Sybil Andrews

British, b.1898, d.1992

Football

  • 1937
  • Linocut
  • Presented by Mr Rex Nan Kivell, 1953
  • © Glenbow Museum, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, 2012. Reproduced with permission
  • 285 x 390mm
  • 94/243

Sybil Andrews completed several linocuts of horses both working and competing. In Racing, the galloping horses and their riders are stretched and curved, giving a sense of motion as they round the track barrier. The sense of speed and movement is intensified by the high viewpoint and the slipstream each horse leaves in its wake. All non-essential details have been eliminated and the horses appear to move in unison, creating a whirlwind as they gallop in full flight.

(One O'Clock Jump: British Linocuts from the Jazz Age, 7 December 2024 - 11 May 2025)

Exhibition History