Original production animation drawing of Belle in graphite and red pencils from "Beauty and the Beast," 1991, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered B-273 lower right; Production numbers and Property of Walt Disney Pictures stamps lower center; Size - Belle: 3 1/2 x 3", Sheet 12 1/2 x 17"; Unframed.
Belle
is the Disney Princess who is featured in the Walt Disney Pictures'
30th animated feature film "Beauty and the Beast" from 1991. The
book-loving daughter of an eccentric inventor, Belle is thought of as an
outcast by the village townsfolk because of her nonconformity. She
sings of longing to abandon her provincial life in exchange for fun and
adventure. When her father is imprisoned by the Beast, Belle sacrifices
her own freedom in return for his, and eventually learns to love the
Beast despite his outward appearance. Belle was voiced by Broadway
actress Paige O'Hara.
Close up of the Belle original production drawing.
Disney
chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg commissioned "Beauty and the Beast" as an
animated musical with a strong heroine, and hired first-time
screenwriter Linda Woolverton (the first woman to pen an animated film).
The film is loosely based on the fairy tale "Beauty and the Beast" by
Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont. However, Belle was developed by
Woolverton into a stronger and braver character for the film. Inspired
by the women's rights movement, Woolverton wanted Belle to be very
different from "The Little Mermaid's" Ariel. The character would be a
staunch individual and a feminist. Belle's fearlessness and love of
reading were inspired by actress Katharine Hepburn's portrayal of Jo
March in the film "Little Women" from 1933. The writers for the film
developed the character by giving her aspirations beyond simply marriage
and romance, and the result was a much more complicated Princess than
those proceeding her. Animated by James Baxter and Mark Henn, who based
the character's graceful mannerisms on artist Edgar Degas' paintings of
ballerinas. Belle's European facial features were inspired by two of
Hollywoods most iconic British actresses, Vivien Leigh and Audrey
Hepburn.
This
is wonderful full figure drawing of Belle, sitting on the ground and doing
what she loves most- reading. Both her eyes and mouth are open, and
she is rendered in graphite and red pencils with extensive paint and ink notations throughout. A simply beautiful drawing
of one of the last great Disney Princesses, and a great addition to any animation art collection!
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