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Concert Hall

Sybil Andrews Canadian, born England
1929
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Concert Hall, Andrews’s first editioned linocut, was based on sketches made of London’s Queen’s Hall, a premier venue for classical music due to its excellent acoustics. Andrews used a cool palette to depict the dramatic curves and nearly abstract shadows of the balconies. The tightly packed rows of people point to the venue’s notoriously cramped conditions. While the image and title might evoke exclusivity more than many of Andrews’s other works, the Queen’s Hall was known for hosting the Proms, a concert season with lower-priced tickets and a more relaxed experience that sought to make "high art" more accessible. Concert Hall also shows Andrews’s early interest in depicting architectural spaces, something she shared with her partner, Cyril Power. The Queen’s Hall was destroyed in the Blitz in 1941.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Concert Hall
  • Artist: Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
  • Date: 1929
  • Medium: Color linocut on Japanese paper
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 10 7/16 in. × 13 in. (26.5 × 33 cm)
    Image: 9 5/16 in. × 11 in. (23.6 × 28 cm)
  • Classification: 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
  • Object Number: 2019.592.37
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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