L’Absinthe
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L’Absinthe is a famous 1876 painting by Edgar Degas depicting two isolated café drinkers, often interpreted as a stark portrayal of modern urban alienation and the social effects of absinthe drinking in Paris.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| L’Absinthe canonical | 5 |
| The Absinthe Drinker | 2 |
| L’Absinthe by Edgar Degas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T486843 — 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: L’Absinthe Context triple: [Edgar Degas, notableWork, L’Absinthe]
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A.
The Hallucinogenic Toreador
The Hallucinogenic Toreador is a large surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that fuses images of a bullfighter, Venus de Milo figures, and hallucinatory symbolism to explore themes of death, desire, and Spanish culture.
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B.
The Devil and Miss Prym
The Devil and Miss Prym is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores the nature of good and evil through the moral dilemmas faced by a small village and a young woman.
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C.
Margeride
Margeride is a mountainous and sparsely populated region in south-central France known for its granite plateaus, forests, and traditional rural landscapes.
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D.
Le Bonheur
Le Bonheur is a philosophical poetry collection by French poet and Nobel laureate Sully Prudhomme that meditates on the nature and pursuit of human happiness.
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E.
The Last Days of Chez Nous
The Last Days of Chez Nous is a 1992 Australian drama film that explores the emotional unraveling of a modern family, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Gillian Armstrong.
- 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: L’Absinthe Target entity description: L’Absinthe is a famous 1876 painting by Edgar Degas depicting two isolated café drinkers, often interpreted as a stark portrayal of modern urban alienation and the social effects of absinthe drinking in Paris.
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A.
The Hallucinogenic Toreador
The Hallucinogenic Toreador is a large surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí that fuses images of a bullfighter, Venus de Milo figures, and hallucinatory symbolism to explore themes of death, desire, and Spanish culture.
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B.
The Devil and Miss Prym
The Devil and Miss Prym is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores the nature of good and evil through the moral dilemmas faced by a small village and a young woman.
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C.
Margeride
Margeride is a mountainous and sparsely populated region in south-central France known for its granite plateaus, forests, and traditional rural landscapes.
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D.
Le Bonheur
Le Bonheur is a philosophical poetry collection by French poet and Nobel laureate Sully Prudhomme that meditates on the nature and pursuit of human happiness.
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E.
The Last Days of Chez Nous
The Last Days of Chez Nous is a 1992 Australian drama film that explores the emotional unraveling of a modern family, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Gillian Armstrong.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
ⓘ
painting ⓘ |
| appliesToPart | canvas ⓘ |
| artisticFeature |
asymmetrical composition
ⓘ
cropped framing ⓘ off‑center figures ⓘ strong diagonal lines ⓘ use of reflected light ⓘ |
| collection |
Musée d'Orsay
ⓘ
surface form:
Musée d’Orsay collection
|
| colorPalette | muted tones ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| creator | Edgar Degas ⓘ |
| depicts |
a glass of absinthe
ⓘ
café interior ⓘ modern Parisian café life ⓘ two seated figures ⓘ |
| depictsCharacter |
Ellen Andrée
ⓘ
Marcellin Desboutin ⓘ |
| depictsDrink | absinthe ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Grafton Galleries
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| exhibitionHistory | exhibited in London in the 1890s ⓘ |
| genre | genre painting ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
moral panic about absinthe
ⓘ
public controversy ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
effects of alcohol
ⓘ
modernity ⓘ urban ennui ⓘ |
| inception | 1876 ⓘ |
| influenced | later depictions of urban alienation ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Parisian café culture ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| location |
Musée d'Orsay
ⓘ
surface form:
Musée d’Orsay
|
| mainSubject |
absinthe drinking
ⓘ
bohemian Paris ⓘ social isolation ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement | Impressionism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controversial reception
ⓘ
psychological intensity ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 19th‑century Paris ⓘ |
| setInPlace | Café de la Nouvelle Athènes ⓘ |
| title |
At the Café
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surface form:
In a Café
L’Absinthe self-link ⓘ L’Absinthe self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
The Absinthe Drinker
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: L’Absinthe Description of subject: L’Absinthe is a famous 1876 painting by Edgar Degas depicting two isolated café drinkers, often interpreted as a stark portrayal of modern urban alienation and the social effects of absinthe drinking in Paris.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Absinthe Drinker
this entity surface form:
The Absinthe Drinker
this entity surface form:
L’Absinthe by Edgar Degas