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Whistler's studies of chromatic colors (studies in black, studies in white, etc.) were prime examples of his art for art sake. Nocturne: Blue was a painting depicting the Old Battersea Bridge across the Thames. But in this painting the bridge is distorted, bent and raised high into an arch. Hokusai, one of Whistler's favorite artists, had done a similar scene of fireworks at night behind a tall wooden bridge. Note:
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