Titles

One title is known, with slight variations:

• "Battersea Nocturne" (1900, Whistler). 1
• 'Nocturne, Battersea' (1904, Copley Society, Boston) 2
• 'Nocturne: Battersea' (1980, YMSM). 3

'Nocturne: Battersea' is the preferred title.

Description

A nocturnal river scene in horizontal format: five barges with furled sails are moored by a jetty that sticks out at a slight diagonal from near right to further away at left. There are buildings on the far side of the river, which recedes into the distance at right.

Site

This is one of several views of Battersea Reach from Chelsea Wharf, near Whistler's house in London (see. for instance, Grey and Silver: Old Battersea Reach [YMSM 046], Nocturne in Blue and Silver [YMSM 113], and Nocturne: Blue and Silver - Battersea Reach [YMSM 119]).