Arles period of Vincent van Gogh

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artistic period historical period in art history phase of an artist's career

The Arles period of Vincent van Gogh refers to the intensely productive and stylistically mature phase he spent in Arles, France (1888–1889), during which he created many of his most famous works characterized by bold colors and expressive brushwork.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Arles period of Vincent van Gogh canonical	9
Vincent van Gogh’s Arles period	7
Van Gogh’s Arles paintings	2
Vincent van Gogh's Arles period	2
Van Gogh’s Arles period	1
Van Gogh’s Arles period paintings	1
Van Gogh’s Arles period works	1
Vincent van Gogh’s Arles paintings	1
ear mutilation incident of Vincent van Gogh	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T618684 — 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: Arles period of Vincent van Gogh
Context triple: [The Bedroom, period, Arles period of Vincent van Gogh]

A. Yellow House, Arles
Yellow House, Arles was Vincent van Gogh’s rented residence in Arles, France, where he created some of his most famous works and briefly lived with Paul Gauguin.
B. Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter renowned for his emotionally expressive use of color and bold brushwork in works such as "Starry Night" and "Sunflowers."
C. Souvenirs sur Van Gogh
Souvenirs sur Van Gogh is a memoir by French painter Émile Bernard that offers personal recollections and insights into the life and work of Vincent van Gogh.
D. Theo van Gogh
Theo van Gogh was a Dutch art dealer and the younger brother and close confidant of painter Vincent van Gogh, known for emotionally and financially supporting Vincent and helping promote his work.
E. Picasso's Blue Period
Picasso's Blue Period was a melancholic phase in Pablo Picasso's early career (circa 1901–1904) characterized by predominantly blue tones and somber depictions of poverty, isolation, and human suffering.
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: Arles period of Vincent van Gogh
Target entity description: The Arles period of Vincent van Gogh refers to the intensely productive and stylistically mature phase he spent in Arles, France (1888–1889), during which he created many of his most famous works characterized by bold colors and expressive brushwork.

A. Yellow House, Arles
Yellow House, Arles was Vincent van Gogh’s rented residence in Arles, France, where he created some of his most famous works and briefly lived with Paul Gauguin.
B. Vincent van Gogh
Vincent van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter renowned for his emotionally expressive use of color and bold brushwork in works such as "Starry Night" and "Sunflowers."
C. Souvenirs sur Van Gogh
Souvenirs sur Van Gogh is a memoir by French painter Émile Bernard that offers personal recollections and insights into the life and work of Vincent van Gogh.
D. Theo van Gogh
Theo van Gogh was a Dutch art dealer and the younger brother and close confidant of painter Vincent van Gogh, known for emotionally and financially supporting Vincent and helping promote his work.
E. Picasso's Blue Period
Picasso's Blue Period was a melancholic phase in Pablo Picasso's early career (circa 1901–1904) characterized by predominantly blue tones and somber depictions of poverty, isolation, and human suffering.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artistic period ⓘ historical period in art history ⓘ phase of an artist's career ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance	contains many of Vincent van Gogh's most famous works ⓘ
associatedEvent	Gauguin's stay in the Yellow House ⓘ ear mutilation incident of Vincent van Gogh ⓘ linked to: Arles period of Vincent van Gogh
associatedPerson	Paul Gauguin ⓘ
associatedPlace	Alyscamps necropolis in Arles ⓘ linked to: Alyscamps necropolis Café de la Gare in Arles ⓘ Nuit Café (The Night Café interior) ⓘ linked to: The Night Café Place Lamartine ⓘ Rhône river at Arles ⓘ linked to: Rhône River The Yellow House in Arles ⓘ linked to: Yellow House, Arles
characterizedBy	bold colors ⓘ expressive brushwork ⓘ simplified forms ⓘ strong contrasts of complementary colors ⓘ thick impasto ⓘ
colorPalette	deep blues ⓘ intense yellows ⓘ strong reds ⓘ vivid greens ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
creativeOutput	highly productive phase ⓘ
endTime	1889 ⓘ
followedBy	Saint-Rémy period of Vincent van Gogh ⓘ
follows	Paris period of Vincent van Gogh ⓘ
hasTheme	interiors of cafés ⓘ night scenes ⓘ orchards in blossom ⓘ portraits of local people ⓘ rural life in Provence ⓘ sunflowers ⓘ wheat fields ⓘ
influenced	development of modern art ⓘ
influencedBy	Japanese prints (Japonisme) ⓘ light of southern France ⓘ
location	Arles ⓘ
mainSubject	Vincent van Gogh ⓘ
movement	Post-Impressionism ⓘ
notableWorkCreated	Bedroom in Arles ⓘ linked to: The Bedroom (Van Gogh) Café Terrace at Night ⓘ L'Arlésienne ⓘ La Berceuse (Augustine Roulin) ⓘ Orchard in Blossom (series) ⓘ Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin ⓘ Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear ⓘ Starry Night Over the Rhône ⓘ Sunflowers (Arles series) ⓘ The Alyscamps ⓘ linked to: Alyscamps necropolis The Courtyard of the Hospital in Arles ⓘ The Garden of the Hospital in Arles ⓘ linked to: The Public Garden (Arles) The Langlois Bridge at Arles ⓘ The Night Café ⓘ The Poet (Portrait of Eugène Boch) ⓘ The Red Vineyard ⓘ The Sower (Arles version) ⓘ The Yellow House ⓘ View of Arles with Irises in the Foreground ⓘ Wheat Field with Cypresses (early versions) ⓘ linked to: Wheatfield with Cypresses Wheat Field with a Reaper ⓘ
partOf	late career of Vincent van Gogh ⓘ
startTime	1888 ⓘ

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