The Absinthe Drinker (Degas)
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The Absinthe Drinker (Degas) is a controversial late-19th-century painting by Edgar Degas depicting a solitary woman in a café, emblematic of modern urban alienation and the social issues surrounding absinthe consumption.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Absinthe Drinker (Degas) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9224858 — 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: The Absinthe Drinker (Degas) Context triple: [Third Impressionist Exhibition, notableWorkExhibited, The Absinthe Drinker (Degas)]
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A.
Seated Woman (The Absinthe Drinker)
Seated Woman (The Absinthe Drinker) is an early Pablo Picasso painting from his Blue Period depicting a solitary, melancholic woman drinking absinthe in a muted, somber palette.
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B.
Still Life with Drinking Horn
Still Life with Drinking Horn is a 17th-century Dutch still-life painting by Willem Kalf, celebrated for its luxurious objects, rich color, and meticulous rendering of light and texture.
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C.
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884 is Georges Seurat’s iconic pointillist masterpiece depicting Parisians relaxing in a riverside park, and one of the most celebrated paintings of the late 19th century.
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D.
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère is an 1882 oil painting by Édouard Manet that famously depicts a barmaid before a mirror in a bustling Parisian café-concert, noted for its complex play of reflection and modern urban subject matter.
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E.
Still Life with a Silver Jug
Still Life with a Silver Jug is a 17th-century Dutch still-life painting by Willem Kalf, celebrated for its luxurious objects, rich color, and meticulous rendering of light and texture.
- 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: The Absinthe Drinker (Degas) Target entity description: The Absinthe Drinker (Degas) is a controversial late-19th-century painting by Edgar Degas depicting a solitary woman in a café, emblematic of modern urban alienation and the social issues surrounding absinthe consumption.
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A.
Seated Woman (The Absinthe Drinker)
Seated Woman (The Absinthe Drinker) is an early Pablo Picasso painting from his Blue Period depicting a solitary, melancholic woman drinking absinthe in a muted, somber palette.
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B.
Still Life with Drinking Horn
Still Life with Drinking Horn is a 17th-century Dutch still-life painting by Willem Kalf, celebrated for its luxurious objects, rich color, and meticulous rendering of light and texture.
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C.
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884 is Georges Seurat’s iconic pointillist masterpiece depicting Parisians relaxing in a riverside park, and one of the most celebrated paintings of the late 19th century.
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D.
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère is an 1882 oil painting by Édouard Manet that famously depicts a barmaid before a mirror in a bustling Parisian café-concert, noted for its complex play of reflection and modern urban subject matter.
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E.
Still Life with a Silver Jug
Still Life with a Silver Jug is a 17th-century Dutch still-life painting by Willem Kalf, celebrated for its luxurious objects, rich color, and meticulous rendering of light and texture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
oil painting
ⓘ
painting ⓘ |
| artist | Edgar Degas ⓘ |
| artStyle | naturalistic ⓘ |
| associatedWith | debates over absinthe in 19th-century France ⓘ |
| collection | Musée d’Orsay collection ⓘ |
| colorPalette | muted tones ⓘ |
| completionDate | circa 1876 ⓘ |
| compositionFeature |
off-center placement of figures
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strong diagonal lines of tables ⓘ |
| controversialFor |
perceived depiction of moral and social decay
ⓘ
unflattering portrayal of its female subject ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Edgar Degas ⓘ |
| criticReception | initially criticized as ugly and immoral ⓘ |
| currentStatus | considered a masterpiece of Degas’s café scenes ⓘ |
| depicts |
a café table
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a glass of absinthe ⓘ a glass of coffee or other drink in front of the man ⓘ a man seated beside the woman ⓘ a nearly empty café space around the figures ⓘ a solitary woman in a café ⓘ interior of a Parisian café ⓘ |
| depictsPerson |
Ellen Andrée
ⓘ
Marcellin Desboutin ⓘ |
| exhibitionHistory | exhibited in London in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| firstExhibitedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| genre | genre painting ⓘ |
| inception | circa 1875 ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| location |
Musée d’Orsay
ⓘ
linked to:
Musée d'Orsay
|
| mainSubject |
absinthe consumption
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urban alienation ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
canvas
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oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Impressionism
ⓘ
Realism ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Dans un café
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linked to:
La femme au café
|
| relatedWorkOf | Edgar Degas’s series of café and bar scenes ⓘ |
| setting | Café de la Nouvelle Athènes ⓘ |
| theme |
bohemian Parisian culture
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effects of alcohol ⓘ modern urban life ⓘ social isolation ⓘ |
| title |
In a Café
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linked to:
At the Café
L’Absinthe ⓘ |
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Subject: The Absinthe Drinker (Degas) Description of subject: The Absinthe Drinker (Degas) is a controversial late-19th-century painting by Edgar Degas depicting a solitary woman in a café, emblematic of modern urban alienation and the social issues surrounding absinthe consumption.
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