Museumjournaal, Serie 9 no1, 1963

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Cover drawing by Wassily Kandinsky

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Museumjournaal, Serie 9 no1, 1963. Cover drawing by Wassily Kandinsky.
Museumjournaal, Serie 9 no1, 1963. Cover drawing by Wassily Kandinsky.
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