Peter White, “Sybil Andrews: colour linocuts/ linogravures en couleur”, Glenbow Museum, Calgary, 1982, illustrated page 64, figure 58
Having settled in Canada after the war, Andrews returned to making linocuts in 1951. She resided in Campbell River on Vancouver Island, then a small yet bustling logging town. In “Day's End”, Andrews robust style is present in the marvelous forms and commanding presence of the team of horses, reminiscent of her 1934 linocut “Tillers of the Soil”. Andrews' bold contours and low vantage point have returned, the horses towering over the viewer. The swirling lines of the soil and shimmering golden tones of the evening sky imbue the composition with both dynamism and tranquility all at once.
