Street art · Amsterdam
Photo: Brbbl, CC BY-SA 3.0
Wandelend Muurtje
By Jan Snoeck (1927-2018)
See these tiled arches strut across the plaza like they've got somewhere to be? That's 'Wandelend Muurtje' ('Walking Little Wall') — De Stijl color-blocking crossed with a Fernand Léger sense of humor, catching you mid-step too.
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, photo via Wikimedia Commons.
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