Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of Figaro from "Pinocchio," 1940, Walt Disney Studios; Set over a Courvoisier air brush background; With original Courvoisier Galleries label; Size - Figaro: 3 1/4 x 4", Image 5 1/2 x 6 1/2", Frame 16 x 17"; Framed with black and gold wood frame, linen mat, gold wood fillet, and plexiglass.
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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.
"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 Courvoisier Galleries label.
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."
Figaro
is Geppetto's pet Tuxedo Cat and was Walt Disney's favorite character
in the film. He loved the kitten so much, he wanted him to appear in as
many scenes as possible. Once production on "Pinocchio" was completed;
Walt made him Minnie Mouse's pet, replacing her dog Fifi. Figaro was
also given his own series of cartoon shorts, as well as costarring in
other cartoon shorts with Pluto.
Framed original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of Figaro.
The
master Walt Disney animator Eric Larson was in charge of animating
Figaro, and based the kitten's design on the childlike personality of
his own nephew. The famous character actor Mel Blanc (known as "The Man
of Thousand Voices") provided the voice of Figaro.
This
is an absolutely wonderful original production animation cel of
Geppetto's cat Figaro, with fishing line and buoy wrapped around his tail. The cel is from the scene when Geppetto and Figaro have been swallowed
by the whale Monstro and are living on an abandoned shipwreck inside the
belly of the beast. In order to eat, they try and catch fish while trapped inside of the whale. Figaro is eyes open and full figure from a great scene in the film. A beautifully custom framed piece of artwork from one of the
greatest Walt Disney films; and of one of Walt's most loved characters. A
fantastic addition to any animation collection!
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