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Thursday, September 19, 2019

Original Production Animation Cels of Pongo and Perdita from "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," 1961


Original hand painted production animation cels of Pongo and Perdita from "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," 1961, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; With original Art Corner Certificate sticker verso; Size - Pongo & Perdita: 6 1/2 x 11", Image: 8 1/2 x 11"; Unframed.

To purchase this cel or to visit the Art Gallery, CLICK HERE!

"My story begins in London, not so very long ago. And yet so much has happened since then, that it seems more like an eternity." - Pongo

"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.

The film "Sleeping Beauty," 1959 was very expensive to make and it took a huge financial loss at the box-office; as a result, the Disney animation studio was considering closing. During the production of "Sleeping Beauty," Walt Disney told animator Eric Larson: "I don't think we can continue, it's too expensive." Because Disney's entire company was based on animation, he was looking for a way to continue with animation, and at the same time significantly reduce costs.


Original hand painted production animation cels of Pongo and Perdita showing the cel edges.

The animator Ub Iwerks had been experimenting with Xerox photography to aid in animation process. By 1959 he had modified a Xerox camera to transfer the drawings by the animators, directly onto animation cels. The process would preserve the spontaneity of the penciled drawings but eliminate the inking process, thus saving time and money. However, the limitation was that the camera was unable to deviate from a black scratchy outline, and the resulting cels lacked the fine lavish quality of hand inking.

One of the enormous benefits of the Xerox was that it was a tremendous help towards animating the spotted Dalmatian dogs. According to famed animator Chuck Jones, Disney was able to complete the film for about half of what it would have cost if they had had to animate all the dogs and spots. To achieve the spotted Dalmatians, the Disney animators envision the spot pattern as a star constellation. Once they had an "anchor spot," the next spot was placed into the pattern, and so on until the fully spotted Dalmatian was achieved. All totaled, the film featured 6,469,952 spots, with Pongo having 72 spots, Perdita 68, and each puppy 32.


Original Art Corner Certificate sticker.

Pongo was animated by Ollie Johnston and voiced by Rod Taylor, who was an Australian TV an movie actor who appeared in over 50 films. Perdita was also animated by Ollie Johnston, and she was voiced by Lisa Davis and Cate Bauer. Lisa Davis (who also voiced Anita) recorded about a third of the film as Perdita, but got married and moved to New York. So for the balance of the film, Perdita was voiced by Cate Bauer. It is unknown which actress recorded which lines.

This is a fantastic original production animation cel setup of Pongo and Perdita. A large a beautiful portrait image of the pair, with both dogs eyes open and sporting their blue and red collars. A great piece of artwork that is perfect for any animation art collection!

Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Original Production Animation Cel of The Cheshire Cat from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951


Original hand inked and hand painted production animation cel of The Cheshire Cat set on a lithographic background from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 145 in ink lower right; Size - Cheshire Cat: 5 3/4 x 5", Image 10 3/4 x 13 1/2"; Unframed.

"Most everyone's mad here. Aha... HAHAHAHAHA! You may have noticed that I'm not all there myself." -Cheshire Cat

"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.

The Cheshire Cat is a major character in the film "Alice In Wonderland." He is a mysterious pink and purple striped cat, with a very mischievous personality, and a large wicked smile. He has the power to disappear at will and he can reshape his body to both amuse and frighten others. Like most inhabitants of Wonderland he is mad, but he admits to being such with pride. He was both designed and animated by the great Disney artist Ward Kimball and voiced by Sterling Holloway. Holloway had previously voiced Winnie The Pooh and Kaa the snake in "The Jungle Book."

This is a wonderful hand painted and hand inked original production animation cel of the Cheshire Cat. Original artwork of the Cat from "Alice" is very rare to the market, and this is an exceptional image. He is full figure, eyes open, and has his ever present Cheshire Cat smile. An absolutely stunning piece of vintage Walt Disney animation art and a great addition to any collection!

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Original Production Animation Cel of Colonel and Sergeant Tibbs from "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," 1961


Original hand painted production animation cel of Colonel and Sergeant Tibbs from "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," 1961, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; With original Art Corner Certificate sticker verso; Size - Colonel and Sergeant Tibbs: 6 3/4 x 4", Image 8 x 10"; Mat 12 x 14"; Single matted.

To purchase this cel or to visit the Art Gallery, CLICK HERE!

"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.

The film "Sleeping Beauty," 1959 was very expensive to make and it took a huge financial loss at the box-office; as a result, the Disney animation studio was considering closing. During the production of "Sleeping Beauty," Walt Disney told animator Eric Larson: "I don't think we can continue, it's too expensive." Because Disney's entire company was based on animation, he was looking for a way to continue with animation, and at the same time significantly reduce costs.


Original production animation cel of Colonel and Sergeant Tibbs with the original Art Corner mat.


Close up of the original Art Corner Certificate sticker.

The animator Ub Iwerks had been experimenting with Xerox photography to aid in animation process. By 1959 he had modified a Xerox camera to transfer the drawings by the animators, directly onto animation cels. The process would preserve the spontaneity of the penciled drawings but eliminate the inking process, thus saving time and money. However, the limitation was that the camera was unable to deviate from a black scratchy outline, and the resulting cels lacked the fine lavish quality of hand inking.

One of the enormous benefits of the Xerox was that it was a tremendous help towards animating the spotted dalmatian dogs. According to famed animator Chuck Jones, Disney was able to complete the film for about half of what it would have cost if they had had to animate all the dogs and spots. To achieve the spotted dalmatians, the Disney animators envision the spot pattern as a star constellation. Once they had an "anchor spot," the next spot was placed into the pattern, and so on until the fully spotted dalmatian was achieved. All totaled, the film featured 6,469,952 spots, with Pongo having 72 spots, Perdita 68, and each puppy 32.

Sergeant Tibbs is a tabby cat and sidekick of the Colonel, an old English Sheepdog. Tibbs was primarily responsible for leading the one hundred and one dalmatian puppies out of Cruella's dilapidated family mansion, Hell Hall. Sergeant Tibbs was voiced by David Frankham, The Colonel was voiced by Disney voice artist J. Pat O'Malley, and he was animated by John Lounsbery.

From Walt Disney animator Andreas Deja:

"Most of the animation for this character (The Colonel) was done by John Lounsbery, who must have been relieved to have gotten this assignment. After animating mostly serious and dramatic scenes for the previous film epic "Sleeping Beauty," he again was given the opportunity to handle comic animation. When you look at Lounsbery's career, it's his eccentric characters who are the most memorable. The alligators in "Dance of the Hours," some of the mice in "Cinderella," the crocodile in "Peter Pan," and Tony and Joe in "Lady and the Tramp" are just a few highlights. - Over the years John didn't get to develop his "own" characters very often in the way Frank & Ollie or Milt did. But the Colonel is one of his animated creations."

This is a perfect image of two heroes of the film, the Colonel and Sergeant Tibbs. The Colonel has his mouth open with tongue hanging out and you can even see that his right eye is open (which is rare for him, as he is Sheepdog). Sergeant Tibbs is sitting on the Colonel's head, eyes open, and has a big smile. A beautiful happy original production cel of the pair, and a great addition to any animation art collection!

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


Original hand inked and hand painted production animation cel of Alice set on a lithographic background from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 9 in ink lower right and production numbers in ink bottom cel edge; Size - Alice: 7 x 4", Image 11 x 14 1/2"; Unframed.

"Curiouser and curiouser." - Alice

"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.

Initial design for the character of Alice was accomplished by Mary Blair during the storyboard phase and also by Les Clark. Alice was animated by Ollie Johnston, Don Lusk, and Marc Davis who animated her for the tea party scene.


Original production animation cel of Alice without the background.

This is a wonderful hand painted and hand inked original production animation cel of Alice. She is a large full figure image and has her eyes open. An absolutely beautiful piece of vintage Walt Disney animation art and a great addition to any collection!

Saturday, September 14, 2019

Original Production Animation Cels of Bambi and Thumper on a Courvoisier background from "Bambi," 1942


Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cels of Bambi and Thumper over a Courvoisier air brush wood veneer background from "Bambi," 1942, Walt Disney Studios; With Walt Disney signature and inscription in green pencil "TO MAJOR HENRY G REED WITH BEST WISHES WALT DISNEY"; WDP stamp upper center; Size - Bambi: 4 1/2 x 4 1/4", Thumper: 1 3/4 x 2"; Image 6 1/2 x 7"; Unframed.

 To purchase this cel or to visit the Art Gallery, CLICK HERE!

"Whatch gonna call 'im?" - Thumper
"Well, I think I'll call him Bambi." - Bambi's Mother
"Bambi... Yep, I guess that'll do all right." - Thumper

"Bambi," 1942 is a full length animated film by Walt Disney Studios and based on the book "Bambi, A Life in the Woods" by Austrian author Felix Salten. The film was released by RKO Radio Pictures on August 13, 1942. "Bambi" received three Academy Award nominations: Best Sound (Sam Slyfield), Best Song (for "Love Is a Song" sung by Donald Novis), and Best Original Music Score. In June 2008, the American Film Institute presented a list of its "10 Top 10" (the best ten films in each of ten classic American film genres) and "Bambi" placed third in the animation category. In December 2011, "Bambi" was added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.


Close up of the original production animation cels of Bambi and Thumper.

The story centers on Bambi, a white-tailed deer, his parents (the Great Prince of the forest and his unnamed mother), his animal friends Thumper (a pink-nosed rabbit), Flower (a skunk), and his childhood friend and future mate, a doe named Faline. Walt Disney wanted all of the animals to be more realistic and expressive than those in "Snow White". He had Rico LeBrun, a wildlife animal painter, come into the Disney Studios to lecture to the animators on the structure and movement of animals. The animators went on excursions to the Los Angeles Zoo and Walt Disney set up a small zoo at the Disney Animation Studio with animals such as rabbits, ducks, owls, skunks, and a pair of fawns aptly named Bambi and Faline; so that the artists could see first-hand animal movement. Animator Marc Davis created the final design of Bambi by incorporating LeBurn's realistic study of deer anatomy but exaggerating the character's face by making his proportions baby-like; including a short snout and big expressive eyes.

"Bambi" was Walt Disney's favorite film he ever made, and it is not too surprising given his love of nature films. The special effects, particularly the water, and the lush hand painted backgrounds create a wonderful environment that allows the viewer to be totally immersed into the film. Combined with a great story of friendship and complete success in the creation of characters; the film is able to provide amazing feelings of both happiness and sadness, as the viewer watches Bambi grows up from fawn to deer.

Although the character of Bambi was designed by Marc Davis; animation was accomplished by Frank Thomas, Milt Kahl, Eric Larson, Ollie Johnson, and Preston Blair. The voice of Bambi was provided by four different actors, corresponding to the different ages of Bambi as he grew older: Bobby Stewart (baby), Donnie Dunagan (young), Hardie Albright (adolescent), and John Sutherland (young adult). Donnie Dunagan was also the performance model for the character, with the animators integrating his facial expressions onto the face of Bambi.

Thumper (whose name is derived from his common habit of thumping his hind left foot), is Bambi's first and closest friend. He is a young, comical rabbit; and a well-known inhabitant of the forest who takes Bambi "under his wings" and teaches him the ways of the forest. Thumper was voiced by 4-year-old Peter Behn. With Behn's voice added to the film; suddenly the vivacious bunny character was expanded from him having only minor role, to playing a much more significant lead. In addition, the film underwent a major plot change with the theme of friendship front and center. The character of Thumper was initially designed by animator Marc Davis and was brought to life by several animators including: Frank Thomas, Milt Kahl, Eric Larson, and Ollie Johnston. Thumper was not only voiced by Peter Behn (young Thumper), but by Tim Davis (young adult Thumper) and Sam Edwards (adult Thumper).


Close up of the Walt Disney signature and inscription in green pencil "TO MAJOR HENRY G REED WITH BEST WISHES WALT DISNEY" and the WDP stamp.

This is a wonderful pair of original production animation cels of Bambi and Thumper. Both are great full figure and eyes open images set on a Courvoisier air brush wood veneer background. In addition, there is a Walt Disney signature and inscription in green pencil "TO MAJOR HENRY G REED WITH BEST WISHES WALT DISNEY" and complete with the WDP (Walt Disney Productions) stamp. This Walt Disney signature has been confirmed by Disney expert Phil Sears. Walt Disney always had on his desk an assortment of colored pencils in a holder. When he would sign a piece of artwork, he would pick a colored pencil that would compliment the work he was about to sign; in this case he chose green for the Courvoisier background. A beautiful and rare piece of vintage Walt Disney original production animation, that is perfect for any art collection!

Original Production Animation Cel of King Hubert from "Sleeping Beauty," 1959


Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of King Hubert set on a lithographic background from "Sleeping Beauty," 1959, Walt Disney Studios; Signed by Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, and Marc Davis in ink lower right center; Size - King Hubert: 4 x 3 1/4", Image 8 3/4 x 15 1/2"; Unframed.

"Sleeping Beauty" is a Walt Disney animated full length feature film and was based on "The Sleeping Beauty" by Charles Perrault and "Little Briar Rose" by The Brothers Grimm. The film was the sixteenth in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, and it was released to theaters on January 29, 1959 by Buena Vista Distribution. This was to be the last Disney adaptation of a fairy tale for many years, both because of its initial mixed critical reception, and because of it's under performance at the box office. The Walt Disney studio did not return to the fairy tale genre until 30 years later, with the release of "The Little Mermaid" in 1989.

"Sleeping Beauty" was directed by Les Clark, Eric Larson, and Wolfgang Reitherman, under the supervision of Clyde Geronimi. The story was written by Joe Rinaldi, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Ted Sears, Ralph Wright, and Milt Banta. The film's musical score and songs, featuring the Graunke Symphony Orchestra, was under the direction of George Bruns. Arrangements and/or adaptations were derived from numbers from the 1890 "Sleeping Beauty Ballet" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. In addition, Igor Stravinsky's music compositions were also adapted into the film. "Sleeping Beauty" was the first animated film to be photographed in the Super Technirama 70 widescreen process, as well as the second full-length animated feature film to be filmed in anamorphic widescreen; following "Lady and the Tramp" four years earlier. In select first-run engagements, the film was presented in Super Technirama 70 and 6-channel stereophonic sound.


Original production animation cel of King Hubert without the background.


Close up of the Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, and Marc Davis signatures without the background.


Close up of the original production animation cel of King Hubert.

King Hubert seems to be a very jolly character; and his Queen is never mentioned in the film. Hubert has one son Prince Phillip, and is good friends with Princess Aurora's father, King Stefan. In one scene, Hubert becomes angry at Stefan due to a perceived slight against his son Phillip. This leads to a fight with Stefan, and they use fish as weapons instead of swords. However, they both soon realize that the whole encounter is silly and laugh at their foolishness. King Hubert was animated by John Lounsbery and voiced by Bill Thompson.

This is a wonderful original production animation cel of King Hubert. He is eyes and mouth open, and a fantastic full figure action oriented pose. In addition the cel has been hand signed by Walt Disney master animators Frank Thomas, Ollie Johnston, and Marc Davis. A great addition to any vintage animation art collection!

Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Original Production Animation Drawing of Jafar from "Aladdin," 1992


Original production animation drawing of Jafar in blue and graphite pencils from "Aladdin," 1992, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered J-297 in pencil lower right and upper left; Animation ladder upper left; Size - Jafar: 11 x 11", Sheet 12 1/2 x 17"; Unframed.

"Yes. Only one may enter. I must find this one, this... diamond in the rough." - Jafar

"Aladdin," 1992 is a Walt Disney animated musical fantasy featured film that was released on November 25, 1992. The film was directed by John Musker and Ron Clements, and is based on the Arab-style folktale of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp from "One Thousand and One Nights." "Aladdin" won two Academy Awards; one for Best Music, Original Song Alan Menken (music), Tim Rice (lyrics), for the song "A Whole New World," and the second for Best Music, Original Score, Alan Menken. The voice cast featureed Scott Weinger as Aladdin, Robin Williams as the Genie, Linda Larkin as Princess Jasmine, Jonathan Freeman as Jafar, Frank Welker as Abu, Gilbert Gottfried as Iago, and Douglas Seale as The Sultan.


Close up of the Jafar original production drawing.

Jafar, which means stream in Arabic, was the villain in "Aladdin." He was the Royal Vizier of Agrabah, but wanted overthrow the Kingdom through the power of a Genie. He was animated by Andreas Deja and voiced by Jonathan Freeman. Sir Patrick Stewart was originally offered the role of Jafar, but had to decline due to scheduling difficulties.

The following is from veteran and head Walt Disney animator for Jafar, Andreas Deja:
"I was thrilled when I got the assignment to supervise the animation of Jafar, the villain in the film Aladdin. I had just finished work on Gaston, who had to be handled with a certain amount of realism. I remember thinking: Not with Jafar! Here was a chance to design and animate a character who belonged in a graphically stylized world. Animator Eric Goldberg had already done some incredible test animation of the Genie, which helped to set the style for character designs. Inspired by the fluid lines of famous caricaturist Al Hirschfeld combined with the voice of Robin Williams, Eric created a Genie for the ages and set the bar very high for the rest of us. But how would I handle Jafar's personality against the uber entertaining Genie and the rest of the cast? Should I go along and give him plenty of lively gestures or should I downplay his acting and look for contrast instead? I found out the more I held back and showed him thinking and plotting, the more evil and interesting he became. Sure there were scenes when eccentric acting was called for such as when Jafar turns into a beggar. The attitudes here show a hunger for power as well as extreme frustration."

This is a very large original production animation drawing of Jafar. It is accomplished in blue and graphite pencils and measures an incredible eleven by eleven inches. Jafar is eyes and mouth open and this is a wonderful expressive drawing, that is perfect for any Walt Disney animation art collection!

Original Production Animation Cel of The White Rabbit from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951


Original hand inked and hand painted production animation cel of the White Rabbit from "Alice In Wonderland," 1951, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - White Rabbit: 3 x 3 3/4", Image 9 1/4 x 10 3/4"; Unframed.

To purchase this cel or to visit the Art Gallery, CLICK HERE!

"Oh, my fur and whiskers! I'm late, I'm late, for a very important date! No time to say goodbye - Hello! I'm late, I'm late, I'm late!" - White Rabbit

"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.

The White Rabbit is one of the most well known and referenced fictional characters in Lewis Carroll's book "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland." He first appears in chapter one, wearing a waistcoat, and muttering "Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!" Alice follows him down the rabbit hole into Wonderland, and encounters him again when he mistakes her for his housemaid Mary Ann. Soon Alice becomes trapped in his house after growing too large. The Rabbit shows up again in the last few chapters of the book, as a herald-like servant of the King and Queen of Hearts.

However, in Walt Disney's animated version of the story, the White Rabbit seems to be the most logical of all the Wonderland characters; and appears throughout the film to lead Alice along further into Wonderland. The Rabbit is perhaps most famous for the little song he sang at the beginning of the film - "I'm late! I'm late! For a very important date! No time to say hello, goodbye! I'm late! I'm late! I'm late!" He was animated by various animators including: Fred Moore, Ward Kimball, Judge Whitaker, and Wolfgang Reitherman. But most of the work was done by either Fred Moore or Ward Kimball; both of whom were wonderful at bringing this type of exaggerated character to life.


Original production animation cel of the White Rabbit without the background.

The White Rabbit was voiced by American Radio and Voice Actor Bill Thompson. Thompson had an extraordinary career spanning from the 1930's until he passed away in 1971. He worked extensively for Walt Disney Studios, and can be heard in many shorts and features, often in either dialect parts or a variation of his famous and masterful Wimple/Droopy voice. For "Alice In Wonderland," he was the voice of both the White Rabbit and the Dodo. He went on to be the voice of Mr. Smee (and the other pirates) in "Peter Pan," and also King Hubert in "Sleeping Beauty."

This is a wonderful original production animation cel of the White Rabbit. He is a very nice full figure image and he is wearing his eyeglasses, blue Victorian collar, and red heart tunic. He is eyes and mouth open, and is running with his left arm and index finger pointing up. This is an absolutely beautiful piece of vintage Walt Disney animation art and a great addition to any animation collection!

Original Production Animation Cel of Fauna from "Sleeping Beauty," 1959


Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of Fauna set on a lithographic background from "Sleeping Beauty," 1959, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 20 in ink lower right; Signed by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston in ink lower center; Size - Fauna: 7 x 4 1/2", Image 10 3/4 x 15 1/2"; Unframed.

To purchase this cel or to visit the Art Gallery, CLICK HERE!

"I can only do good, dear, to bring joy and happiness." - Fauna

"Sleeping Beauty," 1959 is an animated musical film produced by Walt Disney based on two stories: "The Sleeping Beauty" by Charles Perrault and "Little Briar Rose" by The Brothers Grimm. The film was released to theaters on January 29, 1959, by Buena Vista Distribution. This was the last Disney adaptation of a fairy tale for 30 years because of its initial mixed critical reception and because of under performance at the box office. The next Disney adaption of a fairy tale would not occur until 1989 with "The Little Mermaid."

"Sleeping Beauty" was directed by Les Clark, Eric Larson, and Wolfgang Reitherman; under the supervision of Clyde Geronimi. Additional story work was by Joe Rinaldi, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Ted Sears, Ralph Wright, and Milt Banta. The film's musical score and songs, featuring the work of the Graunke Symphony Orchestra under the direction of George Bruns, are arrangements or adaptations of numbers from the 1890 "Sleeping Beauty Ballet" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. "Sleeping Beauty" was the first animated film to be photographed in the Super Technirama 70 widescreen process, as well as the second full-length animated feature film to be filmed in anamorphic widescreen (following "Lady and the Tramp" four years earlier). The film was presented in Super Technirama 70 and 6-channel stereophonic sound in first-run engagements.


Original production animation cel of Fauna without the background.


Close up of the Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston signatures.

Flora, Fauna and Merryweather are Princess Aurora's Fairy Godmothers, who appear at baby Aurora's christening to present their gifts to her, as well as go on to become her guardians. The Fairies were voiced by Verna Felton (Flora), Barbara Jo Allen (Fauna), and Barbara Luddy (Merryweather). Verna Felton also voiced Queen Leah, Aurora's mother; and had prior roles as Dumbo's mother in "Dumbo," the Fairy Godmother in "Cinderella," the Queen of Hearts in "Alice in Wonderland," and Aunt Sarah in "Lady in the Tramp." Barbara Luddy had previously voiced Lady in "Lady and the Tramp." The principle animator for the Three Fairies was Ollie Johnston and a little known fact is that one of the actresses who was one of the live action models for the Good Fairies was Frances Bavier, the future Aunt Bee on "The Andy Griffith Show." Fauna is the middle Fairy and is dressed in a green gown, a green hat, and a green cape clipped with a green triangle; and her gift to Aurora on her birth was the gift of song.

This is a large and wonderful cel of Fauna, she is full figure, eyes open, and holding her magic wand. In addition the cel has been hand signed by master Walt Disney animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston. A great piece of vintage Walt Disney animation artwork that is perfect for any collection!

Original Production Animation Cel of Winnie The Pooh from "Winnie The Pooh and Tigger Too," 1974


Original hand painted production animation cel of Winnie The Pooh set on a lithographic background from "Winnie The Pooh and Tigger Too," 1974; Walt Disney Studios; Numbered P16 in ink lower right; Signed by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston in ink center; Size - Winnie The Pooh: 3 1/2 x 3 1/4", Image 11 x 15 1/2"; Unframed.


"Oh, bother!" -Winnie The Pooh

"The Many Adventures of Winnie The Pooh," 1977 was composed of a series of featurettes Disney produced based upon the Winnie-the-Pooh books by A. A. Milne. Walt Disney wanted to introduce the public to the Pooh characters slowly over time and the released featurettes include, "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree," 1966, "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day." 1968, and "Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too," 1974. For the full length film in 1977, extra material was added and used to link the three featurettes together. A fourth, shorter featurette was added at the end of the film and was based on the final chapter of "The House at Pooh Corner."



Original production animation cel of Winnie The Pooh signed by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston without the background.

Wolfgang Reitherman began working for Walt Disney in 1934, along with future Disney legends Ward Kimball and Milt Kahl. The three worked together on a number of early classic Disney shorts and Reitherman worked on Disney feature films produced from 1937 to 1981, including "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (animating the Slave in the Magic Mirror) up to "The Fox and the Hound," where he served as the co-producer for the film. Beginning with 1961's "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," "Woolie" (as he was called by friends) served as Disney's chief animation director.

One of Reitherman's productions, the 1968 short "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day," won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. In addition, all three of Reitherman's sons — Bruce, Richard, and Robert provided voices for Disney characters. Bruce Reitherman was the voice for Christopher Robin in "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree."

Winnie The Pooh was animated by veteran Walt Disney animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston and was voiced by Sterling Holloway. Halloway had a long and distinguished career with Disney and not only provided the voice for Winnie The Pooh, but the Cheshire Cat from "Alice In Wonderland," Kaa from "The Jungle Book," Roquefort from "The Aristocats," and many more characters!

This is a large image of Winnie The Pooh and he is full figure. The cel has been signed in ink by the great Walt Disney animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, who both were involved in animating Pooh. A absolutely beautiful piece of original animation art, perfect for any collection!