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The Inner Harbor
Every working harbor keeps one boat painted a blue that should not work and does. It holds the whole painting together; take it away and the picture goes to sleep. Painted sitting on the quay steps with the paper nearly dry, dragging the brush sideways so the stone and the water would both come out rough.
Placeholder artwork: “Boats” by John Singer Sargent, public domain via The Met.