Racing

Sybil Andrews

1934 · Color linocut on Japanese paper · Drawings and Prints

While modern machines like race cars and motorbikes grabbed the public’s attention during the interwar period, there was still great interest in horseracing. Here, Andrews captured the sensation of speed and the dynamic and rhythmic movements of the horses as they round the track. The overlapping and repeated forms convey the impression of motion and time unfolding, recalling the work of Eadweard Muybridge (best known for his nineteenth-century time-lapse photographs of galloping horses) as well as contemporary films showing the movement of animals and people in a way that was previously unthinkable. The race depicted is likely the celebrated Epsom Derby, an association strengthened by the print’s connection with Epsom Summer Morning, the 1933 poster Andrews made as "Andrew Power" for London Transport.

Artist

Sybil Andrews

Date

1934

Medium

Color linocut on Japanese paper

Department

Drawings and Prints

Credit line

Purchase, Leslie and Johanna Garfield Gift, Lila Acheson Wallace, Charles and Jessie Price, and David T Schiff Gifts, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, Dolores Valvidia Hurlburt Bequest, Peco Foundation and Friends of Drawings and Prints Gifts, and funds from various donors, 2019