- Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket is a c. 1875 painting by James McNeill Whistler held in the Detroit Institute of Arts.
- James Abbott McNeill Whistler - Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket.
- Let us take, for example, the Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket by James Abbott McNeill Whistler.
- {{Artwork | wikidata = Q646337 |artist = {{Creator:James McNeill Whistler}} |title = {{title|Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket}} |description...
- A critic accused Whistler of “flinging paint at the public” when he saw this painting, so Whistler sued him.
- The discourse about this work, however, brought about the ruin of two men: the artist James Abbott McNeill Whistler and his critic John Ruskin.
- 60.3 x 46.6 cms | 23 ½ x 18 ¼ ins.
- The impressionistic night sky filled with rockets, fireworks, and stars was completely misunderstood by English viewing public who were enthralled with the...
- Harmony in Yellow and Gold: The Gold Girl—Connie Gilchrist by James Abbott McNeill Whistler.
- The Painting of James McNeill Whistler, Vol. 1. New Haven, 1980, pp. 97-99, no. 170.
