Market Place, No. 2, Cleveland, Ohio (1926): Art, History and Details

Market Place, No. 2, Cleveland, Ohio (1926) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Edwin Kaufman (American, 1906–1939).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Before refrigeration was widely accessible, produce was bought and sold fresh daily. Here, Edwin Kaufman appears to depict the beginning of the market day. Vendors arrange their wares on tables while a man rests on a crate in the center, perhaps taking a break from the work. The scene lacks the rush of midday shopping, gesturing instead toward the daily repeated tasks of the marketplace. The lack of contemporary elements contributes a sense of timelessness to the scene.

Object facts

• Title: Market Place, No. 2, Cleveland, Ohio
• Date: 1926
• Creator attribution: Edwin Kaufman (American, 1906–1939)
• Culture: America, Ohio, Cleveland
• Type: Print
• Technique: etching
• Dimensions: Platemark: 15.5 x 10.8 cm (6 1/8 x 4 1/4 in.)
• Collection: PR - Etching
• Department: Prints
• Accession number: 1942.904

A detail from the museum

This etching, along with its pairing Market Place, No. 1, was entered in the Cleveland Museum of Art’s 1927 May Show with a listed price of $2.00.

Collection credit

Gift of Robert Hays Gries

Further reading listed by the museum

• Edwin Kaufman Entry Card to 1927 May Show. Cleveland Museum of Art May Show Records, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives

View the collection record

See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.