12 Stunning Never-Released Images From Disney’s Animation Studio

Didier Ghez's They Drew As They Pleased: The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age gathers rare and previously unseen images from four of Disney's trailblazing artists in the studio's formative years.

by Arianna Rebolini

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12 Stunning Never-Released Images From Disney’s Animation Studio

1. Concept art for Fantasia's "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," by Gustaf Tenggren.

2. Doodles by Disney's first concept artist, Albert Hurter.

3. Concept drawing of Snow White in the forest, by Ferdinand Horvath (1937).

4. Character designs for the sea serpent in the abandoned short Mickey's Sea Monster, by Ferdinand Horvath (1935).

5. Concept painting for the short Little Hiawatha, by Gustaf Tenggren (1937).

6. Early designs of the seven dwarfs, by Albert Hurter.

7. Character designs for the abandoned short, Ballet des Fleurs, by Bianca Majolie (1935).

8. Early designs for Jiminy Cricket, by Albert Hurter.

9. Gepetto mourning Pinocchio, by Gustaf Tenggren.

10. Character studies and gag ideas by Horvath for the abandoned short, Mickey's Toothache (1935).

11. Early character designs for Tinkerbell, by Bianca Majolie (1953).

12. Abstract doodles by Albert Hurter for an abandoned surrealist short (1940).

They Drew As They Pleased: The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age is available now.

12 Stunning Never-Released Images From Disney’s Animation Studio

1. Concept art for Fantasia's "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," by Gustaf Tenggren.

2. Doodles by Disney's first concept artist, Albert Hurter.

3. Concept drawing of Snow White in the forest, by Ferdinand Horvath (1937).

4. Character designs for the sea serpent in the abandoned short Mickey's Sea Monster, by Ferdinand Horvath (1935).

5. Concept painting for the short Little Hiawatha, by Gustaf Tenggren (1937).

6. Early designs of the seven dwarfs, by Albert Hurter.

7. Character designs for the abandoned short, Ballet des Fleurs, by Bianca Majolie (1935).

8. Early designs for Jiminy Cricket, by Albert Hurter.

9. Gepetto mourning Pinocchio, by Gustaf Tenggren.

10. Character studies and gag ideas by Horvath for the abandoned short, Mickey's Toothache (1935).

11. Early character designs for Tinkerbell, by Bianca Majolie (1953).

12. Abstract doodles by Albert Hurter for an abandoned surrealist short (1940).

They Drew As They Pleased: The Hidden Art of Disney's Golden Age is available now.

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