Marktplatz by Wassily Kandinsky, 1903 Size:12x24in (30x60cm) and darting lines seem to

and darting lines seem to vibrate across a deep field

Oldenburg (modern population: ~170

Inset maps: Includes an inset of Isla de los Estados

and the iconic Cashmere Gate are clearly marked

it places viewers high above Lower Manhattan

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