Two Figures at Desk
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Two Figures at Desk is a modernist painting by American artist Milton Avery, characterized by his signature flattened forms, simplified figures, and harmonious color fields.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Two Figures at Desk canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4745436 — 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: Two Figures at Desk Context triple: [Milton Avery, notableWork, Two Figures at Desk]
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A.
A Young Girl Reading
A Young Girl Reading is an 18th-century oil painting by French Rococo artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard depicting a solitary young woman absorbed in a book, celebrated for its intimate mood and vibrant use of color.
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B.
Interior with Figures
"Interior with Figures" is a vibrant, abstract painting by British artist Howard Hodgkin, characterized by his expressive use of color and gestural brushwork to evoke the atmosphere of an interior scene.
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C.
The Drawing Lesson
The Drawing Lesson is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Jan Steen that humorously depicts a domestic art lesson scene rich with everyday detail and moral undertones.
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D.
Resolute desk
The Resolute desk is the iconic, ornately carved presidential desk in the Oval Office, originally crafted from the timbers of the British Arctic exploration ship HMS Resolute and used by many U.S. presidents.
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E.
Interior with Two Women
"Interior with Two Women" is a modernist painting by British artist Vanessa Bell that depicts a quiet domestic scene featuring two female figures in an interior space.
- 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: Two Figures at Desk Target entity description: Two Figures at Desk is a modernist painting by American artist Milton Avery, characterized by his signature flattened forms, simplified figures, and harmonious color fields.
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A.
A Young Girl Reading
A Young Girl Reading is an 18th-century oil painting by French Rococo artist Jean-Honoré Fragonard depicting a solitary young woman absorbed in a book, celebrated for its intimate mood and vibrant use of color.
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B.
Interior with Figures
"Interior with Figures" is a vibrant, abstract painting by British artist Howard Hodgkin, characterized by his expressive use of color and gestural brushwork to evoke the atmosphere of an interior scene.
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C.
The Drawing Lesson
The Drawing Lesson is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Jan Steen that humorously depicts a domestic art lesson scene rich with everyday detail and moral undertones.
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D.
Resolute desk
The Resolute desk is the iconic, ornately carved presidential desk in the Oval Office, originally crafted from the timbers of the British Arctic exploration ship HMS Resolute and used by many U.S. presidents.
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E.
Interior with Two Women
"Interior with Two Women" is a modernist painting by British artist Vanessa Bell that depicts a quiet domestic scene featuring two female figures in an interior space.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modernist painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | easel painting ⓘ |
| associatedWithArtist | Milton Avery ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Milton Avery ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| creatorStyle |
signature flattened forms
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simplified figuration ⓘ subtle color harmonies ⓘ |
| depicts |
desk
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two figures ⓘ |
| genre | Modernism ⓘ |
| hasArtisticMovement | American modernism ⓘ |
| hasArtisticStyle |
flattened forms
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harmonious color fields ⓘ simplified figures ⓘ |
| hasCreatorGender | male ⓘ |
| hasCreatorLifespan | 1885–1965 ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | 20th-century American art ⓘ |
| hasTitleType | descriptive title ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
European modernism
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color field experimentation ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movement | Modern art ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
human figures
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interior scene ⓘ |
| title | Two Figures at Desk ⓘ |
| usesTechnique | color field ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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