Covent Garden – Early Morning
1968 ⓘ
Etching
14 × 11 cm
Inventory no. MF-E-07
Collection: British Museum, London (1972,0408.1)
© Michael Fell Estate
Photograph © Joe Humphrys
Etching
14 × 11 cm
Inventory no. MF-E-07
Collection: British Museum, London (1972,0408.1)
© Michael Fell Estate
Photograph © Joe Humphrys
Covent Garden is caught early in the day, with workers gathered near a coffee stall. Figures and street elements are fitted tightly to the small plate, giving the scene its compact pressure. Architecture and signage form a clipped backdrop around the cluster of activity.
Exhibition History
- British Museum, Modern Prints and Drawings, 1972
Bibliography
- Modern Prints and Drawings and Other Recent Acquisitions, British Museum, 1972
- Adrian Bartlett, “Printmaking”, in The Art of Michael Fell, Unicorn, 2024, p. 58
- Michael Daley, “The Art of Michael Fell”, The Jackdaw, November/December 2024
- British Museum Collection database (1972,0408.1)