Original hand painted production cel of Shere Khan from "The Jungle Book," 1967; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Shere Khan: 5" x 6 3/4", Cel: 10" x 12", Image: 7 x 9 1/2"; Unframed.
Shere Khan the tiger is the main antagonist in the 1967 Walt Disney film "The Jungle Book," an adaption of writer Rudyard Kipling's series of stories. Khan was voiced by George Sanders, a veteran actor with a deep bass voice and a heavy British accent. The choice of Sanders was perfect for Shere Khan who, in the film, seemed to adopt a British gentleman persona and used British phrases such as "Good show."
Milt Kahl, the great veteran Disney animator, was in charge of bringing Shere Khan to life and so of course Kahl set out on a crash course in tigers. Kahl said in an interview: " I learned so much about tigers by studying them that I didn't have to rely on any life action crutch." From Disney animator Andreas Dejas about the animation of Shere Khan, "Great perspective walk, and I love the way the tiger lies down, upper body first, then the rear. The way he moves those front feet is worth studying alone. Such great anatomy."
Shere Khan cel without the background.
This is an absolutely wonderful cel of Shere Khan! A very rare full figure image, with all four paws, his tail seen behind is back feet, and with both of his yellow eyes open; as well as a perfectly evil grin. This is obviously an Art Corner cel, just missing the paper mat and the backing board. Art Corner was a retail shop located in Disneyland that sold original production cels.
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