This dark, brooding scene places the viewer directly on the Brooklyn Bridge along its pedestrian walkway. The heavy lines and isolated, melancholy figures imbue the print with a sense of foreboding. Although Edwin Kaufman lived in New York City starting in the mid-1930s, it is likely that he made this print earlier, in the late 1920s. During this time, the artist’s prints featuring city bridges and marketplaces were being recognized in exhibitions in Cleveland and New York.
