Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1

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oil painting painting portrait work of art

Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 is James McNeill Whistler’s iconic 1871 portrait of his mother, celebrated as a masterpiece of tonal harmony and one of the most famous works in American art.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 canonical	10
Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1: Portrait of the Artist's Mother	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2474642 — 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: Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1
Context triple: [James McNeill Whistler, notableWork, Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1]

A. Composition VII
Composition VII is an abstract masterpiece by Wassily Kandinsky, celebrated for its dynamic swirl of colors and forms that exemplify his pioneering role in non-representational art.
B. Luncheon of the Boating Party
Luncheon of the Boating Party is a celebrated Impressionist painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicting a lively social gathering of friends dining on a balcony overlooking the Seine.
C. Portrait of Ann
Portrait of Ann is a painting by British artist L. S. Lowry that departs from his typical industrial scenes to present an intimate, enigmatic portrait of a young woman.
D. Portrait of a Man
"Portrait of a Man" is a 17th-century oil painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Govert Flinck, reflecting the influence of his teacher Rembrandt in its realistic depiction and dramatic use of light and shadow.
E. Portrait of Dora Wheeler
Portrait of Dora Wheeler is an 1883 oil painting by American artist William Merritt Chase, celebrated for its vibrant color, decorative backdrop, and innovative portrayal of the modern woman in a richly patterned interior.
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: Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1
Target entity description: Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 is James McNeill Whistler’s iconic 1871 portrait of his mother, celebrated as a masterpiece of tonal harmony and one of the most famous works in American art.

A. Composition VII
Composition VII is an abstract masterpiece by Wassily Kandinsky, celebrated for its dynamic swirl of colors and forms that exemplify his pioneering role in non-representational art.
B. Luncheon of the Boating Party
Luncheon of the Boating Party is a celebrated Impressionist painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicting a lively social gathering of friends dining on a balcony overlooking the Seine.
C. Portrait of Ann
Portrait of Ann is a painting by British artist L. S. Lowry that departs from his typical industrial scenes to present an intimate, enigmatic portrait of a young woman.
D. Portrait of a Man
"Portrait of a Man" is a 17th-century oil painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Govert Flinck, reflecting the influence of his teacher Rembrandt in its realistic depiction and dramatic use of light and shadow.
E. Portrait of Dora Wheeler
Portrait of Dora Wheeler is an 1883 oil painting by American artist William Merritt Chase, celebrated for its vibrant color, decorative backdrop, and innovative portrayal of the modern woman in a richly patterned interior.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	oil painting ⓘ painting ⓘ portrait ⓘ work of art ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Portrait of the Artist’s Mother ⓘ linked to: Portrait of the Artist's Mother Whistler’s Mother ⓘ linked to: Whistler's Mother
artForm	easel painting ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance	iconic work of American art ⓘ masterpiece of tonal harmony ⓘ
collection	Musée d’Orsay collection ⓘ
colorScheme	grey and black ⓘ
commissionedBy	not formally commissioned ⓘ
copyrightStatus	public domain ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
creator	James McNeill Whistler ⓘ
depictionType	seated figure ⓘ
depicts	Anna McNeill Whistler ⓘ
depictsGender	female ⓘ
depictsPersonAge	elderly ⓘ
exhibitedAt	Musée d’Orsay permanent exhibition ⓘ linked to: Musée d'Orsay
genre	portrait painting ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	American art ⓘ portrait painting ⓘ
hasPart	chair ⓘ curtain ⓘ floorboard interior ⓘ framed print on wall ⓘ
inception	1871 ⓘ
languageOfTitle	English ⓘ
location	Musée d’Orsay ⓘ linked to: Musée d'Orsay
locationCity	Paris ⓘ
locationCountry	France ⓘ
materialUsed	oil paint ⓘ
movement	Aesthetic Movement ⓘ linked to: Aestheticism Aestheticism ⓘ
notableFor	being popularly known as Whistler’s Mother ⓘ status as cultural icon of motherhood ⓘ
paintingSurface	canvas ⓘ
styleCharacteristic	emphasis on tonal harmony over narrative ⓘ subdued color palette ⓘ
subjectHasRole	mother of the artist ⓘ
support	canvas ⓘ
theme	domestic interior ⓘ maternal figure ⓘ restraint and simplicity ⓘ
title	Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

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

James McNeill Whistler → notableWork → Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 ⓘ

Whistler's Mother → title → Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 ⓘ

Whistler's Mother → alternativeTitle → Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1: Portrait of the Artist's Mother ⓘ

linked to: Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1

Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 → title → Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 ⓘ

Portrait of the Artist's Mother → alsoKnownAs → Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 ⓘ

Portrait of the Artist's Mother → originalTitle → Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 ⓘ

Anna McNeill Whistler → depictedIn → Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 ⓘ

Whistler's Mother → hasTitle → Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 ⓘ

subject linked to: Anna McNeill Whistler

American Mona Lisa → refersTo → Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 ⓘ

Whistler’s Mother → alsoKnownAs → Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 ⓘ

subject linked to: Anna