sabato 18 febbraio 2012

The Little Mermaid (1989)


WALT DISNEY STUDIO / GLEN KEANE
The Little Mermaid (1989) 
original production animation drawing
pencil on untrimmed animation sheet, image size: 9.25" x 7.5"
This beautiful original rough animation drawing of Ariel was created by Disney animator Glen Keane in development of a scene in the animated feature. It is from Ariel's performance of her signature song—"Part of Your World"—in her secret grotto where she keeps her surface world treasures. She is seen as she sings "the girl who has everything," and the word "has" is written at top right. It is an animator's extreme drawing by Glen Keane, who drew the grid at upper right and wrote the lyric's word. Mr. Keane joined the Disney Studio in 1974 and has been a supervising animator since the making ofThe Great Mouse Detective (1986). He was the lead animator of Ariel, and his work on The Little Mermaid is among the many highlights of his 35+ years in Disney feature animation. The animator wrote the designation "57" at lower right to indicate this original's place in the scene.



sabato 11 febbraio 2012

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (c. 1937)


WALT DISNEY STUDIO
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (c. 1937) 
original production animation model sheet
photostat on paper, dimensions: 11" x 14" + 1" strip at left
Since the early 1930s the Disney Studio has produced model sheets of its animated characters and/or atmosphere and concept art for circulation among artists and animators working in production of an animated film. Before the 1970s they were reproduced by a photostatic or printing process. They were made when a character or setting was in development and to help animators maintain a consistent look to the character throughout the film. This photostat model sheet titled "Production F1 / 'Snow White' Doc Models" was made at the Disney Studio, likely soon after production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. It is a second-generation print, made from a photostat for reference and future use; a strip of two punch holes was added at left, and it was kept in a studio binder. "Library of the Walt Disney Studio" is reproduced in the model sheet at center


The Little Mermaid (1989)

WALT DISNEY STUDIO
The Little Mermaid (1989) 
original production animation character drawing
blue and black pencil on untrimmed animation sheet, image size: 8" x 10.75"
This large-image animation character drawing of the sea gull Scuttle, Ariel's feather-brained friend voiced by Buddy Hackett, was created by a Disney artist in development of a scene in the animated feature.


Peter Pan (1953)


WALT DISNEY STUDIO
Peter Pan (1953) 
original production animation drawing
pencil on untrimmed animation sheet, image size: 5.75" x 2.25"
This original rough animation drawing of Michael Darling was created by a Disney animator in development of a scene in Walt Disney's animated feature of J.M. Barrie's classic story. Set in the Darling nursery, the scene shows Michael standing on his bed after Peter Pan has sprinkled him with Tinker Bell's pixie dust. In teaching Wendy, Michael and John to fly Peter Pan directs them to think of the "...happiest things. It's the same as having wings." Animator Jack King supervised this scene, and this extreme drawing, with grid at left, is undoubtedly his work. Michael floats upward off the bed, so the scene was animated in a vertical format with registration holes at right. The animator wrote the circled number "17" at lower right to indicate this original's place in the scene; production information "2074 - Seq. 02.1 - Sc. 67" and "For INBT. only" are written along the bottom and at right. 



Sleeping Beauty (1959)

WALT DISNEY STUDIO
Sleeping Beauty (1959) 
original production animation drawing
red and black pencil on 12.5" x 14.5" animation sheet, image size: 9.5" x 14.5"
This original rough animation drawing of Prince Phillip astride Samson as he begins to battle his way through the thorn forest surrounding King Stefan's castle was created by a Disney animator in development of a scene in Walt Disney's Technirama animated feature. Animators Ken Hultgren, George Goepper and Dan MacManus are credited for this scene; Mr. Goepper likely animated Phillip, and the red pencil drawing in the figure is undoubtedly his work; Mr. Hultgren drew Samson, and Mr. MacManus was the effects animator. Prince Phillip is depicted wearing his hunting cap, for actor Ed Kemmer wore such a cap in the live-action filmed at the Disney Studio that animators used as reference. The animator wrote the designation "49" at left and upper right to indicate this original's place in the scene. 

 

WALT DISNEY STUDIO Sleeping Beauty (1959)

WALT DISNEY STUDIO
Sleeping Beauty (1959) 
two (2) matching original production animation drawings
brown, blue and black pencil on two (2) untrimmed animation sheets, image sizes: 7" x 6.75" and 4.75" x 4.75"
These two (2) matching original rough animation drawings of Princess Aurora as Briar Rose and her forest friends as the Mock Prince were created by Disney animators in development of a scene in the animated Technirama feature. Aurora dances with her "prince" and sings "Once Upon a Dream," and the cels made from these drawings appear as she sings "...upon a dream."
Marc Davis and John Lounsbery, two of Walt Disney's master animators known as his Nine Old Men, supervised the animation of Aurora and the animals in this scene. The drawing of Aurora is signed by Marc Davis. The animators wrote the designations "112" and "312" at lower right to indicate each original's place in the scene. 





Pinocchio (1940)


WALT DISNEY STUDIO
Pinocchio (1940) 
original production animation drawing
red, blue, green and black pencil on untrimmed animation sheet, image size: 6.75" x 9.5"
This large-image final animation drawing of Stromboli was created by a Disney Studio animator in production of the classic animated feature, and a cel painting was made directly from it. Animation of the scene was supervised by Vladimir Tytla, one of Walt Disney's premier animator of the 1930s and early-1940s. Inside his wagon following his wildly successful puppet show, Stromboli flamboyantly declares to Pinocchio, his new star: "I will poosh you in de public's eye—your face, she will be on everybody's tongue." The animator wrote the studio designation “C144” at lower right to indicate this original's place in the scene, and the studio stamp denoting production, sequence and scene numbers appears above it. 



Fantasia (circa 1992)

WALT DISNEY CLASSICS COLLECTION
Fantasia (circa 1992)
four (4) original design drawings
blue and black pencil, black and red lithographic crayon on four (4) 12" x 9"" sheets of translucent paper, image sizes: 8.5" x 7.5", 11.75" x 8", 9.25" x 5.75" and 11" x 6"
These two (2) original design drawings of the Ice Fairy, Dew Drop Fairy and Autumn Fairy from The Nutcracker Suite and two (2) of Cupids from the Pastoral Symphony were created by Disney artists in development of the porcelain animation art sculptures produced by the Walt Disney Classics Collection in the 1990s based on scenes in Walt Disney's Fantasia. All of the drawings are annotated by the artist with descriptive information related to the character or sculpture; one is dated "3-12-92."





The Secret of NIMH (1982)


DON BLUTH STUDIO
The Secret of NIMH (1982)
four (4) original production animation drawings
blue, red and black pencil on two (2) untrimmed and two (2) 9" x 12" and 9.5" x 12" trimmed animation sheets, image sizes: 5.5" x 7", 4.75" x 2", 8" x 6" and 5" x 5.5"
These four (4) original rough animation drawings of three lead characters were created by Don Bluth Studio animators in development of scenes in the animated feature. Included are two (2) of Justin and one (1) each of Mrs. Brisby and Jeremy. The drawing of Mrs. Brisby and one (1) of Justin are animator's extremes with grids at right; the Jeremy drawing bears the "Don Bluth Productions Inc. / Authentic Animation Artwork" embossing seal at lower right; the other drawing of Justin is marked "out" so it was likely not used in the final animation. The animator wrote the designation "105" on the extreme of Justin at lower right to indicate its place in the scene; registration holes and numbers are trimmed from the bottom of two sheets. Our certificate of authenticity is included.
There is light handling; small spots on the drawing of Mrs. Brisby affect the image; there are creases and small tears at edges of two and tape along the bottom of the Justin extreme, all well away from the art images: overall, VERY GOOD-FINE condition.







WALT DISNEY STUDIO
Cinderella (1950) 
original production animation drawing
red, blue and black pencil on untrimmed animation sheet, image size: 8.5" x 5.25"
This handsome rough animation drawing of Cinderella was created by a Disney animator in development of a scene in Walt Disney's classic animated feature. Les Clark, one of Walt Disney's master animators known as his Nine Old Men, supervised the animation of the scenes of Cinderella beside the door after her wicked stepmother, Lady Tremaine, has locked her in her garret bedroom. Gus and Jaq struggle to surmount the stairs with the key and once at the top find they must also battle with Lucifer. Cinderella kneels at the door to encourage them, then gets the idea to bring Bruno into the fray. The blue pencil underdrawing is undoubtedly Mr. Clark's work. The animator wrote the designation "25" at lower right to indicate this original's place in the scene; a numbered grid for the ring on the door shows that it animates in only three drawings.



The Jungle Book (1993)

DISNEY / OLLIE JOHNSTON
The Jungle Book (1993) 
original design drawing
pencil on untrimmed animation sheet, image size: 10" x 12.75"
Walt Disney's great animator Ollie Johnston created this detailed and polished drawing of Baloo and Mowgli in a classic scene from the film in development of an art print commissioned by Disney for the 1993 home video release of The Jungle Book (1967). Ollie and Frank Thomas, both supervising animators on the movie, created art for a lithograph for the occasion.
Ollie Johnston (Oliver M. Johnston, Jr.) was born October 31, 1912 in Palo Alto, California, and his higher education came at Stanford University and Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles. On January 21, 1935 he joined The Walt Disney Studios as an apprentice animator on Disney short cartoons. In 43 years with Disney he served as animator and directing animator on more than 24 feature films including Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Fantasia, Song of the South, Cinderella, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, Sleeping Beauty, The Jungle Book and others. Walt Disney included him among his famous “Nine Old Men,” those animators who formed the core of his animation team. His enthusiasm for trains led him to build a backyard railroad at his home in La Cañada, California and a full-scale railroad on the property he shared with fellow animator and best friend Frank Thomas in Julian, California. He encouraged Walt Disney to pursue his own passion for trains.
After 43 years with the Disney Studio he retired in 1978. Between 1981 and 1993 he and Frank Thomas co-authored four excellent books: Disney Animation: The Illusion of Life, Too Funny for Words, Walt Disney’s Bambi: The Story and the Film, andThe Disney Villain. He was named a Disney Legend in 1989 and was awarded the National Medal of Arts in 2005.
This item is from Ollie Johnston's estate. It was in his home until early 2007 when he moved to Washington state near his family. He passed away in April, 2008. Our certificate of authenticity is included. This item is stamped "From the estate of Oliver M. Johnston, Jr." on the back.



Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)


WALT DISNEY STUDIO
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) 
two (2) original production animation drawings
red, blue and black pencil on two (2) untrimmed animation sheets, image size: 4" x 4.5" and 4" x 3.5"
These two (2) original final animation drawings of Grumpy and Sleepy were created by a Disney Studio animator in production of Walt Disney's first animated feature, and cel paintings were made directly from them. In the Seven Dwarfs' bedroom Grumpy objects to the unexpected presence of Snow White: "Angel, huh! She's a female - an' all females is poison. They're fulla wicked wiles." Fred Moore, one of Walt Disney's premier animators of the 1930s and early-1940s, supervised the animation of both characters in this scene. The animator wrote the studio designations “4” and "220" at lower right to indicate each original's place in the scene; Disney Studio stamp at lower left denotes production, sequence, and scene numbers.





Woodland Café (1937)

WALT DISNEY STUDIO
Woodland Café (1937)
original production animation drawing
red, blue, green and black pencil on untrimmed animation sheet, image size: 3.5" x 4.75"
This lively final animation drawing of the touch Spider dancer was created by a Disney Studio animator in production of the animated Silly Symphony, and a cel painting was made directly from it. Wilfred Jackson directed this cartoon of insects gathering for an evening at the insect nightclub. The Spider plays the tough guy onstage with the cute female bug; they perform a tango-like dance atop the spider's web, and in this scene he holds her by her antennae (seen protruding from his hand). The animator wrote the studio designation “109” at lower right to indicate this original's place in the scene; he also wrote his initials "JER" (for Jacques E. Roberts) at lower right.



Pinocchio (1940)


WALT DISNEY STUDIO
Pinocchio (1940) 
original production animation model sheet
photostat on paper, dimensions: 11" x 14"
Since the early 1930s the Disney Studio has produced model sheets of its animated characters and/or atmosphere and concept art for circulation among artists and animators working in production of an animated film. Before the 1970s they were reproduced by a photostatic or printing process. They were made when a character or setting was in development and to help animators maintain a consistent look to the character throughout the film. This photostat model sheet titled "Pinocchio F-3" was made at the Disney Studio during production of Pinocchio, and it was issued to animators "2-20-39" for use in drawing the film's title character. Twelve (12) expressive portraits of Pinoke are shown. The model sheet was mounted by the Disney artist who received it to an 11.25" x 14.25" board with a commonly used transfer adhesive that has not caused any discoloration.