Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket

painting by James Abbott McNeill Whistler
VisualArtwork painting Q646337
Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket
James McNeill Whistler · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket

Summary

Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket is a painting[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (916 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket is the creator of James McNeill Whistler[3].
  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket's instance of is recorded as painting[4].
  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket is associated with the Tonalism movement[5].
  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket's genre is marine art[6].
  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket's depicts is recorded as fireworks festival[7].
  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket's depicts is recorded as London[8].
  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket's depicts is recorded as night[9].
  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket is made of oil paint[10].
  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket is made of panel[11].
  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket's collection is recorded as Detroit Institute of Arts[12].
  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket's inventory number is recorded as 46.309[13].
  • The location of Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket was Detroit Institute of Arts[14].
  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket's Commons category is recorded as Nocturne in Black and Gold, the Falling Rocket (46.309) by James McNeill Whistler[15].
  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket's country of origin is recorded as United States[16].
  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket's catalog code is recorded as 170[17].
  • January 1, 1875 marks the founding of Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket[18].
  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket's described at URL is recorded as https://whistlerpaintings.gla.ac.uk/catalogue/display/?mid=y170[19].
  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket's depicts Iconclass notation is recorded as 43AA4[20].
  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket's depicts Iconclass notation is recorded as 25I[21].
  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket's depicts Iconclass notation is recorded as 25H213[22].
  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket's depicts Iconclass notation is recorded as 25I1[23].
  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket's depicts Iconclass notation is recorded as 23R14[24].
  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket's described by source is recorded as 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die[25].
  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nocturne in Black and Gold, the Falling Rocket'}[26].
  • Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket'}[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket is the creator of James McNeill Whistler[3].

Publication

Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket's genre is marine art[6].

Subject and Themes

Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket is associated with the Tonalism movement[5].

Material and Period

Recorded made from material include oil paint[10] and panel[11]. The location of Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket was Detroit Institute of Arts[14].

Why It Matters

Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket ranks in the top 3% of painting entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (916 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Make Lists, Not War. Retrieved . beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . Make Lists, Not War. beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . dia.org. Retrieved . dia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . whistlerpaintings.gla.ac.uk. whistlerpaintings.gla.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Make Lists, Not War. beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . dia.org. Retrieved . dia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Make Lists, Not War. beckchris.wordpress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Surajr7 · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die
    Copyright status public domain
    Country of origin
    Instance of painting
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