After Degas
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"After Degas" is a conceptual artwork series by Sherrie Levine that re-photographs and appropriates Edgar Degas’s images to question originality, authorship, and the nature of artistic reproduction.
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| After Degas canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: After Degas Context triple: [Sherrie Levine, notableWork, After Degas]
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Degas ballet paintings
Degas ballet paintings are a renowned series of works by Edgar Degas that depict ballet dancers in rehearsals, performances, and behind-the-scenes moments, celebrated for their innovative compositions and intimate, candid realism.
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De Cézanne à Gauguin
De Cézanne à Gauguin is an art-critical work by Émile Bernard that reflects on and analyzes the painting and influence of Paul Cézanne and Paul Gauguin within the development of modern art.
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Madame Cézanne
Madame Cézanne is the common name for Hortense Fiquet, the wife and frequent portrait subject of French Post-Impressionist painter Paul Cézanne.
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Souvenirs sur Cézanne
Souvenirs sur Cézanne is a memoir by French painter and writer Émile Bernard that offers personal recollections and insights into the life and work of Paul Cézanne.
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Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas was a French Impressionist painter and sculptor renowned for his innovative depictions of ballet dancers, everyday urban life, and intimate interior scenes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: After Degas Target entity description: "After Degas" is a conceptual artwork series by Sherrie Levine that re-photographs and appropriates Edgar Degas’s images to question originality, authorship, and the nature of artistic reproduction.
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A.
Degas ballet paintings
Degas ballet paintings are a renowned series of works by Edgar Degas that depict ballet dancers in rehearsals, performances, and behind-the-scenes moments, celebrated for their innovative compositions and intimate, candid realism.
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B.
De Cézanne à Gauguin
De Cézanne à Gauguin is an art-critical work by Émile Bernard that reflects on and analyzes the painting and influence of Paul Cézanne and Paul Gauguin within the development of modern art.
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C.
Madame Cézanne
Madame Cézanne is the common name for Hortense Fiquet, the wife and frequent portrait subject of French Post-Impressionist painter Paul Cézanne.
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D.
Souvenirs sur Cézanne
Souvenirs sur Cézanne is a memoir by French painter and writer Émile Bernard that offers personal recollections and insights into the life and work of Paul Cézanne.
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E.
Edgar Degas
Edgar Degas was a French Impressionist painter and sculptor renowned for his innovative depictions of ballet dancers, everyday urban life, and intimate interior scenes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
appropriation art
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conceptual artwork series ⓘ |
| artForm | series of photographic works ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | late 20th-century American art ⓘ |
| artisticApproach |
appropriation of existing artworks
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re-photography ⓘ |
| artMovement |
Appropriation art
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Postmodern art ⓘ
linked to:
Postmodernism
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| associatedTheme |
feminist critiques of art history
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institutional critique ⓘ recontextualization of canonical artworks ⓘ |
| belongsToPracticeOf | Sherrie Levine’s ongoing strategy of re-photographing existing images ⓘ |
| challengesConcept |
the idea of the original masterpiece
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the uniqueness of the art object ⓘ traditional notions of artistic genius ⓘ |
| concept |
questioning authorship
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questioning originality ⓘ questioning the nature of artistic reproduction ⓘ |
| creator | Sherrie Levine ⓘ |
| criticalReception | frequently discussed in art theory and criticism ⓘ |
| displayContext | contemporary art museums and galleries ⓘ |
| documentationForm | photographic prints ⓘ |
| examinationOf |
mechanical reproduction in art
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the role of the artist as author ⓘ the status of photographic copies ⓘ |
| genre | conceptual art ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Edgar Degas ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium | photography ⓘ |
| nationalContextOfArtist |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| notableFor |
its role in debates on postmodern authorship
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provoking legal and ethical questions about appropriation ⓘ use of canonical male artist’s work as source material ⓘ |
| ontologicalQuestion |
how value is assigned to reproductions
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what constitutes an original artwork ⓘ |
| philosophicalInfluence |
post-structuralist theories of authorship
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theories of mechanical reproduction in art ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
copyright debates in art
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issues of originality in modern art ⓘ questions of authenticity in art ⓘ |
| relatedWorkBySameArtist |
After Mondrian
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After Walker Evans ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | reproduced images of Degas’s works ⓘ |
| titleReferences | Edgar Degas ⓘ |
| usesSourceMaterial | images by Edgar Degas ⓘ |
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