Theo van Gogh
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Theo van Gogh was a Dutch art dealer and the younger brother and close confidant of painter Vincent van Gogh, known for emotionally and financially supporting Vincent and helping promote his work.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Theo van Gogh canonical | 19 |
| Theo van Gogh (art dealer) | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T160635 — 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: Theo van Gogh Context triple: [Vincent van Gogh, sibling, Theo van Gogh]
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A.
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter renowned for his emotionally expressive use of color and bold brushwork in works such as "Starry Night" and "Sunflowers."
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B.
Paul Gauguin
Paul Gauguin was a pioneering French Post-Impressionist painter known for his bold use of color, synthetist style, and influential works created in Tahiti and other Pacific islands.
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C.
Paul Cézanne
Paul Cézanne was a pioneering French painter whose innovative approach to form, color, and composition helped bridge Impressionism and early modern art, profoundly influencing movements such as Cubism.
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D.
Carel Fabritius
Carel Fabritius was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his innovative use of perspective and light, best known today for his small masterpiece "The Goldfinch."
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E.
Georges Seurat
Georges Seurat was a French Post-Impressionist painter best known for pioneering the pointillist technique and for his masterpiece "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte."
- 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: Theo van Gogh Target entity description: Theo van Gogh was a Dutch art dealer and the younger brother and close confidant of painter Vincent van Gogh, known for emotionally and financially supporting Vincent and helping promote his work.
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A.
Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter renowned for his emotionally expressive use of color and bold brushwork in works such as "Starry Night" and "Sunflowers."
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B.
Paul Gauguin
Paul Gauguin was a pioneering French Post-Impressionist painter known for his bold use of color, synthetist style, and influential works created in Tahiti and other Pacific islands.
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C.
Paul Cézanne
Paul Cézanne was a pioneering French painter whose innovative approach to form, color, and composition helped bridge Impressionism and early modern art, profoundly influencing movements such as Cubism.
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D.
Carel Fabritius
Carel Fabritius was a Dutch Golden Age painter renowned for his innovative use of perspective and light, best known today for his small masterpiece "The Goldfinch."
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E.
Georges Seurat
Georges Seurat was a French Post-Impressionist painter best known for pioneering the pointillist technique and for his masterpiece "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art dealer
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human ⓘ |
| birthName | Theodorus van Gogh ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Utrecht
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surface form:
Utrecht, Netherlands
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| causeOfDeath | complications of syphilis ⓘ |
| child |
Vincent van Gogh
ⓘ
surface form:
Vincent Willem van Gogh
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| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1857-05-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1891-01-25 ⓘ |
| employer |
Goupil & Cie
ⓘ
surface form:
Boussod, Valadon & Cie
Goupil & Cie ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch people ⓘ |
| familyName | van Gogh ⓘ |
| father | Cornelis Vincent van Gogh ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Theodorus ⓘ |
| hasPart | letters to Vincent van Gogh ⓘ |
| hasRole | art dealer in Parisian avant-garde art market ⓘ |
| influenced |
early market for Post-Impressionist painting
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reception of Vincent van Gogh’s art ⓘ |
| knownFor |
promoting Impressionist and Post-Impressionist art
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promoting the work of Vincent van Gogh ⓘ supporting Vincent van Gogh emotionally and financially ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken |
Dutch
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French ⓘ |
| marriageDate | 1889-04-18 ⓘ |
| mother | Anna Cornelia Carbentus ⓘ |
| movement |
Impressionism
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Post-Impressionism ⓘ |
| name | Theo van Gogh self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableCorrespondent | Vincent van Gogh ⓘ |
| occupation |
art collector
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art dealer ⓘ |
| partnerInBusinessWith | Goupil & Cie partners ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Zundert, Netherlands
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surface form:
Zundert, North Brabant, Netherlands
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| placeOfDeath |
Utrecht
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surface form:
Utrecht, Netherlands
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| relative |
Anna Cornelia Carbentus
ⓘ
Cornelis Vincent van Gogh ⓘ Vincent van Gogh ⓘ |
| religion |
Protestant Christianity
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surface form:
Protestantism
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| residence |
Montmartre
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surface form:
Montmartre, Paris, France
Paris ⓘ
surface form:
Paris, France
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| sibling | Vincent van Gogh ⓘ |
| spouse | Johanna van Gogh-Bonger ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Brussels, Belgium
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Paris ⓘ
surface form:
Paris, France
The Hague ⓘ
surface form:
The Hague, Netherlands
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Theo van Gogh Description of subject: Theo van Gogh was a Dutch art dealer and the younger brother and close confidant of painter Vincent van Gogh, known for emotionally and financially supporting Vincent and helping promote his work.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Theo van Gogh (art dealer)
this entity surface form:
Theo van Gogh (art dealer)
this entity surface form:
Theo van Gogh (art dealer)
subject surface form:
Auvers-sur-Oise
subject surface form:
Auvers-sur-Oise
subject surface form:
Willemina Jacoba van Gogh
subject surface form:
Willemina Jacoba van Gogh