Nocturne: Blue and Silver – Chelsea

Nocturne: Blue and Silver - Chelsea

Artist	James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Year	circa 1871
Type	Oil on panel
Dimensions	50.2 cm × 60.8 cm (19.8 in × 23.9 in)
Location	Tate Collection, London

Nocturne: Blue and Silver – Chelsea is a painting. It is the earliest of the London Nocturnes by James Abbott McNeill Whistler.

The work has influences from Oriental art. The connection to Japanese prints and Chinese paintings is underscored by Whistler's use of the 'butterfly' signature in the centre of the bottom edge of the painting.

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James Abbott McNeill Whistler

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Nocturne: Blue and Silver – Chelsea (1871)
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