Picasso’s Dora Maar period
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Picasso’s Dora Maar period refers to the mid- to late-1930s phase of Pablo Picasso’s work marked by intense, often distorted portraits of his muse Dora Maar and a darker, more psychologically charged style.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Picasso drawings | 1 |
| Picasso’s Dora Maar period canonical | 1 |
| Picasso’s Marie-Thérèse Walter period | 1 |
| Picasso’s early 1930s style period | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1664263 — 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: Picasso’s Dora Maar period Context triple: [Dora Maar au Chat, periodInArtistCareer, Picasso’s Dora Maar period]
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A.
Picasso's Rose Period
Picasso's Rose Period is a phase in Pablo Picasso's early career, roughly 1904–1906, characterized by warmer colors and more optimistic, often circus-themed subjects.
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B.
Picasso's early Barcelona period
Picasso's early Barcelona period was the formative phase in the late 1890s when the young artist, influenced by Catalan modernism and local bohemian circles, developed the stylistic and thematic foundations that would lead into his Blue Period.
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C.
Estudios Picasso
Estudios Picasso is a Spanish film production company known for working on acclaimed movies such as Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy "Pan’s Labyrinth."
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D.
Picasso's Blue Period
Picasso's Blue Period was a melancholic phase in Pablo Picasso's early career (circa 1901–1904) characterized by predominantly blue tones and somber depictions of poverty, isolation, and human suffering.
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E.
Dora Maar au Chat
Dora Maar au Chat is a famous 1941 oil painting by Pablo Picasso depicting his muse Dora Maar seated with a small cat, celebrated as a key work of his Surrealist-influenced portraiture.
- 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: Picasso’s Dora Maar period Target entity description: Picasso’s Dora Maar period refers to the mid- to late-1930s phase of Pablo Picasso’s work marked by intense, often distorted portraits of his muse Dora Maar and a darker, more psychologically charged style.
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A.
Picasso's Rose Period
Picasso's Rose Period is a phase in Pablo Picasso's early career, roughly 1904–1906, characterized by warmer colors and more optimistic, often circus-themed subjects.
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B.
Picasso's early Barcelona period
Picasso's early Barcelona period was the formative phase in the late 1890s when the young artist, influenced by Catalan modernism and local bohemian circles, developed the stylistic and thematic foundations that would lead into his Blue Period.
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C.
Estudios Picasso
Estudios Picasso is a Spanish film production company known for working on acclaimed movies such as Guillermo del Toro’s dark fantasy "Pan’s Labyrinth."
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D.
Picasso's Blue Period
Picasso's Blue Period was a melancholic phase in Pablo Picasso's early career (circa 1901–1904) characterized by predominantly blue tones and somber depictions of poverty, isolation, and human suffering.
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E.
Dora Maar au Chat
Dora Maar au Chat is a famous 1941 oil painting by Pablo Picasso depicting his muse Dora Maar seated with a small cat, celebrated as a key work of his Surrealist-influenced portraiture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artistic period
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phase of Pablo Picasso’s career ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance |
considered a key phase in Picasso’s late 1930s production
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marks a shift to darker psychological themes in Picasso’s work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
politically charged imagery
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surrealist photography milieu through Dora Maar ⓘ |
| associatedWithTechnique |
complex multi-perspective composition
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deformation of the human figure ⓘ oil painting ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows |
Picasso’s Dora Maar period
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Picasso’s Marie-Thérèse Walter period
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| chronologicallyPrecedes | Picasso’s postwar period ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dominantGenre | portrait ⓘ |
| dominantSubject | Dora Maar ⓘ |
| emotionalTone |
melancholic
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tragic ⓘ |
| endTime | late 1930s ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
distorted portraiture
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emotional darkness ⓘ exaggerated facial features ⓘ expressive color contrasts ⓘ fragmented forms ⓘ psychological intensity ⓘ psychological portraiture ⓘ sharp angular lines ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
anguish
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anxiety ⓘ emotional conflict ⓘ female identity ⓘ suffering ⓘ war ⓘ |
| includesWork |
Dora Maar Seated
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Dora Maar au Chat ⓘ Dora Maar au Chat ⓘ
surface form:
Portrait of Dora Maar
The Weeping Woman ⓘ
surface form:
Weeping Woman
The Weeping Woman ⓘ
surface form:
Weeping Woman with Handkerchief
Woman Weeping ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Picasso’s relationship with Dora Maar
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Spanish Civil War ⓘ rise of fascism in Europe ⓘ |
| mainArtist | Pablo Picasso ⓘ |
| movement |
Cubism
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Surrealism ⓘ |
| muse | Dora Maar ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Guernica ⓘ |
| startTime | mid-1930s ⓘ |
| stylisticallyRelatedTo | Guernica ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Picasso’s Dora Maar period Description of subject: Picasso’s Dora Maar period refers to the mid- to late-1930s phase of Pablo Picasso’s work marked by intense, often distorted portraits of his muse Dora Maar and a darker, more psychologically charged style.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Picasso drawings
Picasso’s Dora Maar period
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chronologicallyFollows
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Picasso’s Dora Maar period
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Picasso’s Marie-Thérèse Walter period
this entity surface form:
Picasso’s early 1930s style period