Antoni Tàpies
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Antoni Tàpies was a Catalan painter, sculptor, and leading figure of European abstract art known for his textured, material-rich works that often explore themes of spirituality and the human condition.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Antoni Tàpies canonical | 10 |
| Antoni Tàpies i Puig | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T845808 — 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: Antoni Tàpies Context triple: [The Phillips Collection, hasWorkBy, Antoni Tàpies]
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A.
Joan Miró
Joan Miró was a Spanish Catalan painter, sculptor, and ceramicist renowned for his pioneering surrealist works characterized by bold colors, biomorphic forms, and a playful, dreamlike abstraction.
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B.
Jaume Plensa
Jaume Plensa is a Spanish contemporary artist and sculptor internationally recognized for his large-scale public installations that explore the human figure, language, and light.
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C.
Luis Orgaz Yoldi
Luis Orgaz Yoldi was a Spanish Army general best known for his prominent Nationalist command roles during the Spanish Civil War.
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D.
Bernat Vilaplana
Bernat Vilaplana is a Spanish film editor known for his frequent collaborations with director Guillermo del Toro on acclaimed films such as Pan’s Labyrinth.
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E.
Carles Gil de Pareja Vicent
Carles Gil de Pareja Vicent is a Spanish professional footballer best known as an attacking midfielder and captain for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.
- 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: Antoni Tàpies Target entity description: Antoni Tàpies was a Catalan painter, sculptor, and leading figure of European abstract art known for his textured, material-rich works that often explore themes of spirituality and the human condition.
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A.
Joan Miró
Joan Miró was a Spanish Catalan painter, sculptor, and ceramicist renowned for his pioneering surrealist works characterized by bold colors, biomorphic forms, and a playful, dreamlike abstraction.
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B.
Jaume Plensa
Jaume Plensa is a Spanish contemporary artist and sculptor internationally recognized for his large-scale public installations that explore the human figure, language, and light.
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C.
Luis Orgaz Yoldi
Luis Orgaz Yoldi was a Spanish Army general best known for his prominent Nationalist command roles during the Spanish Civil War.
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D.
Bernat Vilaplana
Bernat Vilaplana is a Spanish film editor known for his frequent collaborations with director Guillermo del Toro on acclaimed films such as Pan’s Labyrinth.
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E.
Carles Gil de Pareja Vicent
Carles Gil de Pareja Vicent is a Spanish professional footballer best known as an attacking midfielder and captain for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (73)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract artist
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human ⓘ painter ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
International Grand Prize in Painting at the Venice Biennale
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surface form:
Golden Lion for painting
Praemium Imperiale ⓘ Prince of Asturias Award for the Arts ⓘ Velázquez Prize for Plastic Arts ⓘ
surface form:
Velázquez Prize for the Arts
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| birthName |
Antoni Tàpies
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Antoni Tàpies i Puig
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| countryOfBirth | Spain ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Spain ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923-12-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-02-06 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Barcelona ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Catalan people
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surface form:
Catalan
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| exhibitedAt |
Centre Pompidou
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surface form:
Centre Pompidou, Paris
Museum of Modern Art ⓘ
surface form:
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Tate Britain ⓘ
surface form:
Tate Gallery, London
Venice Biennale ⓘ |
| field |
painting
ⓘ
printmaking ⓘ sculpture ⓘ |
| founded | Fundació Antoni Tàpies ⓘ |
| hasCollectionDedicatedTo |
Fundació Antoni Tàpies
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surface form:
Fundació Antoni Tàpies in Barcelona
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| influencedBy |
Eastern philosophy
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Joan Miró ⓘ Paul Klee ⓘ Surrealism ⓘ Chan Buddhism ⓘ
surface form:
Zen Buddhism
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| knownFor |
symbolic and spiritual themes
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textured mixed-media paintings ⓘ use of non-traditional materials ⓘ |
| language |
Catalan
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| movement |
Abstract art
ⓘ
Abstract expressionism ⓘ
surface form:
Art Informel
Abstract expressionism ⓘ
surface form:
Informalism
Abstract expressionism ⓘ
surface form:
Tachisme
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| name | Antoni Tàpies self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Blanco con signo rojo
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Gran pintura gris ⓘ Matèria en forma de peu ⓘ Porta metàl·lica i violí ⓘ |
| occupation |
art theorist
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painter ⓘ printmaker ⓘ sculptor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Barcelona ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Barcelona ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Francoist Spain ⓘ |
| region | Catalonia ⓘ |
| residence | Barcelona ⓘ |
| spouse | Teresa Barba ⓘ |
| studied | law ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
earthy color palette
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graffiti-like marks ⓘ heavily textured surfaces ⓘ integration of text and symbols ⓘ use of crosses and signs ⓘ |
| theme |
human condition
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mortality ⓘ political repression ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
cardboard
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cloth ⓘ found objects ⓘ marble dust ⓘ metal ⓘ sand ⓘ straw ⓘ string ⓘ wood ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Antoni Tàpies i Puig