Covent Garden – Market Dustman

1968 ⓘ
Etching
14 × 11 cm
Inventory no. MF-E-08
Collection: Michael Fell Estate
© Michael Fell Estate
Photograph © Joe Humphrys

A single market worker bends into the task of clearing refuse, the body taking up most of the small plate. Surrounding detail is kept spare, with a few ground lines and street marks enough to place the figure within the market setting. The tight framing emphasises labour and motion over scene-setting.