Sky and Water I
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Sky and Water I is a famous 1938 woodcut print by M. C. Escher that depicts an interlocking tessellation of birds and fish transforming seamlessly into one another.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sky and Water I canonical | 2 |
| Sky and Water II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8998083 — 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: Sky and Water I Context triple: [M. C. Escher, notableWork, Sky and Water I]
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A.
Landscape with the Fall of Icarus
"Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" is a famous painting traditionally attributed to Pieter Bruegel the Elder that subtly depicts the myth of Icarus as a minor detail within a busy, indifferent everyday landscape.
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B.
Ocean Skies
"Ocean Skies" is a track by American rapper Ludacris from his album *Ludaversal*, showcasing his introspective and narrative-driven style.
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C.
Blue Sky with a White Sun
Blue Sky with a White Sun is a prominent emblem of Chinese nationalism and the Republic of China, featuring a white sun with twelve rays on a blue field.
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D.
Night Over Water
Night Over Water is a historical thriller novel by Ken Follett set aboard a transatlantic flying boat on the eve of World War II, intertwining suspense, espionage, and personal drama among its diverse passengers.
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E.
Wheatfield under Clouded Sky
Wheatfield under Clouded Sky is a late Vincent van Gogh landscape painting depicting a turbulent, windswept wheat field beneath a dramatic, overcast sky, often associated with the emotional intensity of his final period.
- 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: Sky and Water I Target entity description: Sky and Water I is a famous 1938 woodcut print by M. C. Escher that depicts an interlocking tessellation of birds and fish transforming seamlessly into one another.
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A.
Landscape with the Fall of Icarus
"Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" is a famous painting traditionally attributed to Pieter Bruegel the Elder that subtly depicts the myth of Icarus as a minor detail within a busy, indifferent everyday landscape.
-
B.
Ocean Skies
"Ocean Skies" is a track by American rapper Ludacris from his album *Ludaversal*, showcasing his introspective and narrative-driven style.
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C.
Blue Sky with a White Sun
Blue Sky with a White Sun is a prominent emblem of Chinese nationalism and the Republic of China, featuring a white sun with twelve rays on a blue field.
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D.
Night Over Water
Night Over Water is a historical thriller novel by Ken Follett set aboard a transatlantic flying boat on the eve of World War II, intertwining suspense, espionage, and personal drama among its diverse passengers.
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E.
Wheatfield under Clouded Sky
Wheatfield under Clouded Sky is a late Vincent van Gogh landscape painting depicting a turbulent, windswept wheat field beneath a dramatic, overcast sky, often associated with the emotional intensity of his final period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
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woodcut print ⓘ |
| artForm | printmaking ⓘ |
| artist | M. C. Escher ⓘ |
| artisticPeriod | early mature period of M. C. Escher ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | M. C. Escher’s print catalogues ⓘ |
| coloration | black and white ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | public domain in many jurisdictions ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| creator | M. C. Escher ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| depicts |
birds
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figure–ground reversal ⓘ fish ⓘ interlocking animal shapes ⓘ tessellation ⓘ |
| genre | tessellation art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central band where birds and fish interlock
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sky region with birds ⓘ water region with fish ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | flat orthogonal view ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
duality of figure and ground
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interdependence of opposites ⓘ visual paradox ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
Sky and Water II
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linked to:
Sky and Water I
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| imageType | two-dimensional print ⓘ |
| inception | 1938 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Islamic tessellation patterns
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mathematics ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
metamorphosis of shapes
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transition between sky and water ⓘ |
| medium | ink on paper ⓘ |
| movement |
Op art
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mathematical art ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of symmetry and tessellation
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seamless transformation between birds and fish ⓘ use of positive and negative space ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Escher’s tessellation prints ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
animals in geometric arrangement
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transition from abstraction to representation ⓘ |
| technique | woodcut ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| usedIn |
art education materials
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mathematics education materials ⓘ |
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: Sky and Water I Description of subject: Sky and Water I is a famous 1938 woodcut print by M. C. Escher that depicts an interlocking tessellation of birds and fish transforming seamlessly into one another.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.