Dress c. 1940

Lester Kausch’s 1940 watercolor drawing titled “Dress” is a fashion illustration of a delicate pink dress with a floral print. The dress features a fitted bodice and a full skirt with a ruffled hem, a popular style of the era. Kausch, a prolific illustrator who captured the changing trends in fashion, has created a whimsical representation of a garment that would have been considered fashionable and elegant in the 1940s. The simple, yet elegant design of the dress is accentuated by the meticulous rendering of the watercolor medium, highlighting the details of the floral pattern and the soft folds of the fabric.