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Nürenberg

1929

Edwin Kaufman

(American, 1906–1939)
Culture
America, Ohio, Cleveland
Medium
lithograph
Measurements
Platemark: 16.5 x 9.2 cm (6 1/2 x 3 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert Hays Gries 1942.917
Edition
9/12
Public Domain
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Location
Not on view
Print
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This print won third prize in lithography at the Cleveland Museum of Art’s 1930 May Show.

Description

Although today known for its connection to World War II, Nuremburg, Germany, was attractive to artists during the 1920s due to its importance to the history of printing. Edwin Kaufman ignored the city entirely in this lithograph and instead illustrated a woman walking. Her practical attire and large baskets recall the city’s past, which Kaufman may have aimed to exaggerate by removing his subject’s modernized surroundings.
A vertically oriented lithograph in black ink depicts a woman with a light skin tone walking toward the left. She wears a headscarf and a long, full skirt, leaning forward mid-stride. A stack of large baskets is secured to her back, and she carries another under her right arm. Quick, bold lines and dark, sketchy shading define her figure against a plain background, emphasizing her heavy burden and forward momentum.

Nürenberg

1929

Edwin Kaufman

(American, 1906–1939)
America, Ohio, Cleveland

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