Shot Sage Blue Marilyn
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Shot Sage Blue Marilyn is one of Andy Warhol’s iconic silkscreen paintings of Marilyn Monroe, distinguished by its sage-blue background and inclusion in the famous “Shot Marilyns” series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shot Sage Blue Marilyn canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1665111 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shot Sage Blue Marilyn Context triple: [Shot Marilyns, hasPart, Shot Sage Blue Marilyn]
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A.
Blansky's Beauties
Blansky's Beauties is a short-lived 1970s American sitcom set in Las Vegas that followed a showbiz talent agent and her troupe of showgirls, created as a spin-off from Happy Days.
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B.
The Blue Dahlia
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C.
Woman in Blue
Woman in Blue is a notable painting housed in Madrid’s Museo Reina Sofía, recognized for its striking depiction of a female figure in blue tones.
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D.
Bianco e Nero
Bianco e Nero is an Italian film magazine historically associated with the Fascist-era cultural milieu and later known for its critical and scholarly coverage of cinema.
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E.
Satin Doll
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shot Sage Blue Marilyn Target entity description: Shot Sage Blue Marilyn is one of Andy Warhol’s iconic silkscreen paintings of Marilyn Monroe, distinguished by its sage-blue background and inclusion in the famous “Shot Marilyns” series.
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A.
Blansky's Beauties
Blansky's Beauties is a short-lived 1970s American sitcom set in Las Vegas that followed a showbiz talent agent and her troupe of showgirls, created as a spin-off from Happy Days.
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B.
The Blue Dahlia
The Blue Dahlia is a 1946 film noir crime drama, written by Raymond Chandler and starring Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake, about a war veteran entangled in a murder mystery.
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C.
Woman in Blue
Woman in Blue is a notable painting housed in Madrid’s Museo Reina Sofía, recognized for its striking depiction of a female figure in blue tones.
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D.
Bianco e Nero
Bianco e Nero is an Italian film magazine historically associated with the Fascist-era cultural milieu and later known for its critical and scholarly coverage of cinema.
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E.
Satin Doll
"Satin Doll" is a classic jazz standard composed by Duke Ellington (with contributions from Billy Strayhorn and lyrics later added by Johnny Mercer) that has become one of his most frequently performed and recorded pieces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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silkscreen painting ⓘ |
| artMovement | Pop art ⓘ |
| backgroundColor | sage blue ⓘ |
| basedOn | publicity photograph of Marilyn Monroe for the film Niagara ⓘ |
| beneficiaryOfSaleProceeds | Thomas and Doris Ammann Foundation ⓘ |
| charitablePurposeOfSale |
education programs for children
ⓘ
healthcare programs for children ⓘ |
| collection | private collection ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Andy Warhol ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| depicts | Marilyn Monroe ⓘ |
| depictsFeature |
Marilyn Monroe’s blonde hair
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Marilyn Monroe’s eye makeup ⓘ Marilyn Monroe’s red lips ⓘ |
| genre | portrait ⓘ |
| hasColor |
black
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blue ⓘ pink ⓘ red ⓘ yellow ⓘ |
| inception | 1964 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium |
acrylic paint
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silkscreen ink ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
cropped close-up of Marilyn Monroe’s face
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strong graphic outlines and flat color areas ⓘ vividly colored face contrasted with flat sage-blue background ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Shot Marilyns ⓘ |
| previousOwner |
Doris Ammann
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Thomas Ammann Fine Art ⓘ |
| recordHeld |
most expensive 20th-century artwork sold at auction as of 2022
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most expensive American artwork sold at auction as of 2022 ⓘ |
| saleDate | 2022-05-09 ⓘ |
| salePrice | 195000000 USD ⓘ |
| seriesCompanions |
Shot Light Blue Marilyn
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Shot Orange Marilyn ⓘ Shot Red Marilyn ⓘ Shot Turquoise Marilyn ⓘ |
| seriesSize | 4 paintings in the Shot Marilyns series ⓘ |
| soldAt |
Christie’s
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surface form:
Christie’s New York
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| technique |
hand-painted details
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screen printing ⓘ |
| theme |
celebrity culture
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commodification of fame ⓘ mass media imagery ⓘ mortality and glamour ⓘ |
| title | Shot Sage Blue Marilyn self-link ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Shot Sage Blue Marilyn Description of subject: Shot Sage Blue Marilyn is one of Andy Warhol’s iconic silkscreen paintings of Marilyn Monroe, distinguished by its sage-blue background and inclusion in the famous “Shot Marilyns” series.
Referenced by (6)
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