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Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket

James McNeill Whistler, 1875
Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket, James McNeill Whistler
Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket, zoomed in
60.3 cmNocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket scale comparison46.4 cm

Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket is a Post-Impressionist Oil on Canvas Painting created by James McNeill Whistler in 1875. It lives at the Detroit Institute of Arts in the United States. The image is used according to Educational Fair Use, and tagged Night and Tonalist Artwork. SourceSee Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket in the Kaleidoscope

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