Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of Geppetto and Figaro from "Pinocchio," 1940, Walt Disney Studios; Set over a Courvoisier air brush background; Size - Geppetto and Figaro: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2", Image 9 1/2 x 9 1/2", Frame 20 x 20"; Framed with a gold wood frame, two linen mats, a gold mat, 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."
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 Geppetto and 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.
Geppetto is a very skilled woodcarver, and is able to make toys, figurines, clocks, and even articulated music boxes. One day he creates a wooden marionette puppet that he names Pinocchio, and makes a wish for him to become a real boy. Geppetto was voiced by Christian Rub, who was a character actor from the late 1910's to the early 1950's, and was featured in more than 100 movies. Geppetto was masterfully animated by Walt Disney animator Art Babbitt, who noted that Geppetto was his favorite character to animate.
Geppetto is a very skilled woodcarver, and is able to make toys, figurines, clocks, and even articulated music boxes. One day he creates a wooden marionette puppet that he names Pinocchio, and makes a wish for him to become a real boy. Geppetto was voiced by Christian Rub, who was a character actor from the late 1910's to the early 1950's, and was featured in more than 100 movies. Geppetto was masterfully animated by Walt Disney animator Art Babbitt, who noted that Geppetto was his favorite character to animate.
According to veteran Walt Disney animator Andreas Deja:
"I
had the chance to meet Art when he was still working for Dick Williams
on The Thief and the Cobbler. He didn't mind talking about his Disney
years and his strained relationship with Walt. I remember him saying
that after he left Disney he never again animated a character with so
much warmth like Geppetto. He felt it was one of the best things he ever
did. I would agree, the level of depth Babbitt was able to inject into
the character's acting is astounding. Geppetto just loves this wooden
puppet that came to life, and when he looses Pinocchio, his whole world
seems to fall apart. But he still has enough hope and searches on to
find his "son". A real high in character animation."
This
is an absolutely wonderful original production animation cel of
Geppetto and Figaro. Both characters have their eyes and mouth wide open; and Figaro is poking his head out from underneath Geppetto's night cap. A beautifully custom framed piece of artwork from one
of the
greatest Walt Disney films; and a
fantastic addition to any animation collection!
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