James Abbott McNeill Whistler
This work, which is a depiction of a fireworks display in London’s Cremorne Gardens, is probably Whistler’s most infamous painting. It was the central issue of a libel suit that involved the art critic John Ruskin and the artist (read the whole story). Ruskin had publicly slandered the work by making the statement, “I have seen, and heard, much of cockney impudence before now; but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas for flinging a pot of paint in the public’s face.” Whistler won the libel suit, though he was awarded only the token damages of one farthing. This is one of Whistler’s many Nocturnes, which are characterized by a moody atmosphere, a subtle palette, and overall tonalist qualities.
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