Several Circles
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Several Circles is an abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky that explores pure geometric forms and color relationships through a dynamic composition of overlapping circles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Several Circles canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1381317 — 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: Several Circles Context triple: [Wassily Kandinsky paintings, notableWork, Several Circles]
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A.
Circles
"Circles" is a transcendentalist essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the ever-expanding nature of human experience, knowledge, and spiritual growth through the metaphor of concentric circles.
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B.
Outer Circle
Outer Circle is the outermost ring road of Connaught Place in New Delhi, known for its commercial complexes, offices, and shops arranged in a circular layout.
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C.
Circling
"Circling" is a song featured on the album *Higher Truth* by Chris Cornell.
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D.
A Loop
A Loop is a modern streetcar route in Portland, Oregon, that provides circulator service through the central city and adjacent neighborhoods as part of the Portland Streetcar system.
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E.
The Human Cycle
The Human Cycle is a philosophical work by Sri Aurobindo that analyzes the psychological and spiritual evolution of human societies and proposes a future spiritual age for humanity.
- 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: Several Circles Target entity description: Several Circles is an abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky that explores pure geometric forms and color relationships through a dynamic composition of overlapping circles.
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A.
Circles
"Circles" is a transcendentalist essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that explores the ever-expanding nature of human experience, knowledge, and spiritual growth through the metaphor of concentric circles.
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B.
Outer Circle
Outer Circle is the outermost ring road of Connaught Place in New Delhi, known for its commercial complexes, offices, and shops arranged in a circular layout.
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C.
Circling
"Circling" is a song featured on the album *Higher Truth* by Chris Cornell.
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D.
A Loop
A Loop is a modern streetcar route in Portland, Oregon, that provides circulator service through the central city and adjacent neighborhoods as part of the Portland Streetcar system.
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E.
The Human Cycle
The Human Cycle is a philosophical work by Sri Aurobindo that analyzes the psychological and spiritual evolution of human societies and proposes a future spiritual age for humanity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalPeriod |
20th-century art
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Modern art ⓘ |
| artist | Wassily Kandinsky ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Bauhaus ⓘ |
| backgroundColor | black ⓘ |
| collection |
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum collection
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linked to:
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
|
| colorPalette |
contrasting hues
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primary colors ⓘ secondary colors ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1926 ⓘ |
| compositionFeature | overlapping circles ⓘ |
| compositionStyle | dynamic composition ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| creator | Wassily Kandinsky ⓘ |
| creatorLivedIn | Germany ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Russian ⓘ |
| depicts | circles ⓘ |
| dominantMotif | circles ⓘ |
| genre | abstract art ⓘ |
| height | 140 cm ⓘ |
| inception | 1926 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| location | Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum ⓘ |
| material |
canvas
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oil paint ⓘ |
| medium | oil on canvas ⓘ |
| movement |
Abstract art
ⓘ
Der Blaue Reiter ⓘ Expressionism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex color harmonies
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exclusive use of circles as primary motif ⓘ exploration of pure geometric abstraction ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Einige Kreise ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | Kandinsky’s late Bauhaus period works ⓘ |
| shape | square ⓘ |
| theme |
color theory
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geometry in art ⓘ non-objective abstraction ⓘ |
| uses |
color relationships
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geometric forms ⓘ pure geometric forms ⓘ |
| width | 140 cm ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Several Circles Description of subject: Several Circles is an abstract painting by Wassily Kandinsky that explores pure geometric forms and color relationships through a dynamic composition of overlapping circles.
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