Raoul Ubac
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Raoul Ubac was a Belgian-born photographer, sculptor, and painter associated with the Surrealist movement in Paris, known for his experimental photographic techniques and enigmatic, dreamlike imagery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Raoul Ubac canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8042907 — 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: Raoul Ubac Context triple: [Surrealist Group in Paris, hasMember, Raoul Ubac]
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A.
Juan Cailles
Juan Cailles was a Filipino military leader and later politician known for his prominent role in the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine–American War.
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B.
Charles Vanel
Charles Vanel was a prolific French actor and occasional director known for his nuanced performances in classic European cinema, including notable roles in films by Alfred Hitchcock and Henri-Georges Clouzot.
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C.
José Altimira
José Altimira was a Spanish Franciscan missionary best known for establishing Mission San Francisco Solano in early 19th-century California.
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D.
Ferdinand Bac
Ferdinand Bac was a French illustrator, caricaturist, writer, and landscape designer known for his whimsical garden designs and influential artistic ideas that inspired modern architects and designers.
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E.
Felipe de Neve
Felipe de Neve was an 18th-century Spanish colonial governor of California best known for establishing the city of Los Angeles.
- 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: Raoul Ubac Target entity description: Raoul Ubac was a Belgian-born photographer, sculptor, and painter associated with the Surrealist movement in Paris, known for his experimental photographic techniques and enigmatic, dreamlike imagery.
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A.
Juan Cailles
Juan Cailles was a Filipino military leader and later politician known for his prominent role in the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine–American War.
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B.
Charles Vanel
Charles Vanel was a prolific French actor and occasional director known for his nuanced performances in classic European cinema, including notable roles in films by Alfred Hitchcock and Henri-Georges Clouzot.
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C.
José Altimira
José Altimira was a Spanish Franciscan missionary best known for establishing Mission San Francisco Solano in early 19th-century California.
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D.
Ferdinand Bac
Ferdinand Bac was a French illustrator, caricaturist, writer, and landscape designer known for his whimsical garden designs and influential artistic ideas that inspired modern architects and designers.
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E.
Felipe de Neve
Felipe de Neve was an 18th-century Spanish colonial governor of California best known for establishing the city of Los Angeles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Surrealist artist
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painter ⓘ person ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Surrealist movement in Paris
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linked to:
Surrealist Group in Paris
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| birthName | Rudolf Gustav Maria Ernst Ubach ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Belgium
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France ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Belgium ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1910-08-31 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1985-03-24 ⓘ |
| education | Académie de la Grande Chaumière ⓘ |
| field |
painting
ⓘ
photography ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| genre |
Surrealist photography
ⓘ
abstract painting ⓘ relief sculpture ⓘ |
| influenced | postwar abstract artists ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
André Breton
ⓘ
Surrealism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Surrealist photography
ⓘ
dreamlike imagery ⓘ enigmatic imagery ⓘ experimental photographic techniques ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| livedIn |
Brussels
ⓘ
linked to:
Brussels, Belgium
Paris ⓘ |
| movement | Surrealism ⓘ |
| name | Raoul Ubac ⓘ |
| nationality |
Belgian
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
La Nébuleuse
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Penthésilée ⓘ
linked to:
Penthesilea (in later tradition)
|
| occupation |
artist
ⓘ
illustrator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Malmédy ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Dieudonné ⓘ |
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| spouse | Agui Ubac ⓘ |
| technique |
burning
ⓘ
collage ⓘ relief printing ⓘ solarization ⓘ |
| workedWith |
André Breton
ⓘ
Paul Éluard ⓘ Surrealist group in Paris ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (2)
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