Kleine Welten (Small Worlds) XI by Wassily Kandinsky, 1922 Size:24x36in (60x90cm) including the majestic Mauna Kea

including the majestic Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa

this map is not just a representation of political boundaries and cities

This is cultural diplomacy by design—an image crafted to reassure and delight travelers in the post-war push to revive tourism

The Royal Nonesuch performance site

The map also shows the various provinces of Siam

Kleine Welten (Small Worlds) XI by Wassily Kandinsky, 1922 Size:24x36in (60x90cm) including the majestic Mauna KeaKleine Welten (Small Worlds) XI (1922) by Wassily Kandinsky encapsulates the artists Bauhaus era pursuit of pure, nonobjective expressionan art of line, shape, and color that communicates like music. Part of his celebrated Kleine Welten portfolio, this compact small world distills rhythm and tension into a self contained cosmos, inviting the eye to travel between hovering forms and animated linear passages rather than a traditional subject or scene.