Meret Oppenheim
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Meret Oppenheim was a Swiss-born Surrealist artist best known for her provocative and iconic fur-covered teacup sculpture, "Object" (1936).
All labels observed (1)
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| Meret Oppenheim canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8042899 — 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: Meret Oppenheim Context triple: [Surrealist Group in Paris, hasMember, Meret Oppenheim]
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A.
Emilie Oppenheim
Emilie Oppenheim was the wife of the influential 19th-century German Reform rabbi and scholar Abraham Geiger.
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B.
Lilly Reich
Lilly Reich was a pioneering German modernist designer and architect known for her influential collaborations with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in furniture and exhibition design.
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C.
Sonia Delaunay
Sonia Delaunay was a pioneering Ukrainian-French artist and designer known for her vibrant abstract paintings, textile designs, and role in developing the Orphism movement alongside her husband Robert Delaunay.
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D.
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
Sophie Taeuber-Arp was a pioneering Swiss artist, designer, and dancer whose abstract, geometric works and interdisciplinary practice made her a central figure in the Dada and early modernist movements.
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E.
Marisa Merz
Marisa Merz was an Italian artist and the only female member of the Arte Povera movement, known for her poetic, intimate works that often incorporated everyday materials and explored themes of domesticity and spirituality.
- 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: Meret Oppenheim Target entity description: Meret Oppenheim was a Swiss-born Surrealist artist best known for her provocative and iconic fur-covered teacup sculpture, "Object" (1936).
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A.
Emilie Oppenheim
Emilie Oppenheim was the wife of the influential 19th-century German Reform rabbi and scholar Abraham Geiger.
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B.
Lilly Reich
Lilly Reich was a pioneering German modernist designer and architect known for her influential collaborations with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe in furniture and exhibition design.
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C.
Sonia Delaunay
Sonia Delaunay was a pioneering Ukrainian-French artist and designer known for her vibrant abstract paintings, textile designs, and role in developing the Orphism movement alongside her husband Robert Delaunay.
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D.
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
Sophie Taeuber-Arp was a pioneering Swiss artist, designer, and dancer whose abstract, geometric works and interdisciplinary practice made her a central figure in the Dada and early modernist movements.
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E.
Marisa Merz
Marisa Merz was an Italian artist and the only female member of the Arte Povera movement, known for her poetic, intimate works that often incorporated everyday materials and explored themes of domesticity and spirituality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Surrealist artist
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artist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dada-influenced art
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Swiss Surrealism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Art Prize of the City of Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Meret Elisabeth Oppenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Switzerland ⓘ |
| creatorOf | Object (1936) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1913-10-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1985-11-15 ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Jewish descent ⓘ |
| familyName | Oppenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
design
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painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| genre | Surrealist art ⓘ |
| givenName | Meret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkInCollection |
Kunstmuseum Basel
NERFINISHED
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Museum of Modern Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honouredIn | Meret Oppenheim-Strasse, Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alberto Giacometti
NERFINISHED
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André Breton NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Ernst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
French
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German ⓘ |
| movement | Surrealism ⓘ |
| name | Meret Oppenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of gender and identity in art
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use of everyday objects in Surrealist assemblage ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fur-covered cup, saucer and spoon
NERFINISHED
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Object ⓘ Object (Breakfast in Fur) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantIn | Surrealist movement in Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Berlin ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Basel
NERFINISHED
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Paris ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Wolfgang La Roche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | retrospective exhibitions in major museums ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Basel
NERFINISHED
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Paris ⓘ |
| yearOfCreationOfNotableWork | 1936 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meret Oppenheim Description of subject: Meret Oppenheim was a Swiss-born Surrealist artist best known for her provocative and iconic fur-covered teacup sculpture, "Object" (1936).
Referenced by (2)
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