Maya Widmaier-Picasso
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Maya Widmaier-Picasso was a French art expert and archivist known for cataloging and authenticating the works of her father, the renowned artist Pablo Picasso.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maya Widmaier-Picasso canonical | 14 |
| Widmaier-Picasso | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T276064 — 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: Maya Widmaier-Picasso Context triple: [Pablo Picasso, child, Maya Widmaier-Picasso]
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A.
Dora Maar
Dora Maar was a French photographer, painter, and poet associated with the Surrealist movement, known both for her own avant-garde work and her influential role in the artistic circle around Pablo Picasso.
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B.
Françoise Gilot
Françoise Gilot was a French painter and writer best known for her decade-long relationship with Pablo Picasso and her influential memoir "Life with Picasso."
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C.
Fernande Olivier
Fernande Olivier was a French artist’s model and memoirist best known as Pablo Picasso’s early muse during his formative Paris years.
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D.
Marie Mosquini
Marie Mosquini was an American silent film actress best known for her work in Hal Roach comedies during the 1910s and 1920s.
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E.
Dora Maar au Chat
Dora Maar au Chat is a famous 1941 oil painting by Pablo Picasso depicting his muse Dora Maar seated with a small cat, celebrated as a key work of his Surrealist-influenced portraiture.
- 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: Maya Widmaier-Picasso Target entity description: Maya Widmaier-Picasso was a French art expert and archivist known for cataloging and authenticating the works of her father, the renowned artist Pablo Picasso.
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A.
Dora Maar
Dora Maar was a French photographer, painter, and poet associated with the Surrealist movement, known both for her own avant-garde work and her influential role in the artistic circle around Pablo Picasso.
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B.
Françoise Gilot
Françoise Gilot was a French painter and writer best known for her decade-long relationship with Pablo Picasso and her influential memoir "Life with Picasso."
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C.
Fernande Olivier
Fernande Olivier was a French artist’s model and memoirist best known as Pablo Picasso’s early muse during his formative Paris years.
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D.
Marie Mosquini
Marie Mosquini was an American silent film actress best known for her work in Hal Roach comedies during the 1910s and 1920s.
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E.
Dora Maar au Chat
Dora Maar au Chat is a famous 1941 oil painting by Pablo Picasso depicting his muse Dora Maar seated with a small cat, celebrated as a key work of his Surrealist-influenced portraiture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French person
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archivist ⓘ art expert ⓘ human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French people ⓘ |
| familyName |
Widmaier-Picasso
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linked to:
Maya Widmaier-Picasso
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| father | Pablo Picasso ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
authentication of artworks
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cataloguing of artworks ⓘ modern art ⓘ |
| givenName | Maya ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
French descent
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Spanish descent ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Claude Picasso
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Paloma Picasso ⓘ Paulo Picasso ⓘ |
| languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned | French ⓘ |
| mother | Marie-Thérèse Walter ⓘ |
| name | Maya Widmaier-Picasso ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
maintaining archives related to Pablo Picasso
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providing expert opinions in Picasso authentication cases ⓘ |
| notableFamily | Picasso family ⓘ |
| notableFor |
authenticating the works of Pablo Picasso
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cataloguing the works of Pablo Picasso ⓘ contributing to the documentation of Picasso’s life and work ⓘ expertise on Pablo Picasso ⓘ |
| notableRole | authority on authenticity of Picasso works ⓘ |
| occupation |
archivist
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art expert ⓘ art historian ⓘ |
| residence |
France
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Paris ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| workFocus |
Picasso drawings
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linked to:
Picasso’s Dora Maar period
Picasso oeuvre ⓘ Picasso paintings ⓘ Picasso sculptures ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maya Widmaier-Picasso Description of subject: Maya Widmaier-Picasso was a French art expert and archivist known for cataloging and authenticating the works of her father, the renowned artist Pablo Picasso.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Maya Widmaier-Picasso