Portrait of the Painter's Mother.
In response to his 1875 painting subtitled The Falling Rocket, John Ruskin called this artist a "coxcomb" who was "flinging a pot of paint in the public's face." He won a libel suit against Ruskin for one farthing, explaining during the trial why he called many of his paintings "nocturnes" or "symphonies." For 10 points—name this painter of Arrangement in Black and Grey: Portrait of the Painter's Mother.
In response to his 1875 painting subtitled The Falling Rocket, John Ruskin called this artist a "coxcomb" who was "flinging a pot of paint in the public's face."
James Abbot McNeill {Whistler}