Original Production Animation Cel of Storm, Archangel, Wolverine, Professor X, Beast, Cable, Gambit, and Cyclops from X-Men: The Animated Series

Original hand painted production animation cel of Storm, Archangel, Wolverine, Professor X, Beast, Cable, Gambit, and Cyclops from X-Men: The Animated Series episode "Beyond Good and Evil - The Lazarus Chamber," 1995, Marvel Studios; Marvel Seal lower right; Size - X-Men & Platform: 3 1/2 x 6 1/2", Image 7 1/2 x 9 1/2", Mat 11 x 14"; Double matted.

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X-Men: The Animated Series was an American animated television series which debuted on October 31, 1992 on Fox Network as part of the Fox Kids Saturday morning cartoon lineup. The series was based on the X-Men comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The theme music was composed by Ron Wasserman and the series ran for five seasons resulting in 76 episodes. The core group of X-Men were composed of Cyclops, Wolverine, Rogue, Storm, Beast, Gambit, Jubilee, Jean Grey, and Professor X and the series was Marvel Comic's second attempt at an animate X-Men TV series after the pilot X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men had not been renewed.

Close up of the original production animation cel of Storm, Archangel, Wolverine, Professor X, Beast, Cable, Gambit, and Cyclops.

"Beyond Good and Evil - The Lazarus Chamber" is the Fourteenth episode of the fourth season of  X-Men: The Animated Series. It was directed by Larry Houston, written by Michael Edens, and originally aired on November 18, 1995. The plot of the episode is that in the year 3000, Cable manages to break into a facility and steal a time machine while his son Tyler Summer, who is waiting outside, is attacked by robots. Cable manages to fly backwards through time, unknowingly being watched by Apocalypse, who is in the Axis of Time. Apocalypse changes Cable's time travel so that he lands in the present day. Cable encounters the X-Men who tell him about the kidnapped group of psychics. Beast and Shard determine how Bishop became lost in the time stream; and Wolverine interrogates Sabretooth. Cable tells the X-Men that Apocalypse has to visit his Lazarus Chamber once every hundred years so that he can retain his immortality. Wolverine, dragging Sabretooth behind him, says that all the evil mutants have joined with Apocalypse. Professor X looks into Sabretooth's mind, but can only see clocks and images that reference time.

The X-Men decide to find the Lazarus Chamber, and so using Cable's time machine they travel back to ancient Egypt. They find the great pyramid but encounter the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse; Death, War, Pestilence, an Famine. Cyclops, Storm, Gambit, and Archangel battle the Horsemen while Professor X, Beast, Wolverine, and Cable venture into the pyramid to find the Lazarus Chamber. However, Mystic disguised as Apocalypse and the real Apocalypse are there waiting for them; and Apocalypse kidnaps Professor X.

 Close up of the Marvel seal.

Close up of the production numbers.

Matted original production animation cel of the X-Men.

This is an original hand painted production animation cel of Storm, Archangel, Wolverine, Professor X, Beast, Cable, Gambit, and Cyclops standing on top of a landing platform from X-Men: The Animated Series. It is an amazing detailed work with full figure images of so many main characters in an action oriented scene. A great piece of animation art history and a wonderful addition to any collection!

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Original Production Animation Cels of Prince John and Sir Hiss from "Robin Hood," 1973

Original hand painted production animation cels of Prince John and Sir Hiss set on a lithographic background from "Robin Hood," 1973, Walt Disney Studios; Production numbers in ink lower right corners; Disney seal lower right; Size - Prince John: 6 1/2 x 5", Sir Hiss: 5 1/2 x 4 1/4", Image 8 1/2 x 12 3/4"; Unframed.

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The history of Robin Hood is that he is a heroic outlaw from English folklore who, according to legend, was a highly skilled archer and swordsman. He is usually depicted dressed in green, leads a band of Merry Men, and his motto is "robbing from the rich and giving to the poor." Robin Hood has became a popular folk figure, with ballads dating back to as early as the 15th century.

"Robin Hood" was the twenty-first full length animated film released by Walt Disney Studios on November 8, 1973. Robin Hood is an anthropomorphic fox and the protagonist of the film. Although Robin Hood is often shown as an outlaw who chooses to rob from the rich to help the poor people, in this Disney animated version, he is shown mainly attacking Prince John and his agents (Sir Hiss and the Sheriff of Nottingham), who have impoverished Nottingham with high taxes. Robin Hood and Little John steal the tax caravans and give it back to the peasants while trying to avoid capture.

Original production animation cel of Sir Hiss without the background.

Close up of the Walt Disney seal and production number.

All the characters in Disney's version of "Robin Hood" were played by animals. Prince John was a lion, Sir Hiss (no surprise) was a snake, and the Sheriff of Nottingham was a wolf. Prince John is a spoiled King who will resort to any underhanded trick so that he can maintain the crown and throne of Nottingham; and was voiced by the great and deep voiced Peter Ustinov. Sir Hiss was voiced by Terry-Thomas (who's hissing speech was masterful), and both were animated by Ollie Johnston. The on-screen presence of the two together is just wonderful and Johnston's animation skills, at this point, are top notch! The personalities are different and distinct, as are the ways the two different characters move and interact. Kaa from a prior film "Jungle Book," 1967 must have been a nice starting point, in order to allow Sir Hiss to show more emotion and expression through the use of not only his face and head, but his tail.

Original production animation cel of Prince John without the background.

Close up of the production number.

This is a wonderful original production animation two cel setup of Prince John and Sir Hiss. Both characters are eyes and mouth open; and Prince John is wearing his crown, royal robe, and blue tunic. Sir Hiss is wearing his orange tunic and cape, and his forked tongue can be seen in profile. A great pair of hand painted animation cels from one of the most beloved Walt Disney feature films!

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Original Production Animation Drawings of J. Worthington Foulfellow (Honest John or The Fox) and Pinocchio from "Pinocchio," 1940

Original production animation drawing in red, blue, green, and graphite pencils of J. Worthington Foulfellow (Honest John or The Fox) from "Pinocchio," 1940, Walt Disney Studios; Production stamp and numbered 53 in pencil lower right; Size - J. Worthington Foulfellow: 7 1/2 x 6", Sheet: 10 x 12"; Unframed.

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"Pinocchio," 1940 was the second animated feature film produced by Disney, and followed on the success of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." 1937. It was released to theaters by RKO Radio Pictures on February 23, 1940 and was based on the Italian children's novel "The Adventures of Pinocchio" by Carlo Collodi. The general plot of the film involves an old wood-carver named Geppetto, who carves a wooden puppet that he names Pinocchio. One night the puppet is brought to life by the Blue Fairy, who informs him that he can become a real boy if he proves himself to be "brave, truthful, and unselfish". Pinocchio's journey to become a real boy is challenged by his encounters with an array of scrupulous characters.

Close ups of the original production animation drawings of Pinocchio and Honest John.

"Pinocchio" became the first animated feature to win an Academy Award; it won for both Best Music - Original Score and for Best Music - Original Song for "When You Wish Upon A Star." Most critics and audiences agree that "Pinocchio" is among the finest Disney features ever made, and one of the greatest animated films of all time. In 1994, it was added to the United States National Film Registry as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."

Original production animation drawing of Pinocchio.

Original production animation drawing of Honest John.

Due to the huge success of "Snow White," Walt Disney wanted more famous voice actors for "Pinocchio." He cast popular singer Cliff Edwards (who had made the first record selling over a million copies) as Jiminy Cricket. Disney also wanted the character of Pinocchio to be voiced by a real child. The role ended up going to twelve year old actor Dickie Jones, who had previously been in Frank Capra's enormous Hollywood hit, "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington."

Animation began in September 1938 and just as in "Snow White," live-action footage was shot for "Pinocchio" with the actors playing the scenes; which was supervised by Hamilton Luske. The animators then used the footage as a guide for their animation drawings by studying the human movement and then incorporating many of those poses and scenes. The title character was animated by Milt Kahl (initial design), Frank Thomas, and Ollie Johnston. "When I was doing Pinocchio," Johnston said, "I thought of the character being real, a living person, not a drawing."

Norm Ferguson (Fergy) was the animator responsible for bringing both J. Worthington Foulfellow (The Fox) and Gideon (The Cat) to life. Fergy is most remembered for his creation of Pluto, but his animation of both Foulfellow and Gideon was one of the true highlights of the film "Pinocchio." The inspiration for Foulfellow (also called Honest John) was the classic vaudeville acts; with the actor's overdone dialogue and skill at improvisations. Foulfellow was a very fast talking and persuasive Fox, who would not give poor Pinocchio time to think or respond before moving forward with his own plan to better himself, at the expense of his poor victim. Although dressed in a top hat, gloves, and a cape; all of his clothing is old, ragged, and with patches throughout.

Walter Catlett provided the voice of Foulfellow and endowed the character with a wonderful sophisticated style, that added to the level of sophistication to this petty criminal. Catlett had started is own career in vaudeville and new how to impart that style into his reading of Honest John. In addition, Walter Catlett's voice was also great for Fergy's animation; as it allowed for facial expressions and for mannerisms that enhanced the feel of Honest John. This combination was perfect and really helped in the development of a much more brilliant character, and one of the most entertaining in the film.

Close up of the production numbers on the Pinocchio production animation drawing.

Close up of the production numbers on the Honest John production animation drawing.

This is a wonderful matched pair of drawings of Honest John and Pinocchio! The drawings are from the first encounter by Pinocchio with the fast talking Foulfellow. A great addition to any animation art collection. The dialog for the scene is below:

Pinocchio: I'm going to school.

Foulfellow: School. Ah, yes. Then perhaps you haven't heard of the easy road to success.

Pinocchio: Uh-uh.

Foulfellow: No? I'm speaking, my boy, of the theater! Here's your apple.

[Hands Pinocchio the apple, eaten down to the core]

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Original Production Animation Cels of Cruella De Vil and Her Car from "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," 1961

Original hand painted production animation cels of Cruella De Vil and her Car from "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," 1961, Walt Disney Studios; Both set on a lithographic background; Size - Cruella De Vil: 5 1/4" x 5 1/4", Car 9 1/2 x 12 1/4", Image 10 x 11 3/4"; Unframed.

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"We'll find the little mongrels if it takes till next Christmas. Now get going! And watch your driving, you imbeciles! Do you wanna get nabbed by the police?" - Cruella De Vil

"One Hundred and One Dalmatians" ("101 Dalmatians"), is a 1961 full length animated feature film by Walt Disney Productions. It was adapted from Dodie Smith's 1956 novel of the same name. It stars Rod Taylor as the voice of Pongo and Cate Bauer as the voice of Perdita; with Betty Lou Gerson as the voice of the evil and villainous Cruella de Vil. The animation of all the characters from the film was quite extraordinary. Pongo, who had a total of 72 different spots, was animated by the famed Disney artist Ollie Johnston.

In the case of some Disney characters, drawings are more rare than the cels; for example Shere Khan from "The Jungle Book," Prince John from "Robin Hood," and Cruella de Vil from "101 Dalmatians." Cruella along with Maleficent are two of the most favorite of all the Disney villains, and they were both animated by Marc Davis. The character was created by Dodie Smith for his novel "101 Dalmatians" in 1956, but it was Davis's visual interpretation that the world remembers. Although some of Cruella's traits were based in the novel, Davis along with Bill Peat, morphed the character by making her razor thin and exaggerating her oversized coat onto her thin frame. The long cigarette holder was modeled on one Davis used himself. Inspiration was also drawn from Hollywood legends Tallulah Bankhead, Bette Davis, and Rosalind Russell. Movement, according to Davis, was consistent "like someone you wouldn't like," and another inspiration was based on "one woman I knew who was just a monster. She was tall and thin and talked constantly - you never knew what she was saying, but you couldn't get a word in edgewise."

Original production animation cel of Cruella De Vil without the background.

Original production animation cel of Cruella De Vil's Car without the background.

The voice of Cruella was provided by Betty Lou Gerson. She had worked for Disney prior as the narrator for Cinderella, but her voice talent as Cruella De Vil is her tour de force! The highly pitched phrase "Anita Darling!" is completely iconic and has become part of Disney pop culture.

The following three paragraphs about the animation of Cruella's car is from Disney Wiki:

"Back in the '60s, Disney animators were using Xerox camera technology to translate pencil drawings on paper into line work on cels, which replaced the beautiful, traditional hand-painted cels in order to save money on creating animated films. During the production of One Hundred and One Dalmatians, the studio came up with an idea on how to animate Cruella's Car, the animators built an actual white model of her car out of cardboard with bold black lines on the edges."

"To make the wheels articulate, the animators took a long piece of cloth, taped little pieces of wooden dowling underneath it and then put the car on top of the cloth suspended from a kite string, and then they would pull this long piece of fabric with all these pieces of wooden dowling underneath the wheels and they would shoot a take of that. To give it the look that the car had suspension they put in springs so it would have this little bouncy effect. The footage would then be run through the same Xerox process that was being used to transfer pencil line work onto cels and then painted to what was seen in the final film. When Cruella is seen driving her car up the hill of snow, a sand-like substance was used for it to drive through and shot it all in slow motion."

"The process of shooting models with those black outlines worked very successful when making One Hundred and One Dalmatians and it was a clever idea to save money. The current status of the original model of Cruella's car remains in storage, mostly fully intact."

These are very rare original production cels of Cruella De Vil and her Car. Cruella is eyes and mouth open, driving her car (that is registered as "DEV IL"), and looking for the dalmatian puppies that had escaped from being held prisoner by her henchmen Horace and Jasper. A great cel setup, perfect for any animation art collection!

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Original Production Animation Pan Drawing of Twenty-two Flowers from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951

Original production animation pan drawing of twenty-two Flowers in graphite pencil from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951, Walt Disney Studios; Titled "Alice In Wonderland" and signed J Hale in pencil lower center; Production numbers lower right; Size - Flowers: 9 1/4 x 19 1/4", Sheet 12 1/2 x 32"; Unframed.

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"You can learn a lot of things from the flowers." - The Flowers

"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (commonly shortened to "Alice in Wonderland"), is a 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson who wrote under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. Disney reworked the story to fit with both a younger audience and a time frame suitable for an animated film (it's run time is only 75 minutes).

Kathryn Beaumont, who was born in London England, was just 10 years old when she was chosen for the voice of Alice. Walt Disney personally cast Beaumont after seeing her in the film "On an Island with You," in which the child actress had a small role. Disney was so impressed by her that she was also chosen to be the model for Alice, and would also go on to provide the voice for Wendy in "Peter Pan," 1953. Beaumont has also reprised her voice acting role as Alice in two episodes of the animated series, Disney's "House of Mouse," and as both Alice and Wendy in the video game "Kingdom Hearts." She did not retire as the voice of Alice and Wendy until 2005, when her role for these two characters was taken over by Hynden Walch.

Close up of the original production animation pan drawing of twenty-two Flowers from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951.

Close up of the original production animation pan drawing of twenty-two Flowers from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951.

Close up of the original production animation pan drawing of twenty-two Flowers from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951.

While a shrunken Alice is chasing after the White Rabbit, she runs into a flower garden where she encounters a large group of beautiful flowers. Alice begins to talk with them and the flowers exclaim they can sing, and The Red Rose (the leader) says, "Girls! We shall sing "Golden Afternoon". That's about all of us." After the song, all the flowers try to figure out what kind of flower is Alice. When Alice replies that she isn't a flower, they determine that she must be a weed and change their attitude towards her; and they chase her out of their garden.

Close up of the "Alice In Wonderland" title and J Hale signature.

Close up of the production numbers.

This is a very rare original production animation pan drawing of twenty-two Flowers from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951. The drawing includes the Red Rose, Iris, Daffodil, Sweet Peas, Pansies, Tulips, Calla and Tiger Lilies, and Bluebells. The drawing is also titled and signed by Walt Disney animator and producer, Joe Hale. A beautiful and large drawing that is a perfect addition to any animation art collection!

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Original Production Animation Cel of the Iris Flower from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951

Original hand inked and hand painted production animation cel of the Iris Flower from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 36 in ink lower right; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Iris: 6 1/2 x 3 1/2", Image 7 1/2 x 12"; Unframed.

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"Aha! Just as I suspected! She's nothing but a common mobile vulgaris!" - Iris
"A common what?" - Alice
"To put it bluntly: a weed!" - Iris

"Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" (commonly shortened to "Alice in Wonderland"), is a 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson who wrote under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. Disney reworked the story to fit with both a younger audience and a time frame suitable for an animated film (it's run time is only 75 minutes).

Kathryn Beaumont, who was born in London England, was just 10 years old when she was chosen for the voice of Alice. Walt Disney personally cast Beaumont after seeing her in the film "On an Island with You," in which the child actress had a small role. Disney was so impressed by her that she was also chosen to be the model for Alice, and would also go on to provide the voice for Wendy in "Peter Pan," 1953. Beaumont has also reprised her voice acting role as Alice in two episodes of the animated series, Disney's "House of Mouse," and as both Alice and Wendy in the video game "Kingdom Hearts." She did not retire as the voice of Alice and Wendy until 2005, when her role for these two characters was taken over by Hynden Walch.

Original production animation cel of the Iris without the background.

While a shrunken Alice is chasing after the White Rabbit, she runs into a flower garden where she encounters a large group of beautiful flowers. Alice begins to talk with them and the flowers exclaim they can sing, and The Red Rose (the leader) says, "Girls! We shall sing "Golden Afternoon". That's about all of us." After the song, all the flowers try to figure out what kind of flower is Alice. When Alice replies that she isn't a flower, they determine that she must be a weed and change their attitude towards her; and they chase her out of their garden.

This is a very rare and exceptionally nice original production animation cel of The Iris from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951. Her eyes and mouth are open and she is holding her eyeglasses (composed of a tendril) in front of her. A great addition to any vintage Walt Disney animation art collection!

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