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Nocturne in Green and Gold

James McNeill Whistler

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Dark painting with predominantly dark blue and brown hues. A faint scene of people and horses on the left and a white column on the right. A small area of red and orange on top of the column. The scene appears hazy and unclear. The top portion of the painting is much darker than the bottom. The overall effect is one of dim lighting. The painting depicts a nocturnal scene.

Artwork Details

Date
by 1877 (?)
Medium
Oil on canvas
Culture
American
Dimensions
600 × 498 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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