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Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket
''Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket'' is a painting of c. 1875 by James Abbott McNeill Whistler that exemplified the Art for art's sake movement – a concept formulated by Pierre Jules Théophile Gautier.
This painting was first shown at the Grosvenor Gallery in London in 1877 and is one of two works (the other being ''Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Firewheel'') inspired by the Cremorne Gardens, a celebrated pleasure resort in London. One of his many works from his series of Nocturnes, it is the last of the London Nocturnes and is now widely acknowledged to be the high point of Whistler's middle period. Whistler's depiction of the industrial city park in ''The Falling Rocket'' includes a fireworks display in the foggy night sky. ''Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket'' is most famously known as the inception of the lawsuit between Whistler and the art critic John Ruskin.
==Composition==
''Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket'' is fundamentally composed of bleak tones, with three main colors: blue, green, and yellow. Restricted in its use of colors, the piece develops a muted yet harmonious composition. The billowing smoke gives the viewer a clear distinction between the water and the sky, where the separation blurs into a cohesive and somber space. It is this large avalanche of fog that represents the rocket of the title. Dabs of yellow enliven the artwork as exploding fireworks in the misty air. The figures watching are almost transparent, their shapes general and simplistic. To the left, the artist signs his name in a manner that has clearly been influenced by Japanese prints, with thick, straight brushstrokes that appear to imitate Japanese characters. Influenced by Japanese artists like Utagawa Hiroshige, Whistler spent years perfecting his splatter technique. Eventually he possessed the ability to make an object or person with what appeared to be nothing more than a single flick of paint. Although Whistler's critics denounced his technique as reckless or lacking artistic merit, it is notable that Whistler spent much of his time with meticulous details, often going so far as to view his work through mirrors to ensure that no deficiencies were overlooked.〔Prideaux, pg. 110〕
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