Belle Haleine: Eau de Voilette
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"Belle Haleine: Eau de Voilette" is a 1921 assisted readymade artwork by Marcel Duchamp, signed with his female alter ego Rrose Sélavy, parodying commercial perfume packaging and notions of identity and authorship.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Belle Haleine: Eau de Voilette canonical | 2 |
| Eau de Voilette | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8509614 — 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: Belle Haleine: Eau de Voilette Context triple: [Rrose Sélavy, usedInWork, Belle Haleine: Eau de Voilette]
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A.
Libre Eau de Toilette
Libre Eau de Toilette is a lighter, fresher interpretation of Yves Saint Laurent’s Libre fragrance, offering a more airy and daytime-appropriate floral scent profile.
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B.
Libre Le Parfum
Libre Le Parfum is an intense, warm, and spicy flanker of Yves Saint Laurent’s Libre fragrance, known for amplifying the original’s lavender-vanilla signature with richer, more opulent notes.
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C.
Lady of Perfume
Lady of Perfume is an epithet of the Egyptian goddess Bastet, highlighting her association with fragrance, sensuality, and protective femininity.
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D.
J’adore fragrance
J’adore is a luxurious and iconic women’s perfume by Christian Dior, celebrated for its elegant floral bouquet and status as a modern classic in high-end fragrance.
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E.
Obsession (fragrance)
Obsession (fragrance) is a popular Calvin Klein perfume known for its warm, spicy, and sensual oriental scent profile that became iconic in the 1980s.
- 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: Belle Haleine: Eau de Voilette Target entity description: "Belle Haleine: Eau de Voilette" is a 1921 assisted readymade artwork by Marcel Duchamp, signed with his female alter ego Rrose Sélavy, parodying commercial perfume packaging and notions of identity and authorship.
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A.
Libre Eau de Toilette
Libre Eau de Toilette is a lighter, fresher interpretation of Yves Saint Laurent’s Libre fragrance, offering a more airy and daytime-appropriate floral scent profile.
-
B.
Libre Le Parfum
Libre Le Parfum is an intense, warm, and spicy flanker of Yves Saint Laurent’s Libre fragrance, known for amplifying the original’s lavender-vanilla signature with richer, more opulent notes.
-
C.
Lady of Perfume
Lady of Perfume is an epithet of the Egyptian goddess Bastet, highlighting her association with fragrance, sensuality, and protective femininity.
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D.
J’adore fragrance
J’adore is a luxurious and iconic women’s perfume by Christian Dior, celebrated for its elegant floral bouquet and status as a modern classic in high-end fragrance.
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E.
Obsession (fragrance)
Obsession (fragrance) is a popular Calvin Klein perfume known for its warm, spicy, and sensual oriental scent profile that became iconic in the 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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assisted readymade ⓘ |
| artForm | readymade ⓘ |
| artisticIntention |
critique of consumer culture
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exploration of constructed identity ⓘ subversion of advertising aesthetics ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Rrose Sélavy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Marcel Duchamp ⓘ |
| creatorGenderPlay | use of female pseudonym ⓘ |
| creatorRole | Marcel Duchamp as designer of label ⓘ |
| depicts | portrait of Rrose Sélavy ⓘ |
| genre | Dada ⓘ |
| hasAlterEgo | Rrose Sélavy ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
commercial perfume bottle by Rigaud (Paris)
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custom-printed label ⓘ |
| hasFemaleAlterEgoSignature | Rrose Sélavy ⓘ |
| hasLabelText |
Belle Haleine
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Eau de Voilette ⓘ
linked to:
Belle Haleine: Eau de Voilette
|
| hasOriginalityStatus | modified found object ⓘ |
| hasPseudonymousAuthor | Rrose Sélavy ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | assisted readymade artwork ⓘ |
| inception | 1921 ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Dada anti-art ideas ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
authorship
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gender ⓘ identity ⓘ mass culture ⓘ |
| medium |
commercial perfume bottle
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glass bottle ⓘ printed label ⓘ |
| movement |
Conceptual art
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Dadaism ⓘ
linked to:
Dada
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| notableFor |
appropriation of commercial design
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questioning authorship ⓘ questioning originality in art ⓘ use of readymade object ⓘ |
| parodies |
commercial perfume packaging
ⓘ
luxury consumer goods ⓘ |
| partOf |
Marcel Duchamp readymades
ⓘ
linked to:
Duchamp readymades
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| signedBy | Rrose Sélavy ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Beautiful Breath: Veil Water ⓘ |
| usesObjectType | perfume bottle ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Belle Haleine: Eau de Voilette Description of subject: "Belle Haleine: Eau de Voilette" is a 1921 assisted readymade artwork by Marcel Duchamp, signed with his female alter ego Rrose Sélavy, parodying commercial perfume packaging and notions of identity and authorship.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Belle Haleine: Eau de Voilette