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Edmond de Belamy
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Edmond de Belamy, sometimes referred to as Portrait of Edmond de Belamy, is a generative adversarial network (GAN) portrait painting constructed by Paris-based arts collective Obvious in 2018 from WikiArt's artwork database.[1] Printed on canvas, the work belongs to a series of generative images called La Famille de Belamy. The print is known for being sold for US$432,500 during a Christie's's auction.[2]
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Artist | Obvious (collective) |
Year | c. 2018 |
Medium | Ink print |
Subject | Male portrait |
Dimensions | 70 cm × 70 cm (27.5 in × 27.5 in) |
The name Belamy is a pun based on Ian Goodfellow, inventor of GANs. In French, "bel ami" means "good friend", which is an allude to Goodfellow's name.
The work has been criticized as having been created with another AI artist's uncredited code.