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Misty night seascape with a glowing orange moon over grey-green water, dark boats in the foreground, and faint shoreline silhouettes on the horizon.

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
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1872).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Stickney Fund

Español: Nocturno: Azul y oro—Southampton Water

Un nocturno neblinoso muestra una amplia extensión de agua gris verdosa bajo un cielo pálido, con una luna anaranjada brillante cerca de la orilla oscura de la izquierda. Pequeñas embarcaciones oscuras flotan en primer plano, y siluetas tenues de edificios y mástiles lejanos se alzan en el horizonte.

Português: Noturno: Azul e Ouro—Southampton Water

Um noturno enevoado mostra uma ampla extensão de água cinza-esverdeada sob um céu pálido, com uma lua alaranjada brilhante perto da margem escura à esquerda. Pequenos barcos escuros flutuam em primeiro plano, e silhuetas tênues de prédios e mastros distantes erguem-se no horizonte.

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