Paul-Émile Borduas
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Paul-Émile Borduas was a pioneering Canadian abstract painter and leading figure of the Automatist movement, best known for authoring the radical manifesto "Refus global."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paul-Émile Borduas canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10746669 — 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: Paul-Émile Borduas Context triple: [Jean-Paul Riopelle, influencedBy, Paul-Émile Borduas]
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A.
Benjamin Péret
Benjamin Péret was a French poet and staunch political radical best known as one of the central literary figures of the Surrealist movement.
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B.
Aristide Bruant
Aristide Bruant was a French cabaret singer, comedian, and songwriter of the late 19th century, famed for his performances in Montmartre and his iconic portrayal in posters by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
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C.
Emil Breton
Emil Breton is the central protagonist of the story "Sisters," around whom the narrative’s key events and relationships revolve.
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D.
Robert Desnos
Robert Desnos was a French poet and writer renowned for his imaginative, dreamlike works and his central role in the Surrealist movement.
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E.
André Breton
André Breton was a French writer and poet best known as the founder and principal theorist of the Surrealist movement.
- 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: Paul-Émile Borduas Target entity description: Paul-Émile Borduas was a pioneering Canadian abstract painter and leading figure of the Automatist movement, best known for authoring the radical manifesto "Refus global."
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A.
Benjamin Péret
Benjamin Péret was a French poet and staunch political radical best known as one of the central literary figures of the Surrealist movement.
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B.
Aristide Bruant
Aristide Bruant was a French cabaret singer, comedian, and songwriter of the late 19th century, famed for his performances in Montmartre and his iconic portrayal in posters by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec.
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C.
Emil Breton
Emil Breton is the central protagonist of the story "Sisters," around whom the narrative’s key events and relationships revolve.
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D.
Robert Desnos
Robert Desnos was a French poet and writer renowned for his imaginative, dreamlike works and his central role in the Surrealist movement.
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E.
André Breton
André Breton was a French writer and poet best known as the founder and principal theorist of the Surrealist movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian artist
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human ⓘ painter ⓘ |
| authorOf | Refus global NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability |
authoring the manifesto Refus global
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pioneering Canadian abstract painting ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Canada ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1905-11-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1960-02-22 ⓘ |
| employer | École du meuble de Montréal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French Canadian ⓘ |
| familyName | Borduas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
abstract painting
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painting ⓘ |
| genre |
abstract expression
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non-figurative painting ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul-Émile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Canadian abstract painters
NERFINISHED
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Quebec modern art ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Surrealism
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automatic writing ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| laterOppositionTo | clericalism in Quebec society ⓘ |
| memberOf | Automatistes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
Automatist movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
abstract art ⓘ modern art ⓘ |
| name | Paul-Émile Borduas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableIdea | cultural and social liberation in Quebec ⓘ |
| notableRole | leader of the Automatist movement in Quebec ⓘ |
| notableWork | Refus global NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
painter
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teacher ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint-Hilaire, Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| region | Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionAtBirth | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| residence |
Montreal, Quebec
NERFINISHED
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Paris ⓘ
surface form:
Paris, France
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Montreal, Quebec
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ Paris, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul-Émile Borduas Description of subject: Paul-Émile Borduas was a pioneering Canadian abstract painter and leading figure of the Automatist movement, best known for authoring the radical manifesto "Refus global."
Referenced by (1)
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