Nocturne: Blue and Gold - Old Battersea Bridge 1865

"Nocturne: Blue and Gold - Old Battersea Bridge" is a painting by James Abbott McNeill Whistler created in 1865. Whistler's "Nocturnes" are a series of paintings that explore the effects of artificial light and atmospheric conditions on the landscape. This work, dominated by blue and gold hues, depicts a misty night scene of the Old Battersea Bridge over the Thames River in London. The bridge and river are obscured in a hazy atmosphere, with only a few lights flickering in the distance. Whistler was a pioneer of Impressionism, and his work was revolutionary for its focus on subjective experience and the ephemeral beauty of fleeting moments.