Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
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"Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)" is a 1972 painting by David Hockney that juxtaposes a fully clothed figure with a swimmer in a bright blue pool, and is one of his most iconic and valuable works.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) canonical | 2 |
| David Hockney swimming pool paintings | 1 |
| Swimming Pool paintings by David Hockney | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1664446 — 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: Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) Context triple: [David Hockney, notableWork, Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)]
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A.
Blue Nude
Blue Nude is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that exemplifies his bold use of color and simplified forms within the Fauvist movement.
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B.
The Painter's Studio
The Painter's Studio is a large, allegorical 1855 oil painting by Gustave Courbet that presents a symbolic panorama of mid-19th-century French society gathered around the artist at work.
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C.
Luncheon of the Boating Party
Luncheon of the Boating Party is a celebrated Impressionist painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicting a lively social gathering of friends dining on a balcony overlooking the Seine.
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D.
The Large Bathers
The Large Bathers is a late 19th-century painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir that depicts a group of nude women in a lush outdoor setting, reflecting his transition from Impressionism toward a more classical, sculptural style.
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E.
Nude in the Bath
"Nude in the Bath" is a celebrated painting by Pierre Bonnard that exemplifies his intimate domestic interiors, vibrant color palette, and distinctive treatment of light and form.
- 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: Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) Target entity description: "Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)" is a 1972 painting by David Hockney that juxtaposes a fully clothed figure with a swimmer in a bright blue pool, and is one of his most iconic and valuable works.
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A.
Blue Nude
Blue Nude is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that exemplifies his bold use of color and simplified forms within the Fauvist movement.
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B.
The Painter's Studio
The Painter's Studio is a large, allegorical 1855 oil painting by Gustave Courbet that presents a symbolic panorama of mid-19th-century French society gathered around the artist at work.
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C.
Luncheon of the Boating Party
Luncheon of the Boating Party is a celebrated Impressionist painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicting a lively social gathering of friends dining on a balcony overlooking the Seine.
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D.
The Large Bathers
The Large Bathers is a late 19th-century painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir that depicts a group of nude women in a lush outdoor setting, reflecting his transition from Impressionism toward a more classical, sculptural style.
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E.
Nude in the Bath
"Nude in the Bath" is a celebrated painting by Pierre Bonnard that exemplifies his intimate domestic interiors, vibrant color palette, and distinctive treatment of light and form.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | painting ⓘ |
| artForm | painting ⓘ |
| artworkSurface | canvas ⓘ |
| auctionCity | New York City ⓘ |
| auctionHouse | Christie’s ⓘ |
| collectionStatus | held in a private collection ⓘ |
| colorPalette |
bright blue
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green ⓘ pink ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | David Hockney ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | British ⓘ |
| depicts |
California modern lifestyle
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fully clothed man ⓘ man looking into a pool at a swimmer ⓘ mountainous landscape ⓘ outdoor scene ⓘ reflection in water ⓘ swimmer ⓘ swimming pool ⓘ |
| follows | Hockney’s earlier pool paintings ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later representations of pools in contemporary art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
background hills
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pool ⓘ standing figure ⓘ swimming figure ⓘ |
| iconicFor |
depiction of California pool culture
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juxtaposition of clothed figure and swimmer ⓘ use of flat, saturated color fields ⓘ |
| inception | 1972 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locationOfCreation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| mainSubject | figure by a swimming pool ⓘ |
| materialUsed | acrylic paint ⓘ |
| movement |
British Pop artists
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surface form:
British Pop art
Pop art ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | David Hockney ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
David Hockney swimming pool paintings
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| recordHeld | most expensive painting by a living artist at auction (2018) ⓘ |
| significance |
one of David Hockney’s most famous works
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one of the most valuable works by a living artist at time of 2018 sale ⓘ |
| significantEvent | sold at auction for a record price for a living artist in 2018 ⓘ |
| style |
figurative painting
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realism with stylization ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
observation and reflection
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relationship between two figures ⓘ |
| title | Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures) Description of subject: "Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)" is a 1972 painting by David Hockney that juxtaposes a fully clothed figure with a swimmer in a bright blue pool, and is one of his most iconic and valuable works.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Swimming Pool paintings by David Hockney
Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
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Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
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this entity surface form:
David Hockney swimming pool paintings
Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
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Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)
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