This dramatic museum art print is of james abbot mcneill whistlers 1875 oil on panel painting nocturne in black and gold the falling rocket the original painting is now held in the collection of the detroit institute of the arts this is one of six nocturnes that whistler painted of cremorne gardens in london in his depiction of the garden whistler concentrated on the mysterious and ephemeral activities such as the nightly display of fireworks here you can see the climax of one of