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| Keywords: Nocturne by James Abbott McNeil, 1870-1877.jpg Artwork Creator James McNeill Whistler Nocturne circa 1870-1877 oil on canvas cm 50 6 76 7 White House Washington D C United States Notes from Kloss William et al Art in the White House A Nation's Pride Washington D C The White House Historical Association 2008 <br> The site interpreted here is probably Battersea across the Thames from Chelsea One scholar has suggested that the 'peculiar tower is probably Morgan's Folly a 100-foot clock tower built in 1862 ' The color in this mystery of blue and black shifts as we watch This color abstraction astonishes the viewer with an illusion of moonglow-fog gliding over the water The only fixed point is the exclamation mark tower and its tangible reflection The White House Historical Association PD-art Other versions http //www whitehouseresearch org/assetbank-whha/action/viewAsset id 120 <gallery> </gallery> PD-old-100 Landscapes by James McNeill Whistler Paintings of London 19th-century paintings Paintings in the White House Clock towers in London Clocks in art Nocturns by James McNeill Whistler | ||||
