.
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp is a 1632 group portrait by Rembrandt depicting a public dissection in Amsterdam, celebrated for its dramatic lighting and psychological realism.
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D.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
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E.
City of Light
City of Light is a famous nickname for Paris, highlighting its historic role as a center of art, culture, and enlightenment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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work of art ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Museum of Modern Art ⓘ |
| acquisitionYear | 1939 ⓘ |
| artForm | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
challenged traditional perspective in Western painting
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considered a revolutionary work in modern art ⓘ marked a radical break with naturalistic representation ⓘ often cited as the beginning of Cubism ⓘ |
| artist | Pablo Picasso ⓘ |
| catalogueRaisonneNumber | Zervos II 17 ⓘ |
| collection | Museum of Modern Art collection ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | dominant pink and blue tones ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1907 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| creator | Pablo Picasso ⓘ |
| depicts |
brothel scene
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five nude women ⓘ prostitutes ⓘ still life with fruit ⓘ |
| firstExhibited | 1916 ⓘ |
| genre | history of modern art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
angular fragmented bodies
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drapery background ⓘ figure with African mask-like face ⓘ |
| height | 243.9 cm ⓘ |
| inception | 1907 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African art
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Iberian sculpture ⓘ Paul Cézanne ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| location | Museum of Modern Art ⓘ |
| materialUsed | canvas ⓘ |
| medium | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Cubism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on subsequent avant-garde movements
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use of multiple viewpoints in a single picture plane ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Les Demoiselles d'Avignon self-link ⓘ |
| owner | Museum of Modern Art ⓘ |
| periodInArtistCareer | Picasso's Rose Period transition ⓘ |
| placeOfCreation | Paris ⓘ |
| style |
early Cubism
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proto-Cubism ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
female figure
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nude ⓘ prostitution ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| translatedTitle |
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Young Ladies of Avignon
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| width | 233.7 cm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Description of subject: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is a groundbreaking 1907 painting by Pablo Picasso that helped launch Cubism and radically transformed the course of modern art.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Young Ladies of Avignon
this entity surface form:
Primitivist phase of Picasso
this entity surface form:
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon
this entity surface form:
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon
this entity surface form:
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon
this entity surface form:
“Les Demoiselles d’Avignon”
subject surface form:
Pablo Picasso
this entity surface form:
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon