id: 121103
accession number: 1941.89
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1941.89
updated: 2022-04-07 20:11:54.854000
Nocturne, 1878. James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903). Lithograph on chine collé; sheet: 17.1 x 26 cm (6 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles T. Brooks 1941.89
title: Nocturne
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creation date: 1878
creation date earliest: 1878
creation date latest: 1878
current location:
creditline: Bequest of Charles T. Brooks
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culture: America, 19th century
technique: lithograph on chine collé
department: Prints
collection: PR - Lithograph
type: Print
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catalogue raisonne: Way 5
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CREATORS
* James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903) - artist
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measurements: Sheet: 17.1 x 26 cm (6 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.)
state of the work: only state
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Exhibition of the Month: The Artist, The River and the Sea
opening date: 1947-06-02T04:00:00
Exhibition of the Month: The Artist, The River and the Sea. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 2-July 28, 1947).
title: Nocturnal Impressions
opening date: 1985-02-27T05:00:00
Nocturnal Impressions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 27-May 12, 1985).
title: The View from Afar: Whistler and the Japanese Print
opening date: 1988-08-09T04:00:00
The View from Afar: Whistler and the Japanese Print. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 9-October 16, 1988).
title: Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century
opening date: 2004-08-15T00:00:00
Nature Sublime: Landscapes from the 19th Century. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 15-November 14, 2004).
title: Themes and Variations: Musical Drawings and Prints
opening date: 2015-01-25T00:00:00
Themes and Variations: Musical Drawings and Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 25-May 17, 2015).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
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Whistler was the first to borrow musical terms for the titles of his works of art. In 1872, he defined painting as "the exact correlative of music, as vague, as purely emotional, as released from all functions of representation." Whistler’s use of musical terminology was meant to convey the supremacy of color, line, and form over subject matter in his art. The title Nocturne was suggested by the artist’s patron, Frederick Leyland, an enthusiastic amateur pianist who was especially fond of Chopin, whose nocturnes were regarded as the epitome of Romantic mood music—particularly appropriate for Whistler’s moonlit marine views.
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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1941.89/1941.89_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1941.89/1941.89_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1941.89/1941.89_full.tif