Nocturne
Medium
lithograph on chine collé
Dimensions
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Classification
Department
Prints
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Bequest of Charles T. Brooks
Accession Number
1941.89
Tags
male
About this artwork
Whistler was the first to borrow musical terms for the titles of his works of art. In 1872, he defined painting as "the exact correlative of music, as vague, as purely emotional, as released from all functions of representation." Whistler’s use of musical terminology was meant to convey the supremacy of color, line, and form over subject matter in his art. The title Nocturne was suggested by the artist’s patron, Frederick Leyland, an enthusiastic amateur pianist who was especially fond of Chopin...