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Sybil Andrews

British-Canadian, 1898

Suffolk, UK

Geometric AbstractionArt Deco

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• Art Deco

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Sybil Andrews was a British printmaker and painter known for bold linocuts and woodcuts that captured urban energy and industrial landscapes with geometric abstraction. Working primarily in the 1920s and 1930s, she developed a distinctive formal language combining Art Deco influences with modernist reduction, creating dynamic compositions of movement and form. Her prints demonstrate exceptional technical command of the medium and an early commitment to non-representational design.

Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 26d ago

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York Art Institute of Chicago

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Artworks (12)

The Storm

1935 · Color linocut on brown Japanese paper

Sheet, sight: 36.5 × 26.5 cm (14 3/8 × 10 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Speedway

1934 · Linoleum cut

composition: 12 13/16 x 9 1/8" (32.5 x 23.2 cm); sheet (irreg.): 14 1/8 x 10 5/8" (35.8 x 27 cm)

composition: 10 5/16 x 13 1/2" (26.2 x 34.3 cm); sheet (irreg.): 11 7/8 x 14 15/16" (30.2 x 37.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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To Hire a Bus or Coach (Poster for London Transport)

1934 · Lithograph

30 x 20" (76.2 x 50.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Fall of the Leaf

1934 · Color linocut on Japanese paper

Sheet: 15 3/4 × 11 3/4 in. (40 × 29.8 cm) Image: 14 1/4 × 10 3/16 in. (36.2 × 25.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Racing

1934 · Linoleum cut

Block: 10 1/4 × 13 1/2 in. (26 × 34.3 cm) Sheet: 11 7/16 × 14 7/8 in. (29.1 × 37.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Flower Girls

1934 · Color linocut

Sheet: 11 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (29.2 × 24.1 cm) Image: 9 7/16 × 8 9/16 in. (24 × 21.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Bringing in the Boat

1933 · Color linocut on Japanese paper

Block: 13 1/16 × 10 1/4 in. (33.2 × 26 cm) Sheet: 14 1/2 × 12 1/2 in. (36.8 × 31.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum of Modern Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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