The Girls on the Bridge

E124533

painting work of art

The Girls on the Bridge is a famous painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch depicting three women standing on a bridge in a vivid, emotionally charged landscape.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
The Girls on the Bridge canonical	2
The Girls on the Bridge (1901 version)	1
The Girls on the Bridge (1902 version)	1
The Girls on the Bridge (1903–1904 version)	1
The Girls on the Bridge (1907 version)	1
The Girls on the Bridge (story universe)	1
The Girls on the Bridge (story)	1
The Women on the Bridge	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1047163 — 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: The Girls on the Bridge
Context triple: [Munch Museum, collectionIncludes, The Girls on the Bridge]

A. Last of the American Girls
"Last of the American Girls" is a politically charged punk rock song by Green Day that celebrates a rebellious, nonconformist woman as a symbol of resistance.
B. The Girl with the Curls
The Girl with the Curls is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, who was renowned for her youthful roles and distinctive ringlet hairstyle.
C. The Sisters
"The Sisters" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of family, marriage, and social manners.
D. Horse Girl
Horse Girl is a 2020 psychological drama film that blends elements of sci-fi and mental health horror, following a socially isolated woman whose grip on reality begins to unravel.
E. The Good Girls Revolt
The Good Girls Revolt is an American period drama television series that follows a group of young female researchers at a 1960s news magazine as they challenge systemic gender discrimination and fight for workplace equality.
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: The Girls on the Bridge
Target entity description: The Girls on the Bridge is a famous painting by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch depicting three women standing on a bridge in a vivid, emotionally charged landscape.

A. Last of the American Girls
"Last of the American Girls" is a politically charged punk rock song by Green Day that celebrates a rebellious, nonconformist woman as a symbol of resistance.
B. The Girl with the Curls
The Girl with the Curls is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, who was renowned for her youthful roles and distinctive ringlet hairstyle.
C. The Sisters
"The Sisters" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of family, marriage, and social manners.
D. Horse Girl
Horse Girl is a 2020 psychological drama film that blends elements of sci-fi and mental health horror, following a socially isolated woman whose grip on reality begins to unravel.
E. The Good Girls Revolt
The Good Girls Revolt is an American period drama television series that follows a group of young female researchers at a 1960s news magazine as they challenge systemic gender discrimination and fight for workplace equality.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	painting ⓘ work of art ⓘ
artist	Edvard Munch ⓘ
artisticStyle	emotionally charged ⓘ
collection	various museums ⓘ various private collections ⓘ
colorPalette	vivid colors ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Norway ⓘ
creator	Edvard Munch ⓘ
depicts	bridge ⓘ houses ⓘ landscape ⓘ night sky ⓘ reflections in water ⓘ three women ⓘ trees ⓘ water ⓘ
genre	Expressionism ⓘ
hasMotif	bridge as psychological boundary ⓘ group of women in contemplation ⓘ water as emotional depth ⓘ
hasTheme	female figures ⓘ isolation ⓘ melancholy ⓘ psychological tension ⓘ
hasVersion	The Girls on the Bridge (1901 version) ⓘ linked to: The Girls on the Bridge The Girls on the Bridge (1902 version) ⓘ linked to: The Girls on the Bridge The Girls on the Bridge (1903–1904 version) ⓘ linked to: The Girls on the Bridge The Girls on the Bridge (1907 version) ⓘ linked to: The Girls on the Bridge The Girls on the Bridge (1918 version) ⓘ The Girls on the Bridge (1927 version) ⓘ linked to: The Girls on the Bridge (1918 version)
inception	1901 ⓘ
influencedBy	Symbolism ⓘ
language	Norwegian ⓘ
languageOfTitle	English ⓘ
locationOfComposition	Åsgårdstrand ⓘ
mainSubject	three women on a bridge ⓘ
materialUsed	oil paint ⓘ
movement	Expressionism ⓘ
notableAuctionRecord	sold for over 50 million USD in 2016 ⓘ
notableWorkOf	Edvard Munch ⓘ
originalTitle	Pikene på broen ⓘ
partOf	Edvard Munch’s body of work ⓘ
setInPeriod	early 20th century ⓘ
significantIn	development of Expressionism ⓘ history of Norwegian art ⓘ
surface	canvas ⓘ

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Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Munch Museum → collectionIncludes → The Girls on the Bridge ⓘ

Edvard Munch → notableWork → The Girls on the Bridge ⓘ

The Girls on the Bridge → hasVersion → The Girls on the Bridge (1901 version) ⓘ