Design for a magazine illustration
1932
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1932
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Design for a magazine illustration is a 1932 by Ernst Deutsch-Dryden, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This is a fashion illustration from ca. 1932-1933. Ernst Deutsch-Dryden made it for a German women’s magazine. The drawing shows seven blouses, plus notes for the printer and real fabric swatches. Those fabric pieces were glued on to help match colors in print. Today they’re also a time capsule of 1930s textiles. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum next.
This drawing by Ernst Deutsch-Dryden, created around 1932–1933, served as the original artwork for a blouse feature in the German women’s magazine *Die Dame*. It depicts six women wearing blouses, with the word "BLUSEN" inscribed in pencil down the center, alongside lettering suggestions and printing instructions. Fabric samples are attached to boards held by the models, providing the printer with precise color references for reproduction. The inclusion of actual 1930s textiles also offers insight into the period’s fabric textures and colors, though these details would not be fully captured…
Read the full account in the museum source.
Ernst Deutsch-Dryden was the kind of artist who drew magazine covers in his sleep—literally.
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