Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket

Whistler dissolves a fireworks display into a few flecks of gold on misty darkness, painting mood over subject. Ruskin's attack on it sparked a famous libel trial.

Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket

James McNeill Whistler

  • Datec. 1875
  • MovementSymbolism
  • WhereDetroit Institute of Arts, Detroit
  • RegionUnited States