Nocturnes by James McNeill Whistler

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"Nocturnes" by James McNeill Whistler is a series of atmospheric, tonally subtle paintings that emphasize mood and visual harmony over narrative, exemplifying the principles of the Aesthetic movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artwork series ⓘ
painting series ⓘ
artHistoricalSignificance important precursor to tonalism ⓘ
influential on modernist abstraction of landscape ⓘ
key example of Aestheticism in painting ⓘ
artisticFocus atmosphere ⓘ
mood ⓘ
tonal harmony ⓘ
visual harmony ⓘ
artisticGoal evocation of mood ⓘ
suggestion rather than detailed description ⓘ
associatedWith Whistler v. Ruskin libel case ⓘ
colorPalette restricted palette ⓘ
subtle tonal gradations ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator James McNeill Whistler ⓘ
criticizedBy John Ruskin ⓘ
crossDomainAnalogy likens painting to music ⓘ
emphasizes aesthetic experience over narrative content ⓘ
genre nocturne painting ⓘ
inception 1870s ⓘ
influencedBy Japanese art ⓘ
Japanese prints ⓘ
locationDepicted Battersea, London ⓘ
linked to: Battersea

Chelsea, London ⓘ
Cremorne Gardens, London ⓘ
River Thames in London ⓘ
Venice ⓘ
mainSubject harbors ⓘ
night scenes ⓘ
riverscapes ⓘ
urban landscapes ⓘ
movement Aesthetic movement ⓘ
notableWork Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket ⓘ
Nocturne: Blue and Gold – Old Battersea Bridge ⓘ
Nocturne: Blue and Gold – St Mark’s, Venice ⓘ
Nocturne: Blue and Silver – Chelsea ⓘ
Nocturne: Blue and Silver – Cremorne Lights ⓘ
Nocturne: Grey and Gold – Westminster Bridge ⓘ
sloganEmbodied art for art’s sake ⓘ
technique delicate veils of color ⓘ
softly blurred forms ⓘ
thinly applied paint ⓘ
titleConnotation musical nocturne ⓘ

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Aestheticism → associatedWork → Nocturnes by James McNeill Whistler ⓘ
Peacock Room → relatedWork → James McNeill Whistler’s Nocturnes ⓘ
linked to: Nocturnes by James McNeill Whistler
Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket → partOfSeries → Nocturnes by Whistler ⓘ
linked to: Nocturnes by James McNeill Whistler
Nocturne: Blue and Gold – St Mark’s, Venice → series → Nocturnes by James McNeill Whistler ⓘ