Abstract expressionism
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Abstract expressionism is a post–World War II art movement, centered in New York, characterized by large-scale, gestural, and emotionally charged painting that emphasizes spontaneous, expressive brushwork and the artist’s inner psyche.
All labels observed (17)
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Abstract expressionism Context triple: [Jackson Pollock, movement, Abstract expressionism]
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Expressionism
Expressionism is an early 20th-century modernist art movement characterized by the intense, subjective distortion of reality to convey emotional experience rather than physical accuracy.
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Cubism
Cubism is an early 20th-century avant-garde art movement, pioneered by artists like Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized visual representation by fragmenting subjects into geometric forms and depicting multiple viewpoints simultaneously.
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Surrealism
Surrealism is a 20th-century artistic and literary movement that sought to unlock the unconscious mind and depict dreamlike, illogical scenes to challenge rational thought and conventional reality.
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Fauvism
Fauvism was an early 20th-century modern art movement characterized by vivid, non-naturalistic colors and bold brushwork, led by artists such as Henri Matisse and André Derain.
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Impressionism
Impressionism is a 19th-century art movement characterized by small, visible brushstrokes, open composition, and an emphasis on capturing light and fleeting moments in everyday scenes.
- 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: Abstract expressionism Target entity description: Abstract expressionism is a post–World War II art movement, centered in New York, characterized by large-scale, gestural, and emotionally charged painting that emphasizes spontaneous, expressive brushwork and the artist’s inner psyche.
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A.
Expressionism
Expressionism is an early 20th-century modernist art movement characterized by the intense, subjective distortion of reality to convey emotional experience rather than physical accuracy.
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B.
Cubism
Cubism is an early 20th-century avant-garde art movement, pioneered by artists like Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, that revolutionized visual representation by fragmenting subjects into geometric forms and depicting multiple viewpoints simultaneously.
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C.
Surrealism
Surrealism is a 20th-century artistic and literary movement that sought to unlock the unconscious mind and depict dreamlike, illogical scenes to challenge rational thought and conventional reality.
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D.
Fauvism
Fauvism was an early 20th-century modern art movement characterized by vivid, non-naturalistic colors and bold brushwork, led by artists such as Henri Matisse and André Derain.
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E.
Impressionism
Impressionism is a 19th-century art movement characterized by small, visible brushstrokes, open composition, and an emphasis on capturing light and fleeting moments in everyday scenes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
20th-century art movement
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art movement ⓘ painting style ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext |
first major American avant-garde movement
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helped establish New York as a global art center ⓘ |
| artisticMedium | painting ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist |
Adolph Gottlieb
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Arshile Gorky ⓘ Barnett Newman ⓘ Clyfford Still ⓘ Franz Kline ⓘ Hans Hofmann ⓘ Helen Frankenthaler ⓘ Jackson Pollock ⓘ Joan Mitchell ⓘ Lee Krasner ⓘ Mark Rothko ⓘ Philip Guston ⓘ Robert Motherwell ⓘ Willem de Kooning ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtistGroup | New York School ⓘ |
| centeredIn | New York City ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
abstraction
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emotional intensity ⓘ emphasis on the artist’s psyche ⓘ gestural brushwork ⓘ large-scale compositions ⓘ non-representational imagery ⓘ spontaneous application of paint ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| emergedAfter | World War II ⓘ |
| emergedInDecade | 1940s ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
improvisation
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individual expression ⓘ process over finished product ⓘ |
| flourishedInDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| hasMovementSubdivision |
Action painting
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Color Field painting ⓘ
surface form:
Color field painting
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| influenced |
Orphism
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surface form:
Lyrical abstraction
Neo-Expressionism ⓘ
surface form:
Neo-expressionism
post-painterly abstraction ⓘ
surface form:
Post-painterly abstraction
contemporary abstract painting ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cubism
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European modernism ⓘ Surrealism ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Regionalism
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Social realism ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
all-over composition
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drip painting ⓘ impasto ⓘ staining ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Abstract expressionism Description of subject: Abstract expressionism is a post–World War II art movement, centered in New York, characterized by large-scale, gestural, and emotionally charged painting that emphasizes spontaneous, expressive brushwork and the artist’s inner psyche.
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