Original hand inked and hand painted production animation cels of Tinker Bell with matching Wings from "Peter Pan," 1953; Walt Disney Studios; Set over a lithographic background; Size - Tinker Bell: 4 x 2 3/4", Image 6 1/4 x 7 1/4"; Unframed.
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"Don't you understand, Tink? You mean more to me than anything in this whole world!" - Peter Pan
The
author J. M. Barrie first used Peter Pan as a character in a section of
the adult novel "The Little White Bird" in 1902. He returned to that
character with his stage play entitled "Peter Pan, or The Boy Who
Wouldn't Grow Up," which premiered in London on December 27, 1904. The
play ran until 1913, and it was later adapted by Walt Disney for the
animated feature film entitled, "Peter Pan," in 1953.
Tinker
Bell was designed and animated by Walt Disney veteran animator, Marc
Davis (who supervised the animation and contributed to the design of:
Cinderella, Alice, Wendy, Tinker Bell, Aurora, Maleficent, and Cruella
De Vil). Without the aid of a vocal performance, he relied on Tinker
Bell's facial and body expressions for the animation; taking inspiration
from previous pantomime characters such as Mickey Mouse's dog Pluto and
Dopey from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." Once "Peter Pan" was
released, Tinker Bell received critical acclaim and would continue to be
one of Disney's trademark characters. She has become one of the main
spokes-characters for The Walt Disney Company and one of its most
popular and iconic characters since her creation. Many people remember
the opening to the TV show "The Wonderful World of Disney," as Tinker
Bell would fly towards the center of the screen with a thin wand in her
hand, waving it, and causing fairy dust to fly out towards the viewer!
Original production animation cel of Tinker Bell.
Original production animation cel of Tinker Bell's Wings.
Original production animation cel of Tinker Bell's Wings.
From veteran Walt Disney animator Andreas Deja:
"To me Tinker Bell is perfection. Her character arc in the story is very strong. Because of her affection for Peter Pan she is jealous of Wendy, which gets her into trouble. But toward the end of the film she saves Peter's life as well as the other kids. Her animation throughout is flawless. Occasionally based on live action reference, Marc animated her beautifully. She always feels like a small figure, but the acting has great range and subtlety. Marc said he really enjoyed the challenge of a mute character, where pantomime is the name of the game."
"To me Tinker Bell is perfection. Her character arc in the story is very strong. Because of her affection for Peter Pan she is jealous of Wendy, which gets her into trouble. But toward the end of the film she saves Peter's life as well as the other kids. Her animation throughout is flawless. Occasionally based on live action reference, Marc animated her beautifully. She always feels like a small figure, but the acting has great range and subtlety. Marc said he really enjoyed the challenge of a mute character, where pantomime is the name of the game."
Because
of the public's love of the character, DisneyToon Studios decided to
create a series of films staring Tinker Bell; and the movies were
extremely popular and very well received. The voices of Mae Whitman,
Raven-Symoné, Lucy Liu, America Ferrera, Kristin Chenoweth and Pamela
Adlon are featured in the series of films. Each of the first four films
is set around one of the four seasons: "Tinker Bell," 2008 centered
around Spring, "Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure," 2009 around Autumn,
"Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue," 2010 around Summer, and
"Secret of the Wings," 2012 around Winter. A fifth title, "Pixie Hollow
Games," 2011 was supposed to be based on all four seasons, but it was
released before "Secret of the Wings" and the film was scaled down. A
sixth film, entitled "The Pirate Fairy," was released on April 1, 2014,
followed by the release of a seventh film "Tinker Bell and the Legend of
the NeverBeast" on March 3, 2015. The film series was a spin-off of and
prequel to the animated feature film "Peter Pan" and to its sequel,
"Return to Never Land."
This
is an exceptionally rare original production animation cel of Tinker
Bell; but making the work even more extraordinary, is that the cel also
has her matching wings. Production artwork of Tinker Bell (much less
with their matching wings) is rare to the market, and this is both a
great pose and a beautiful image. She stands four inches tall, full
figure, and she has her arms out and her hands up. This would be the stand
out piece for any serious Walt Disney animation art collection!
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