Blue and Silver, Chelsea ☱ Whistler ☱ Canvas Size:37½ x 30 and declared bankruptcy due to

and declared bankruptcy due to the court costs adding to his other debts

An ocean of greens and blues dominates the scene

To the right of the Yellow House

an important part of his work as he often lacked the money to pay models

Blue and Silver, Chelsea ☱ Whistler ☱ Canvas Size:37½ x 30 and declared bankruptcy due toNocturne: Blue and Silver, Chelsea (1871) by James McNeill Whistler is a view from Battersea Bridge looking across the Thames towards Chelsea. The tower of Chelsea Old Church is visible on the right, and a fisherman stands in the foreground. This is the first of his series of Nocturnes, paintings intended to convey the beauty and tranquillity of the River Thames. The influence of Japanese woodblock prints is evident from the limited range of colors