Nocturne (painting)
In art, a 'nocturne' its broader sense distinguishes paintings of a night scene,[3] or night-piece, such as Rembrandt's The Night Watch, or the German Romantic Caspar David Friedrich's Two Men Contemplating the Moon of 1819.
Main article: Night in paintings (Western art)In America, James Abbott McNeill Whistler titled works thus to distinguish those paintings with a "dreamy, pensive mood" by applying the musical term,[4] and likewise also titled (and retitled) works using other music expressions, such as a "symphony", "harmony", "study" or "arrangement", to emphasize the tonal qualities and the composition and to de-emphasize the narrative content.[5] The use of the term "nocturne" can be associated with the Tonalist movement of the American of the late 19th century and early 20th century which is "characterized by soft, diffused light, muted tones and hazy outlined objects, all of which imbue the works with a strong sense of mood."[6] Along with winter scenes, nocturnes were a common Tonalist theme.[7] Frederic Remington used the term as well for his nocturne scenes of the American Old West.[8][9]
Rest on the Flight into Egypt, 1647
Christ and the Woman of Samaria, 1659
Nocturne in Blue and Gold: Valparaiso Bay, 1866
Nocturne Trafalgar Square Chelsea Snow, 1876
Nocturne in Pink and Grey, Portrait of Lady Meux, 1881–1882
"Nocturne" was a term that was normally applied to certain types of musical compositions before James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834–1903), inspired by the language of music, began using the word within the titles of many of his works,[14] such as Nocturne in Blue and Silver (1871), in the collection of the Tate Gallery, London, United Kingdom.[15]
Pretty Mother of the Night—White Otter is No Longer a Boy c. 1900, private collection
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Other artists who also created nocturne scenes are: