Aleksandra Ekster
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Aleksandra Ekster was a pioneering Russian-Ukrainian avant-garde painter and stage designer known for her innovative contributions to Cubo-Futurism and Constructivism in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Ekster | 1 |
| Aleksandra Ekster canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8508880 — 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: Aleksandra Ekster Context triple: [Alexandra Exter, name, Aleksandra Ekster]
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Sofya Andreyevna Behrs
Sofya Andreyevna Behrs, better known as Sophia Tolstaya, was the wife of Russian writer Leo Tolstoy and the editor, copyist, and manager of his literary estate and household.
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Lyubov Alexandrovna Behrs
Lyubov Alexandrovna Behrs was a 19th-century Russian woman best known as the mother of Sofya Andreyevna Behrs, the wife of writer Leo Tolstoy.
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Zinaida Reich
Zinaida Reich was a prominent Russian and Soviet stage actress, best known for her work in avant-garde theater and her association with director Vsevolod Meyerhold.
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D.
Maria Ouspenskaya
Maria Ouspenskaya was a Russian-born American character actress and acting teacher, renowned for her intense performances in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s and for her distinctive accent and commanding presence.
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E.
Lydia Lopokova
Lydia Lopokova was a celebrated Russian ballerina of the early 20th century who became prominent in British cultural life through her performances and her marriage into the Bloomsbury circle.
- 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: Aleksandra Ekster Target entity description: Aleksandra Ekster was a pioneering Russian-Ukrainian avant-garde painter and stage designer known for her innovative contributions to Cubo-Futurism and Constructivism in the early 20th century.
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A.
Sofya Andreyevna Behrs
Sofya Andreyevna Behrs, better known as Sophia Tolstaya, was the wife of Russian writer Leo Tolstoy and the editor, copyist, and manager of his literary estate and household.
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B.
Lyubov Alexandrovna Behrs
Lyubov Alexandrovna Behrs was a 19th-century Russian woman best known as the mother of Sofya Andreyevna Behrs, the wife of writer Leo Tolstoy.
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C.
Zinaida Reich
Zinaida Reich was a prominent Russian and Soviet stage actress, best known for her work in avant-garde theater and her association with director Vsevolod Meyerhold.
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D.
Maria Ouspenskaya
Maria Ouspenskaya was a Russian-born American character actress and acting teacher, renowned for her intense performances in Hollywood films of the 1930s and 1940s and for her distinctive accent and commanding presence.
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E.
Lydia Lopokova
Lydia Lopokova was a celebrated Russian ballerina of the early 20th century who became prominent in British cultural life through her performances and her marriage into the Bloomsbury circle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cubo-Futurist artist
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avant-garde artist ⓘ costume designer ⓘ human ⓘ painter ⓘ set designer ⓘ stage designer ⓘ |
| birthName | Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Grigorovich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russian Empire
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1882-01-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1949-03-17 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Académie de la Grande Chaumière
NERFINISHED
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Kiev Art School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Ukrainians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
book illustration
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costume design ⓘ painting ⓘ stage design ⓘ theatre design ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ukrainian avant-garde artists
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stage design in the 20th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Georges Braque
NERFINISHED
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Italian Futurism NERFINISHED ⓘ Kazimir Malevich NERFINISHED ⓘ Pablo Picasso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Constructivism
NERFINISHED
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Cubo-Futurism NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian avant-garde NERFINISHED ⓘ Suprematism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name |
Aleksandra Ekster
NERFINISHED
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Alexandra Exter NERFINISHED ⓘ Oleksandra Ekster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative abstract stage and costume designs
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integration of Cubism and Futurism in painting ⓘ pioneering role in Russian-Ukrainian avant-garde art ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cityscape (The Bridge)
NERFINISHED
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Costume designs for Kamerny Theatre productions ⓘ Stage designs for "Romeo and Juliet" ⓘ Stage designs for "Salomé" ⓘ Venice (painting) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Der Blaue Reiter-related exhibitions
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Exhibitions of the Union of Youth (Soyuz Molodyozhi) NERFINISHED ⓘ Salon des Indépendants NERFINISHED ⓘ Salon d’Automne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Białystok
NERFINISHED
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Grodno Governorate NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Fontenay-aux-Roses
NERFINISHED
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France ⓘ Hauts-de-Seine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Kyiv
NERFINISHED
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Moscow ⓘ Odessa NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| spouse | Nikolai Evgenievich Ekster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taughtAt | Académie d’Art Contemporain, Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Kyiv
NERFINISHED
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Moscow ⓘ Paris ⓘ St Petersburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aleksandra Ekster Description of subject: Aleksandra Ekster was a pioneering Russian-Ukrainian avant-garde painter and stage designer known for her innovative contributions to Cubo-Futurism and Constructivism in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Aleksandra Aleksandrovna Ekster