Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water

A hazy nocturne shows a wide, grey-green expanse of water beneath a pale sky, with a glowing orange moon near the low dark shoreline on the left. Small dark boats float in the foreground, and faint silhouettes of distant buildings and masts rise along the horizon. The thin, misty oil paint creates a quiet, atmospheric tonal composition.

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Date

1872

Medium

Oil on canvas

Source

Art Institute of Chicago

Size

1686 × 1114 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Stickney Fund