Original production animation drawing of Lucifer in green, yellow, and graphite pencils from "Cinderella," 1950, Walt Disney Studios; Walt Disney Color Department stamp lower left; Production numbers upper and lower right; Size - Lucifer: 7 1/4 x 13 1/4", Sheet 12 1/2 x 14 3/4"; Unframed.
The
1950 Walt Disney feature film "Cinderella" was based on the French
version of the tale by Charles Perrault, entitled "Cinderella" and
written in 1698. The film was the second in the series of great Princess
films developed by Disney, the first being Snow White in 1937. The
character of Cinderella is usually front and center in the pantheon of
Disney Princess merchandise, perhaps because she is the only Princess
not to be of a noble blood line who ended up marrying a Prince and
becoming royalty.
Lucifer was the name of the pet cat of Lady Tremaine, Cinderella's evil Stepmother. The name Lucifer, a synonym of Satan, was chosen by Walt Disney himself probably due to his known hatred of cats. Lucifer was largely created for comic relief from the main storyline of Cinderella. Ward Kimball, the animator for Lucifer, was also responsible for the comedic subplot of the cat-and-mouse chase scenes between the cat and the two featured mice of the film, Jaq and Gus. His design for Lucifer was largely inspired by a pet cat belonging to Kimball himself; and Kimball's excellent animation skills have made Lucifer one of Disney's greatest Villains!
Lucifer was the name of the pet cat of Lady Tremaine, Cinderella's evil Stepmother. The name Lucifer, a synonym of Satan, was chosen by Walt Disney himself probably due to his known hatred of cats. Lucifer was largely created for comic relief from the main storyline of Cinderella. Ward Kimball, the animator for Lucifer, was also responsible for the comedic subplot of the cat-and-mouse chase scenes between the cat and the two featured mice of the film, Jaq and Gus. His design for Lucifer was largely inspired by a pet cat belonging to Kimball himself; and Kimball's excellent animation skills have made Lucifer one of Disney's greatest Villains!
Close up of the original production animation drawing of Lucifer.
Lucifer
was voiced by the very well known voice actress, June Foray. Foray
worked for many different animation studios and is probably most well
known as the voice of Cindy Lou Who, in Chuck Jone's holiday favorite
"How The Grinch Stole Christmas," 1966. Chuck Jones is reported to have
said, "June Foray is not the female Mel Blanc, Mel Blanc was the male
June Foray."
This
is a very large and expressive original production animation drawing of Lady Tremaine's
wicked and sinister cat, Lucifer. Original artwork of Lucifer is very
rare and this is a great piece. The drawing is from the scene when Gus and Jaq attempt to collect Drizella and Anastasia's discarded clothing and accessories in order to incorporate them into a dress for Cinderella to wear to the King's Ball. Lucifer is trying to catch the mice and ends up getting stuck inside of a blouse sleeve. He is eyes and mouth open with a great wicked smile and is accomplished in green, yellow, and graphite pencils. A rare and beautiful piece of
vintage Walt Disney
animation artwork from the full length masterpiece "Cinderella!"
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