Nocturne. Nocturne painting is a term coined by James Abbott McNeill Whistler to describe a painting style that depicts scenes evocative of the night or subjects as they appear in a veil of light, in twilight, or in the absence of direct light.
In a broader usage, the term has come to refer to any painting of a night scene, or night-piece, such as Rembrandt's The Night Watch. Whistler used the term within the title of his works to represent paintings with a dreamy, pensive mood by applying a musical name.
He also titled works using other terms associated with music, such as a symphony, harmony, study or arrangement, to emphasize the tonal qualities and the composition and to de-emphasize the narrative content. The use of the term nocturne can be associated with the Tonalism 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.
Along with winter scenes, nocturnes were a common Tonalist theme. Frederic Remington used the term as well for his nocturne scenes of the American Old West.
In northern Europe, the Dutch Golden Age produced one of the greatest artists of all time. The first artist to paint scenes on a regular basis in the nocturne mode was Rembrandt van Rijn. Many of his portraits were also painted using a nocturne metho
In a broader usage, the term has come to refer to any painting of a night scene, or night-piece, such as Rembrandt's The Night Watch. Whistler used the term within the title of his works to represent paintings with a dreamy, pensive mood by applying a musical name.
He also titled works using other terms associated with music, such as a symphony, harmony, study or arrangement, to emphasize the tonal qualities and the composition and to de-emphasize the narrative content. The use of the term nocturne can be associated with the Tonalism 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.
Along with winter scenes, nocturnes were a common Tonalist theme. Frederic Remington used the term as well for his nocturne scenes of the American Old West.
In northern Europe, the Dutch Golden Age produced one of the greatest artists of all time. The first artist to paint scenes on a regular basis in the nocturne mode was Rembrandt van Rijn. Many of his portraits were also painted using a nocturne metho
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