Michael Fell, Kennington Paddling Pool, c 1990

Kennington Paddling Pool

c. 1990
Etching and aquatint
18.5 × 19.5 cm
Inventory no. MF-E-21
Collection: Keele University Art Collection (1997/029)
© Michael Fell Estate
Photograph © Joe Humphrys
Children stand and move in shallow water, with an adult figure at the edge of the pool. The pool and surrounding ground are indicated with minimal means, keeping the figures as the principal forms. Light aquatint suggests water and wet ground within the compact square format.

Exhibition History 

  • Brampton Museum, Newcastle, Keele Art Collection Exhibition, 2024

Bibliography 

  • ArtUK collection record: Kennington Paddling Pool
  • Keele University Art Collection database (1997/029)