The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of June 15, 2026
Wagon on Street
1930s
(American, 1906–2004)
GIft of the Estate of Joan Dowling 2025.254
Location: Not on view
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In the 1930s, animal-drawn carts were common sites in Palestine (now Israel).Description
Seen from above, this old wagon suggests the work and manual labor needed to maintain the city. Ellen Auerbach uses the elements she saw in the street to create a delicately balanced composition of rectangles, subtly contrasted by the circles of the two wheels.- {{cite web|title=Wagon on Street|url=false|author=Ellen Auerbach|year=1930s|access-date=15 June 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2025.254