1872, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Nocturne: Blue and Silver - Cremorne Lights -- Tate Britain (London)
From the museum label: James Abbott McNeill Whistler's viewpoint is from Battersea Bridge, looking up river. The industrial chimneys of Battersea on the left are balanced by the lights of Cremorne Gardens on the other side of the Thames. Whistler frames his composition so the river spreads out as a panoramic expanse of water, leading to the vanishing point of the horizon. The paint was applied quickly to produce the smooth sheen of its surface.
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1872, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Nocturne: Blue and Silver - Cremorne Lights -- Tate Britain (London)
From the museum label: James Abbott McNeill Whistler's viewpoint is from Battersea Bridge, looking up river. The industrial chimneys of Battersea on the left are balanced by the lights of Cremorne Gardens on the other side of the Thames. Whistler frames his composition so the river spreads out as a panoramic expanse of water, leading to the vanishing point of the horizon. The paint was applied quickly to produce the smooth sheen of its surface.
Link to other Whistler paintings.