A Small Thing but My Own
E443884
A Small Thing but My Own is a vibrant, emotionally charged abstract painting by British artist Howard Hodgkin, exemplifying his distinctive use of bold color and gestural brushwork.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Small Thing but My Own canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4482437 — 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: A Small Thing but My Own Context triple: [Howard Hodgkin, notableWork, A Small Thing but My Own]
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A.
All the Small Things
"All the Small Things" is a 1999 pop-punk hit by Blink-182 known for its catchy melody, humorous music video, and mainstream breakthrough success.
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B.
These Things Too
"These Things Too" is a comic collection from the satirical newspaper strip Pearls Before Swine by cartoonist Stephan Pastis.
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C.
The Small Kindnesses
The Small Kindnesses is a short chapter of the Qur’an that emphasizes the importance of sincere faith expressed through caring for orphans, the needy, and performing even the smallest acts of charity.
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D.
Into My Own Thing
"Into My Own Thing" is a funk track by Sly & The Family Stone, best known today as a sampled source in later electronic and dance music productions.
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E.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
- 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: A Small Thing but My Own Target entity description: A Small Thing but My Own is a vibrant, emotionally charged abstract painting by British artist Howard Hodgkin, exemplifying his distinctive use of bold color and gestural brushwork.
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A.
All the Small Things
"All the Small Things" is a 1999 pop-punk hit by Blink-182 known for its catchy melody, humorous music video, and mainstream breakthrough success.
-
B.
These Things Too
"These Things Too" is a comic collection from the satirical newspaper strip Pearls Before Swine by cartoonist Stephan Pastis.
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C.
The Small Kindnesses
The Small Kindnesses is a short chapter of the Qur’an that emphasizes the importance of sincere faith expressed through caring for orphans, the needy, and performing even the smallest acts of charity.
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D.
Into My Own Thing
"Into My Own Thing" is a funk track by Sly & The Family Stone, best known today as a sampled source in later electronic and dance music productions.
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E.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | painting ⓘ |
| artisticApproach | expressive abstraction ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Howard Hodgkin oeuvre ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic | bold palette ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Howard Hodgkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | British ⓘ |
| depicts | non-figurative subject matter ⓘ |
| genre | abstract art ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom | modern abstract painting ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
emotionally charged
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gestural ⓘ vibrant ⓘ |
| inception | 20th century ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium | paint ⓘ |
| movement |
British abstract art
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contemporary art ⓘ |
| style | Howard Hodgkin’s distinctive style ⓘ |
| title | A Small Thing but My Own NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleType | work title ⓘ |
| usesFeature | bold color ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | gestural brushwork ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Small Thing but My Own Description of subject: A Small Thing but My Own is a vibrant, emotionally charged abstract painting by British artist Howard Hodgkin, exemplifying his distinctive use of bold color and gestural brushwork.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.