Tonalism
| Tonalism | |
|---|---|
James McNeill Whistler, Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket, c. 1875; oil on panel; 60.3 × 46.4 cm | |
| Years active | from the 1880s into the early 20th century |
| Location | United States |
| Major figures | Albert Pinkham Ryder, George Inness, John Henry Twachtman, James McNeill Whistler |
| Influences | French Barbizon school, Hudson River School |
| Influenced | Milton Avery, the Color Field painters, the circle of artists around Alfred Stieglitz, and etchers like Edith Loring Getchell |
Tonalism was an artistic style that emerged in the 1880s. The movement was eventually eclipsed by Impressionism and European modernism.