Barlach
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Barlach refers to Ernst Barlach, a German expressionist sculptor, printmaker, and writer known for his powerful, emotionally charged works often reflecting the traumas of war and social injustice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barlach canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8334999 — 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: Barlach Context triple: [Albertinum, hasNotableArtistInCollection, Barlach]
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A.
Vallotton
Vallotton is a Swiss surname most notably associated with Félix Vallotton, a post-Impressionist painter and printmaker linked to the Nabis movement.
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B.
Dore
Dore is a suburban village on the southwestern edge of Sheffield, England, known for its affluent residential character and proximity to the Peak District.
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C.
Dore
The Dore is a river in central France that flows through the Massif Central before joining the Allier.
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D.
Rockwell Kent
Rockwell Kent was an American painter, printmaker, illustrator, and writer known for his rugged landscapes and distinctive book illustrations, including for Herman Melville’s "Moby-Dick."
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E.
Paul Manship
Paul Manship was an American sculptor renowned for his stylized Art Deco works and mythological themes, most famously the "Prometheus" statue at Rockefeller Center.
- 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: Barlach Target entity description: Barlach refers to Ernst Barlach, a German expressionist sculptor, printmaker, and writer known for his powerful, emotionally charged works often reflecting the traumas of war and social injustice.
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A.
Vallotton
Vallotton is a Swiss surname most notably associated with Félix Vallotton, a post-Impressionist painter and printmaker linked to the Nabis movement.
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B.
Dore
Dore is a suburban village on the southwestern edge of Sheffield, England, known for its affluent residential character and proximity to the Peak District.
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C.
Dore
The Dore is a river in central France that flows through the Massif Central before joining the Allier.
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D.
Rockwell Kent
Rockwell Kent was an American painter, printmaker, illustrator, and writer known for his rugged landscapes and distinctive book illustrations, including for Herman Melville’s "Moby-Dick."
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E.
Paul Manship
Paul Manship was an American sculptor renowned for his stylized Art Deco works and mythological themes, most famously the "Prometheus" statue at Rockefeller Center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Expressionist artist
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human ⓘ printmaker ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Güstrow Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
German Empire
NERFINISHED
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Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1870-01-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1938-10-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Academy of Fine Arts, Dresden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Academy of Fine Arts, Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German ⓘ |
| familyName | Barlach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
ⓘ
playwriting ⓘ printmaking ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
expressionist literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Ernst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignature | Ernst Barlach signature ⓘ |
| influenced | German Expressionism in sculpture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Käthe Kollwitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| movement | Expressionism ⓘ |
| name | Ernst Barlach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depictions of war trauma and social injustice
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expressionist sculpture ⓘ socially critical plays ⓘ war memorial sculptures ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Der Geistkämpfer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Der Schwebende NERFINISHED ⓘ Der Tote Tag NERFINISHED ⓘ Der arme Vetter NERFINISHED ⓘ Der singende Mann NERFINISHED ⓘ Die Flucht NERFINISHED ⓘ Die Trauernde NERFINISHED ⓘ Die echten Sedemunds NERFINISHED ⓘ Magdeburger Ehrenmal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
graphic artist
ⓘ
playwright ⓘ printmaker ⓘ sculptor ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Prussia
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Prussia
Province of Schleswig-Holstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Wedel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rostock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| residence |
Berlin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Güstrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Ernst Barlach House (museum) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Güstrow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rostock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barlach Description of subject: Barlach refers to Ernst Barlach, a German expressionist sculptor, printmaker, and writer known for his powerful, emotionally charged works often reflecting the traumas of war and social injustice.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.