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Friday, August 4, 2017

Original Production Animation Cel of Duchess, Madame Bonfamille, and Georges Hautecourt from "The Aristocats," 1970


Original hand painted production animation cel of Duchess, Madame Bonfamille, and Georges Hautecourt from "The Aristocats," 1970; Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 45 in ink lower right; Set over a lithographic background; Walt Disney seal lower right; Size - Duchess, Madame Bonfamille, & Georges Hautecourt: 7 1/2 x 5 1/4", Image: 10 x 15 3/4"; Unframed.

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

Georges Hautecourt: "And how we celebrated your success. Champagne, dancing the night away..."
Madame Bonfamille: "Oh Georges."

"The Aristocats," 1970 is an animated feature film produced and released by Walt Disney Productions.  This was the last film project to be approved by Walt Disney himself, as he died in late 1966, before the film was finally released to theaters by Buena Vista Distribution on December 11, 1970. "The Aristocats" featured the voice talent of Eva Gabor, Hermione Baddeley, Phil Harris, Dean Clark, Sterling Holloway, Scatman Crothers, and Roddy Maude-Roxby.

The film is based on a story by Tom McGowan and Tom Rowe, and centers around a family of aristocratic cats. After the mistress's butler kidnaps them (to gain his mistress' fortune which was intended to go to the cats) an unlikely alley cat acquaintance helps them escape and be returned to their home.


Close up of the original production animation cel of  Duchess, Madame Bonfamille, and Georges Hautecourt.

Duchess is a long-haired purebred white Turkish Angora cat with blue eyes (shining like sapphires) and wearing a gold and jeweled collar that is studded with diamonds. She is the mother of three kittens; Marie, Berlioz, and Toulouse and her owner is the aristocratic Madame Adelaide Bonfamille. Duchess was voiced by Eva Gabor who was a Hungarian-born American socialite and actress. Robie Lester who was an American Grammy-nominated voice artist and singer, provided the singing voice for Duchess.

According to veteran Walt Disney animator Andreas Deja:
"Duchess was animated by quite a few artists, I would say that Ollie Johnston did some of the nicest scenes, educating the kittens etc.. Frank Thomas came up with good acting scenes as well, when Duchess meets O'Malley for the first time, and when she says goodbye to him at the end of the movie. Milt Kahl set her basic design based on Ken Anderson's drawings."


Original production animation cel of  Duchess, Madame Bonfamille, and Georges Hautecourt.

Madame Adelaide Bonfamille, also called Madame, is an elderly wealthy woman who apparently was a famous opera singer (she said that she once played the title character of George Bizet's Carmen, and was even seen dancing to the aria "Habanera"). She is also the owner of Duchess, a white Turkish Angora cat; along with her three kittens Marie, Berlioz, and Toulouse. Madame was voiced by the actress Hermione Baddeley, who also played a maid in the Walt Disney feature film "Mary Poppins." Grace Godino was the live action model for Madame Bonfamille. Grace was an inker at the Walt Disney Paint and Ink Department and, at one point, was a stand-in for Rita Hayworth. A bit of trivia: the name "Bonfamille" is derived from the French phrase for "good family" ("bon" being the masculine word for "good" and "famille" meaning "family").


Close up of the Walt Disney seal.


Close up of the production number.

According to veteran Walt Disney animator Andreas Deja:
"Here is another character Milt Kahl didn't particularly enjoy animating, but as usual he pulled it off beautifully. There was criticism at the time as to why Madame Bonfamille in "The Aristocats" looked so realistic. This lady was eccentric enough to will her fortune to her house cats, so why not design her as a nutty old woman? Milt's response was that the story guys thought of her as a beautiful, dignified elderly lady, as did Ken Anderson. So he refined what they gave him, not changing the character's concept. In an interview Milt said that it doesn't hurt to do your straight, realistic job once in a while, knowing that you will have other characters in the picture who are eccentric and more entertaining. And of course Milt did pride himself for being able to do assignments like this one that called for careful realistic handling. "Realism is not the problem, it's the way (other) people do realism that's a problem!" he said."

Georges Hautecourt is an old friend of Madame and serves as her lawyer. When he first meets up with Madame, he first believes that she wants to sue someone; but it turns out that she only wants to create a will. Georges at first thinks that she wants to leave her entire fortune to her butler Edgar, but Madame informs him that she wants to leave everything to her cats; and only upon their deaths would her estate pass to her butler Edgar. Georges Hautecourt was voiced by Charles Lane, a very distinguished American character actor who appeared in over 250 films. Milt Kahl expertly animated Georges Hautecourt, and stated that the character was one that "you could really get your teeth into!" 

This is an absolutely fantastic cel of Duchess, Madame Bonfamille, and Georges Hautecourt. The cel appears as all three characters are dancing to the music from Carmen; reminiscing about the first time Georges met Madame. Just a beautiful original production animation cel of three characters of the film, and a great addition to any animation art collection! The dialog for the scene is below:

Georges Hautecourt: "Adelaide, that's music. It's from Carmen, isn't it?"
Madame Bonfamille: "That's right. It was my favorite role."
Georges Hautecourt: "Yes, yes. It was the night of your grand premiere that we first met. Remember?"
Madame Bonfamille: "Oh, indeed, I do."
Georges Hautecourt: "And how we celebrated your success. Champagne, dancing the night away..."
Madame Bonfamille: "Oh Georges."

Adelaide, that's music.
It's from Carmen, isn't it?
That's right. It was my favourite role.
Yes, yes.
It was the night of your grand
premiere that we first met. Remember?
Oh, indeed, I do.
And how we celebrated your success.
Champagne, dancing the night away...
Oh, Georges.

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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; Size - Alice: 4 3/4 x 4 1/4", Image 7 1/4 x 10 1/2"; Unframed.

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

"Well, it all started while I was sitting on the riverbank with Dinah." - 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 and also by Marc Davis, who animated her for the tea party scene.


Close up of the original production animation cel of Alice.

This wonderful cel of Alice as she is falling down the Rabbit Hole into Wonderland. Cels from this key sequence are very rare, and highly collected. An absolutely perfect full figure, eyes and mouth open image of Alice; and a great addition to any animation collection!

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Original Production Animation Cel of Figaro from "Pinocchio," 1940


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; Secretarial signed Walt Disney; Size - Figaro In Bed: 6 x 6", Image 6 x 6", Frame 21 1/2 x 19"; Framed with a gold wood frame, two linen mats, gold wood fillet, and plexiglass.

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

"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.


Matted original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of Figaro.

"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."


Close up of the secretarial signed Walt Disney autograph.

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 lying in bed wearing his burgundy nightcap, and with a patchwork bed spread at his waist. A large blue pillow is behind him, his eyes are open, and his disgusted facial expression is just perfect! The cel is set over a Courvoisier air brush background, with original Courvoisier Galleries label, and has a secretarial signed Walt Disney autograph. 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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Original Production Animation Key Setup Cels of Figaro, Cleo, Fish Bowl, and Water Effects On Their Key Matching Production Background from "Pinocchio," 1940


Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cels of Figaro, Cleo, Fish Bowl, and Water Effects from "Pinocchio," 1940, Walt Disney Studios; Set over the key master production background; Production numbers lower center and verso of the background; Size - Figaro, Cleo, Fish Bowl, and Water Effects: 6 3/4 x 8", Image 7 3/4 x 10 1/4", Frame 19 x 21 1/2"; Framed with a gold wood frame, two linen mats, a gold wood fillet, and plexiglass.


"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.


Close up of the original background production numbers.

"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."


Close up of the original hand painted and hand inked production animation cels of Figaro and Cleo.

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."


Framed original key setup of Figaro, Cleo, and Water Effects.

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.

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.

Cleo is Geppetto's pet goldfish (who he refers to as his little water baby) with red lips and blue eyes, and she is always seen in her fishbowl. Cleo is very affectionate towards everyone (even though Figaro does not always reciprocate). She was wonderfully animated by Eric Larson and Don Lusk.


Copy of the back of the original production background showing the production numbers and the Walt Disney Property stamp.

"Pinocchio," was groundbreaking in the area of effects animation. The animators gave realistic movement to vehicles, machinery, and natural elements; such as rain, lightning, snow, smoke, shadows, and water. In contrast to the character animators, effects animators create everything that moves around the characters. Sandy Strother, one of the Disney effects animators from "Pinocchio," kept a diary about his year long animation of the water effects; which included splashes, ripples, bubbles, waves, and the illusion of being underwater. All of this attention to detail contributed to "Pinocchio" being one of the first animated films to have highly realistic effects animation. Ollie Johnston remarked "I think that's one of the finest things the studio's ever done" and Frank Thomas stated, "The water looks so real a person can drown in it, and they do."

This is a spectacular original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of Figaro and Cleo from the scene in the film, when Pinocchio has been reunited with them and Geppetto inside of the belly of the whale Monstro. When Pinocchio removes his hat and shows his donkey ears, Geppetto, Figaro, and Cleo are surprised; however when Pinocchio shows them his tail, Figaro is so caught off guard that he jumps into Cleo's fishbowl! This is a rare key setup of Figaro, Cleo, Cleo's Fish Bowl, and matching Water Effects; all placed on their key matching original production background. For animation art collection, it really just doesn't get any better than a vintage Disney key setup! A rare and important piece of animation artwork, and a great addition to any collection.

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Thursday, August 3, 2017

Original Production Animation Cel of Madame Medusa from "The Rescuers," 1977


Original hand-painted production animation cel of Madame Medusa from "The Rescuers," 1977, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Madame Medusa: 10 3/4 x 7 1/2", Image 10 1/2 x 15 1/2"; Unframed.

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

"The Rescuers" is an animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Productions; and was released on June 22, 1977 by Buena Vista Distribution. The film is based on a series of books by Margery Sharp, most notably "The Rescuers and Miss Bianca." The 23rd film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, the film is about the Rescue Aid Society; an international mouse organization headquartered in New York; and shadowed the United Nations. The Rescue Aid Society, a mouse based group, was dedicated to helping abduction victims around the world at large. Two of these mice, jittery janitor Bernard (voiced by Bob Newhart) and his co-agent, the elegant Miss Bianca (voiced by Eva Gabor), set out to rescue Penny, an orphan girl being held prisoner in the Devil's Bayou by treasure huntress Madame Medusa.

Early designs for Medusa were done by Ken Anderson, there were even discussions about bringing back Cruella deVil from "101 Dalmatians" as the villain; but that was eventually abandoned. The character of Medusa was eventually created and although there are many similarities with Cruella (thin build, similar cars, appear wealthy, bad tempers, cry upon realizing that they have lost, etc.), Medusa is still quite distinct with her wild red hair, sagging breasts, green eyes, and lots and lots of makeup. Her ultimate goal in the film is to possess the Devil's Eye, the world's largest diamond. Milt Kahl was given the task of animating Medusa and it is known that one his inspirations was his ex-wife. Kahl's brilliance in animation is really showcased with this character and many point to the scene where she is removing her false eyelashes as proof of his technical skill.

The next three paragraphs are from veteran Walt Disney animator Andreas Deja:
"When Milt Kahl was asked in an interview if he had a favorite character he animated, his response was: "Oh I enjoyed a few, I just loved doing Madame Mim, Shere Khan was a lot of fun, and so were the butler and old lawyer in 'Aristocats'. But I guess I enjoyed Medusa more than any one of them." And it shows. His last animation assignment at Disney -just like Marc Davis's- was a tour de force of character acting. It has a "I'm going to give it all" feel to it.

Marc told me that Milt promised him, Medusa will "wipe his Cruella off the screen". Then he added with a chuckle: "Of course that didn't happen". So there was definitely a friendly competition going on between these two great animators and their characters. Milt sort of designed Medusa's features opposite from Cruella's.  Cruella  has a small nose, Medusa's is longer. Cruella's hair parts in the middle, Medusa's off to one side. Cruella has a pointy jaw, Medusa is almost chin less etc.

I have to admit, when I first saw Medusa in "The Rescuers" in a London theater, I couldn't believe my eyes. So much inventiveness in her drawing and motion. How on earth can you show an animated character removing her make up? Wasn't that something only a live actress could pull off...but in animation? Incredible! I have spent way too much time studying this character, on the other hand I think I got a lot out of it. Dialogue, graphic but dimensional drawing and just being gutsy in general."
This is a spectacular cel of Madam Medusa! She is eyes open and smiling. Both arms and her hands are visible in this very large image, and a towel is wrapped around her hair. A great piece of Disney animation artwork, perfect for any collection!

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Original Production Animation Cel of Peg from "Lady and the Tramp," 1955


Original hand inked and hand painted production animation cel of Peg set on a lithographic background from "Lady and the Tramp," 1955, Walt Disney Studios; Size - Peg: 7 x 5 1/4", Image 9 x 11 3/4"; Unframed.

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"Lady and the Tramp" (released on June 22, 1955) is a full length featured animated film produced by Walt Disney and released by Buena Vista Distribution. The film was the 15th in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series, and it was the first animated feature filmed in with the CinemaScope widescreen film process. The film was based on the story "Happy Dan, The Whistling Dog" by Ward Greene and tells the story of a female American Cocker Spaniel named Lady who lives with a refined, upper-middle-class family. Lady meets a male stray mutt named Tramp and they embark on many exciting and romantic adventures. 


Close up of the Peg original production animation cel.

Besides Lady and Tramp, the standout character is the film is Peg, a Pekingese who is one of the dogs encountered by Lady when she ends up at the dog pound. Peg is named after and slightly resembles her voice actress, Peggy Lee. Peg's highlight in the film was her singing the song "He's A Tramp" in the dog pound. 

Peggy Lee was an American pop and jazz singer, songwriter, and actress who provided the original speaking and singing voices of not only Peg, but Si and Am and Darling. Lee also composed the majority of the film's soundtrack with Sonny Burke; as well as performed "He's a Tramp", "La La Lu", "What Is a Baby?", and "The Siamese Cat Song."

Peg was wonderfully animated by veteran Disney animator Eric Larson. From Walt Disney animator Andreas Deja:
"Eric usually downplayed his capabilities as a draughtsman when compared to animators like Kahl, Davis or Frank and Ollie. But his assignments for the film Lady and the Tramp show clearly that he was not only a great actor with a pencil, but that his drawings were right on par with the studio's high standards. Peg's animation during her song "He's a Tramp" is beautifully timed in its rhythm and elegant moves."

This is a wonderful full figure, eyes and mouth open, original production animation cel of Peg. Just a perfect image and a great addition to any animation art collection!

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


Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of Merryweather set on a lithographic background from "Sleeping Beauty," 1959, Walt Disney Studios; Size - Merryweather: 6 1/4 x 6", Image 9 x 7 1/4"; Unframed.

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"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.

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."

Merryweather is the shortest and youngest Fairy, dressed in a blue gown, a blue hat, and a blue cape clipped with a blue circle. She is the Fairy who is the most verbal and aggressive towards Maleficent, and she is much bolder than the other two Fairies. As Merryweather is about to give her gift, Maleficent makes her appearance and curses Aurora to die when she touches a spinning wheel's spindle before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday. Merryweather's gift to Aurora is to weaken Maleficent's curse so that instead of death, Aurora will fall into a deep sleep until she is awakened by true love's kiss.

This is a perfect cel of Merryweather from the Walt Disney masterpiece "Sleeping Beauty," 1959. She is full figure, eyes and mouth open, flying, and holding her magic wand! A wonderful piece of vintage Walt Disney animation artwork, perfect for any collection.

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