Blue and Silver, Chelsea ☱ Whistler ☱ Canvas Size:37½ x 30 He holds a Vajrayana bell

He holds a Vajrayana bell in his right hand

To the right of the Yellow House

The Pine Tree at Saint Tropez (1909

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

Blue and Silver, Chelsea ☱ Whistler ☱ Canvas Size:37½ x 30 He holds a Vajrayana bellNocturne: 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