Door to the River
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Door to the River is a 1960 abstract expressionist painting by Willem de Kooning, noted for its gestural brushwork and luminous, landscape-evoking color fields.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Door to the River canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2087066 — 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: Door to the River Context triple: [Willem de Kooning, notableWork, Door to the River]
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A.
The River
The River is a 1980 double album by Bruce Springsteen that blends rock, folk, and heartland storytelling, featuring themes of working-class struggle and emotional turmoil.
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B.
The River
"The River" is a 1938 Broadway play by Patrick Hastings, remembered today largely for featuring American stage and film actress Anne Revere in a notable role.
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C.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
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D.
De Oversteek
De Oversteek is a modern road bridge over the River Waal in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, commemorating a historic World War II river crossing.
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E.
The Ditch
The Ditch is a colloquial nickname for the Tasman Sea, the body of water separating Australia and New Zealand.
- 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: Door to the River Target entity description: Door to the River is a 1960 abstract expressionist painting by Willem de Kooning, noted for its gestural brushwork and luminous, landscape-evoking color fields.
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A.
The River
The River is a 1980 double album by Bruce Springsteen that blends rock, folk, and heartland storytelling, featuring themes of working-class struggle and emotional turmoil.
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B.
The River
"The River" is a 1938 Broadway play by Patrick Hastings, remembered today largely for featuring American stage and film actress Anne Revere in a notable role.
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C.
The Ravine
The Ravine is a secluded, woodland gorge in Central Park featuring winding paths, a stream, and rustic bridges that evoke a natural forest landscape.
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D.
De Oversteek
De Oversteek is a modern road bridge over the River Waal in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, commemorating a historic World War II river crossing.
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E.
The Ditch
The Ditch is a colloquial nickname for the Tasman Sea, the body of water separating Australia and New Zealand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract expressionist painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext |
New York School
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post-war American painting ⓘ |
| artStyleCharacteristic |
dynamic composition
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expressive gesture ⓘ non-representational form ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic |
contrasting color fields
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luminous palette ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Willem de Kooning ⓘ |
| depicts |
doorway (abstractly)
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river (abstractly) ⓘ |
| genre | abstract art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
areas of bright color
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contrasting tonal fields ⓘ large sweeping brushstrokes ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
gestural brushwork
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landscape-evoking composition ⓘ luminous color fields ⓘ |
| inception | 1960 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject | abstract landscape ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Abstract Expressionism
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linked to:
Abstract expressionism
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| notableWorkOf | Willem de Kooning ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Willem de Kooning’s late 1950s–early 1960s abstract landscapes ⓘ |
| significance |
important example of de Kooning’s transition toward more luminous landscapes
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representative work of Abstract Expressionism ⓘ |
| title | Door to the River ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Door to the River Description of subject: Door to the River is a 1960 abstract expressionist painting by Willem de Kooning, noted for its gestural brushwork and luminous, landscape-evoking color fields.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.