Water Lilies (Monet)

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artwork painting series

Water Lilies (Monet) is a celebrated series of Impressionist paintings by Claude Monet depicting his flower pond at Giverny, renowned for its exploration of light, color, and reflection.

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All labels observed (20)

Label	Occurrences
Water Lilies series	7
Water Lilies	3
Claude Monet’s Water Lilies cycle	1
Claude Monet’s Water Lilies murals	1
Claude Monet’s Water Lilies series	1
Monet's Giverny water garden paintings	1
Monet's water garden paintings	1
Monet’s series paintings	1
Nymphéas	1
The Water Lilies series	1
The Water-Lily Pond by Claude Monet	1
Water Lilies (Art Institute of Chicago)	1
Water Lilies (Metropolitan Museum of Art)	1
Water Lilies (Monet) canonical	1
Water Lilies (Musée d’Orsay)	1
Water Lilies (National Gallery, London)	1
Water Lilies (series)	1
Water Lilies (triptych, Musée de l’Orangerie)	1
Water Lilies cycle	1
works by Claude Monet	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T82715 — 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: Water Lilies (Monet)
Context triple: [Art Institute of Chicago, notableWorkInCollection, Water Lilies (Monet)]

A. The Starry Night
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B. Glass Flowers
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C. Rose Garden
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D. Turtle Bay
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E. City of Trees
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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: Water Lilies (Monet)
Target entity description: Water Lilies (Monet) is a celebrated series of Impressionist paintings by Claude Monet depicting his flower pond at Giverny, renowned for its exploration of light, color, and reflection.

A. The Starry Night
The Starry Night is Vincent van Gogh’s iconic 1889 post‑impressionist painting depicting a swirling night sky over a quiet village, widely regarded as one of the most famous artworks in Western art.
B. City of Fountains
City of Fountains is a popular nickname for Kansas City, Missouri, highlighting its abundance of decorative public fountains and water features.
C. Glass Flowers
Glass Flowers is a renowned collection of extraordinarily detailed glass botanical models created by Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, housed at Harvard and celebrated for its scientific accuracy and artistic craftsmanship.
D. Rose Garden
The Rose Garden is a prominent outdoor space at the White House used for presidential ceremonies, press conferences, and official events.
E. Turtle Bay
Turtle Bay is a neighborhood on Manhattan’s East Side in New York City, best known as the site of the United Nations Headquarters.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artwork ⓘ painting series ⓘ
also known as	The Water Lilies series ⓘ linked to: Water Lilies (Monet)
artistic focus	elimination of horizon line in some works ⓘ large-scale panoramic formats ⓘ surface of water ⓘ
associated with	Monet’s garden at Giverny ⓘ linked to: Giverny garden
commissioned by	French state (for Orangerie decorations) ⓘ
country of origin	France ⓘ
creator	Claude Monet ⓘ
creator’s nationality	French ⓘ
creator’s residence during creation	Giverny ⓘ linked to: Giverny garden
cultural significance	icon of Impressionist painting ⓘ milestone in the development of abstraction ⓘ
depicts	Giverny garden ⓘ flower pond ⓘ water lilies ⓘ
exhibited at	Art Institute of Chicago ⓘ Metropolitan Museum of Art ⓘ Musée de l’Orangerie ⓘ Musée d’Orsay ⓘ linked to: Musée d'Orsay National Gallery, London ⓘ linked to: National Gallery
genre	landscape painting ⓘ
inception	c. 1897 ⓘ
influenced by	Japanese gardens ⓘ Japanese prints ⓘ
language of title	French ⓘ
location depicted	Giverny ⓘ linked to: Giverny garden
main subject	color variations ⓘ effects of light ⓘ reflection on water ⓘ
material used	oil paint ⓘ
movement	Impressionism ⓘ
notable feature	immersive wall-sized panels at Musée de l’Orangerie ⓘ
notable work	Water Lilies (Art Institute of Chicago) ⓘ linked to: Water Lilies (Monet) Water Lilies (Metropolitan Museum of Art) ⓘ linked to: Water Lilies (Monet) Water Lilies (Musée d’Orsay) ⓘ linked to: Water Lilies (Monet) Water Lilies (National Gallery, London) ⓘ linked to: Water Lilies (Monet) Water Lilies (triptych, Musée de l’Orangerie) ⓘ linked to: Water Lilies (Monet)
number of works	approximately 250 ⓘ
original title	Nymphéas ⓘ linked to: Water Lilies (Monet)
part of	Monet’s late works ⓘ
production period end	1926 ⓘ
production period start	late 1890s ⓘ
series theme	abstraction of natural forms ⓘ changing light over water ⓘ seasonal changes in nature ⓘ
significant period in	Monet’s Giverny period ⓘ
surface	canvas ⓘ

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