James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Nocturne in Black and Gold - The Falling Rocket
c. 1874-1877artandopinion: “The gold speckles depict fireworks lighting up the sky over Battlesea Bridge in a London industrial park.”
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James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Nocturne in Black and Gold - The Falling Rocket
c. 1874-1877artandopinion: “The gold speckles depict fireworks lighting up the sky over Battlesea Bridge in a London industrial park.”
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Nocturne in Black and Gold - The Falling Rocket
The best thing about this painting is that Whistler sued a critic who said it wasn’t art for libel, and won. He was...