Vincent van Gogh Nuenen period

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artistic period phase in Vincent van Gogh's career

The Vincent van Gogh Nuenen period refers to the years (1883–1885) when Van Gogh lived and worked in the Dutch village of Nuenen, producing numerous dark-toned rural scenes and culminating in his first major masterpiece, "The Potato Eaters."

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Vincent van Gogh Drenthe period	1
Vincent van Gogh Nuenen period canonical	1
Vincent van Gogh’s residence 1883–1885	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5701100 — 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.

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Target entity: Vincent van Gogh Nuenen period
Context triple: [Nuenen vicarage, significantPeriod, Vincent van Gogh Nuenen period]

A. Saint-Rémy period of Vincent van Gogh
The Saint-Rémy period of Vincent van Gogh refers to the phase of his career (1889–1890) spent at the asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, during which he created some of his most famous and emotionally intense works, including "The Starry Night."
B. Arles period of Vincent van Gogh
The Arles period of Vincent van Gogh refers to the intensely productive and stylistically mature phase he spent in Arles, France (1888–1889), during which he created many of his most famous works characterized by bold colors and expressive brushwork.
C. Van Gogh’s Auvers landscapes
Van Gogh’s Auvers landscapes are a late series of intensely expressive countryside paintings created during his final months in Auvers-sur-Oise, marked by bold colors, turbulent brushwork, and a profound emotional depth.
D. Theo van Gogh
Theo van Gogh was a Dutch art dealer and the younger brother and close confidant of painter Vincent van Gogh, known for emotionally and financially supporting Vincent and helping promote his work.
E. Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter renowned for his emotionally expressive use of color and bold brushwork in works such as "Starry Night" and "Sunflowers."
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: Vincent van Gogh Nuenen period
Target entity description: The Vincent van Gogh Nuenen period refers to the years (1883–1885) when Van Gogh lived and worked in the Dutch village of Nuenen, producing numerous dark-toned rural scenes and culminating in his first major masterpiece, "The Potato Eaters."

A. Saint-Rémy period of Vincent van Gogh
The Saint-Rémy period of Vincent van Gogh refers to the phase of his career (1889–1890) spent at the asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, during which he created some of his most famous and emotionally intense works, including "The Starry Night."
B. Arles period of Vincent van Gogh
The Arles period of Vincent van Gogh refers to the intensely productive and stylistically mature phase he spent in Arles, France (1888–1889), during which he created many of his most famous works characterized by bold colors and expressive brushwork.
C. Van Gogh’s Auvers landscapes
Van Gogh’s Auvers landscapes are a late series of intensely expressive countryside paintings created during his final months in Auvers-sur-Oise, marked by bold colors, turbulent brushwork, and a profound emotional depth.
D. Theo van Gogh
Theo van Gogh was a Dutch art dealer and the younger brother and close confidant of painter Vincent van Gogh, known for emotionally and financially supporting Vincent and helping promote his work.
E. Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter renowned for his emotionally expressive use of color and bold brushwork in works such as "Starry Night" and "Sunflowers."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artistic period ⓘ phase in Vincent van Gogh's career ⓘ
artist	Vincent van Gogh ⓘ
country	Netherlands ⓘ
endTime	1885 ⓘ
followedBy	Vincent van Gogh Antwerp period ⓘ
follows	Vincent van Gogh Drenthe period ⓘ linked to: Vincent van Gogh Nuenen period
hasCharacteristic	dark-toned palette ⓘ earthy colors ⓘ focus on working-class subjects ⓘ influence of Dutch Golden Age painting ⓘ influence of Jean-François Millet ⓘ social realism ⓘ somber mood ⓘ strong chiaroscuro ⓘ
involves	Dutch Reformed Church in Nuenen ⓘ linked to: Dutch Reformed church of Nuenen Vincent van Gogh's parents' parsonage in Nuenen ⓘ linked to: Van Gogh heritage sites in Nuenen
languageOfWork	Dutch cultural context ⓘ
location	Dutch village of Nuenen ⓘ North Brabant ⓘ Nuenen ⓘ
mainSubject	cottage interiors ⓘ farmers ⓘ peasant life ⓘ rural landscapes ⓘ rural life ⓘ weavers ⓘ
movement	Proto-Expressionism ⓘ linked to: Expressionism Realism ⓘ
notableAspect	development of Van Gogh's figure drawing ⓘ experimentation with multi-figure compositions ⓘ intensive study of peasant heads ⓘ preparation studies for The Potato Eaters ⓘ
notableEvent	creation of Vincent van Gogh's first major masterpiece The Potato Eaters ⓘ
partOf	early Dutch period of Vincent van Gogh ⓘ
significantWork	Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen ⓘ linked to: Dutch Reformed church of Nuenen Head of a Peasant Woman ⓘ Peasant Woman Peeling Potatoes ⓘ Still Life with Bible ⓘ Still Life with Earthenware and Bottles ⓘ The Cottage ⓘ The Old Church Tower at Nuenen ⓘ linked to: Dutch Reformed church of Nuenen The Parsonage Garden at Nuenen ⓘ linked to: Pastorie van Nuenen The Potato Eaters ⓘ The Potato Eaters (final painting) ⓘ linked to: The Potato Eaters The Potato Eaters (first version) ⓘ linked to: The Potato Eaters The Potato Eaters lithograph ⓘ linked to: The Potato Eaters Weaver at the Loom ⓘ
startTime	1883 ⓘ
timeInArtistLife	early thirties of Vincent van Gogh ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nuenen vicarage → significantPeriod → Vincent van Gogh Nuenen period ⓘ

Nuenen → hasHistoricalPeriodOfNote → Vincent van Gogh’s residence 1883–1885 ⓘ

linked to: Vincent van Gogh Nuenen period

Vincent van Gogh Nuenen period → follows → Vincent van Gogh Drenthe period ⓘ