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Snow White face on 12-field 5-peghole animation paper. Red, brown, and blue color highlights. Possibly Grim Natwick's work. Image area measures approximately 4" x 3.5".
Images via Heritage Auctions.
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Showing posts with label ~animation art/cels. Show all posts
Monday, December 18, 2017
Early Concept Drawings - Snow White
Rare storyboard concept art of Snow White and her forest animals. Graphite with blue highlights. Dates from circa 1936. Originally sold as part of the Courvoisier Galleries art program, hence the embossed and stamped "Walt Disney Productions" imprint.
Snow White face on 12-field 5-peghole animation paper. Red, brown, and blue color highlights. Possibly Grim Natwick's work. Image area measures approximately 4" x 3.5".
Snow White face on 12-field 5-peghole animation paper. Red, brown, and blue color highlights. Possibly Grim Natwick's work. Image area measures approximately 4" x 3.5".
Evil Queen & Spell Book Courvoisier Cel Setup
This Evil Queen cel was made for the original 1937 Snow White film. The Courvoisier cel setup probably dates from circa 1938. Includes the Queen and spell book on cel, a hand-painted book stand on an overlay, and the hand-painted dungeon background. Originally put together and sold through the Disney Courvoisier Cel Setup Department. Queen measures 4.75" x 9.0"; background 11.0" x 10.5."
In an earlier Archive entry, see another Courvoisier Queen cel from this same scene. And check out these others too.
Image via Heritage Auctions.
In an earlier Archive entry, see another Courvoisier Queen cel from this same scene. And check out these others too.
Early Concept Drawings - Evil Queen & Old Witch
A colored pastel concept drawing of the Evil Queen as she descends the stairs in her castle. Dates from circa 1935-36.
Multi-colored pencil Queen. Possibly the work of Joe Grant.
Old Hag in her dungeon laboratory. Possibly the work of Ferdinand Horvath. Graphite on animation paper stock.
Witch's shadow. Pencil on animation paper. Reverse side with animator’s pencil note “From Story Sketch Book SC-26-Sequence 7A Page 46”.
Witch sketch. Graphite with red layout rectangle.
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Multi-colored pencil Queen. Possibly the work of Joe Grant.
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Old Hag in her dungeon laboratory. Possibly the work of Ferdinand Horvath. Graphite on animation paper stock.
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Witch's shadow. Pencil on animation paper. Reverse side with animator’s pencil note “From Story Sketch Book SC-26-Sequence 7A Page 46”.
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Witch sketch. Graphite with red layout rectangle.
Images via Heritage Auctions.
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Snow White Cel Setup from "This Is Your Life Donald Duck"
The Disney anthology television series went by several different names over the years, starting with Disneyland in 1954. Later renditions included Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1961), The Wonderful World of Disney (1969), and other variations.
From 1958 to 1961, it was called Walt Disney Presents. In a 1960 episode (no. 148), they did a takeoff of the popular This is Your Life show which surprised a guest with a retrospective of their life. Usually by the end, friends, family and others were brought out on stage.
Disney's version was called This is Your Life, Donald Duck. Jiminy Cricket was the host. They aired several Donald shorts interspersed with new animation of him which connected these "life stories" together. At the conclusion of the program, numerous characters came out "on stage" including Snow White and all seven of the dwarfs. Snow was gently and gracefully led by her bluebird friends.
In December 2015, Heritage Auctions made available a two-layer cel setup of this original production art. Hand-painted. Matted to 16" x 12".
Screen capture from show.
From 1958 to 1961, it was called Walt Disney Presents. In a 1960 episode (no. 148), they did a takeoff of the popular This is Your Life show which surprised a guest with a retrospective of their life. Usually by the end, friends, family and others were brought out on stage.
Disney's version was called This is Your Life, Donald Duck. Jiminy Cricket was the host. They aired several Donald shorts interspersed with new animation of him which connected these "life stories" together. At the conclusion of the program, numerous characters came out "on stage" including Snow White and all seven of the dwarfs. Snow was gently and gracefully led by her bluebird friends.
In December 2015, Heritage Auctions made available a two-layer cel setup of this original production art. Hand-painted. Matted to 16" x 12".
Screen capture from show.
Friday, December 1, 2017
Layout Drawing for Deleted Soup-Eating Scene
Currently up for sale at Heritage Auctions is a rare layout drawing from the deleted "soup-eating" scene. Snow White covers her ears as the dwarfs slurp their soup. Graphite on 12 field 5-peghole animation paper. Dates from circa 1936-37.
Most of the work completed by animator Ward Kimball was cut from the final Snow White film--including the soup-eating sequence. This was not because it wasn't good, it was. The scenes just didn't fit with the overall timing of the movie. Walt Disney made the difficult decision to axe them well into the project. After working for months on the animation, Kimball was crestfallen. So much so that he planned to quit the studio. Walt, however, talked him into staying by offering Ward the Jiminy Cricket character in Pinocchio.
Most of the work completed by animator Ward Kimball was cut from the final Snow White film--including the soup-eating sequence. This was not because it wasn't good, it was. The scenes just didn't fit with the overall timing of the movie. Walt Disney made the difficult decision to axe them well into the project. After working for months on the animation, Kimball was crestfallen. So much so that he planned to quit the studio. Walt, however, talked him into staying by offering Ward the Jiminy Cricket character in Pinocchio.
Thursday, November 30, 2017
Evil Queen Courvoisier Cel
An original hand inked and painted Evil Queen cel from the Snow White motion picture. Trimmed and mounted on a hand-painted Courvoisier background. Wood frame with glass. Image area measures 7" x 7"; frame 24" x 24". Sold through the Disney Courvoisier program circa 1938. (Plaque is dated 1937 for the release of the film.)
Images via Heritage Auctions.
Saturday, November 18, 2017
Early Concept Drawings - Dark Forest
Model drawing of log crocodiles. Lead pencil on animation paper stock.
Graphite with red highlights.
A few drawings from the1979 Viking Press Snow White book. See a few more of these pics in an earlier Archive entry.
Gustaf Tenggren's pencil layout of Snow White being led from the dark forest by her new animal friends.
Be sure to also check out the stunning dark forest drawings by Ferdinand Horvath. And a couple more in the earlier post on Tenggren.
Graphite with red highlights.
A few drawings from the1979 Viking Press Snow White book. See a few more of these pics in an earlier Archive entry.
Book scans via the late Michael Sporn Animation blog.
Gustaf Tenggren's pencil layout of Snow White being led from the dark forest by her new animal friends.
Images via Heritage Auctions + Hakes + Profiles in History.
Be sure to also check out the stunning dark forest drawings by Ferdinand Horvath. And a couple more in the earlier post on Tenggren.
Early Concept Drawings - Snow White & Huntsman in Meadow
Layout drawing of Snow White gathering flowers in the meadow. Dates from circa 1935-36. Graphite with red highlights.
Snow White with extensive camera notes along the bottom. Graphite on animation paper. Signed by by Disney Legends Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.
These next images come from John Canemaker's 1999 book, Paper Dreams. A storyboard session with Walt Disney and his story team. Concept drawings played a key role in the development of the final film script.
Snow White in the meadow as the Huntsman looks on.
The Huntsman via Treasures of Disney Animation Art (p.90).
Image via Heritage Auctions.
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Snow White with extensive camera notes along the bottom. Graphite on animation paper. Signed by by Disney Legends Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.
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These next images come from John Canemaker's 1999 book, Paper Dreams. A storyboard session with Walt Disney and his story team. Concept drawings played a key role in the development of the final film script.
Snow White in the meadow as the Huntsman looks on.
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The Huntsman via Treasures of Disney Animation Art (p.90).
Saturday, October 7, 2017
Early Concept Drawings - Forest Animals
Early concept artwork featuring the forest animals on Doc's bed. Graphite on animation paper stock. Dates from circa 1935-36.
Layout drawing of bluebirds flittering around a candlestick inside the Seven Dwarfs' cottage. Graphite with red, blue, and yellow pencil.
The forest animals gather around as the Seven Dwarfs meet outside their mine. Graphite on animation paper stock.
The forest animals to the rescue! Graphite with red pencil highlights.
Dopey pulled by birds and chipmunk. Graphite with red, blue, and yellow highlights.
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Layout drawing of bluebirds flittering around a candlestick inside the Seven Dwarfs' cottage. Graphite with red, blue, and yellow pencil.
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The forest animals gather around as the Seven Dwarfs meet outside their mine. Graphite on animation paper stock.
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The forest animals to the rescue! Graphite with red pencil highlights.
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Dopey pulled by birds and chipmunk. Graphite with red, blue, and yellow highlights.
Images via Heritage Auctions.
Early Concept Drawings - Seven Dwarfs
An early concept drawing, circa 1935-36. Doc works in front of a "tree" house with his name above the doorway. Dopey's about to crack open a walnut. Graphite with yellow pencil highlights, red layout rectangles.
According to Heritage Auctions, this group of Seven Dwarfs story sketches could be among the earliest known Snow White drawings in existence.The series features the dwarfs in various stages of washing up. Graphite on paper with red and blue pencil highlights
A drawing of Happy from the Rick Payne Collection. Possibly from the bed-building deleted scene. Graphite with red pencil highlights on regular animation paper stock.
Detailed concept drawing of Grumpy whittling and then spitting. Graphite and red pencil on 12 field 5-peghole animation paper.
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According to Heritage Auctions, this group of Seven Dwarfs story sketches could be among the earliest known Snow White drawings in existence.The series features the dwarfs in various stages of washing up. Graphite on paper with red and blue pencil highlights
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A drawing of Happy from the Rick Payne Collection. Possibly from the bed-building deleted scene. Graphite with red pencil highlights on regular animation paper stock.
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Detailed concept drawing of Grumpy whittling and then spitting. Graphite and red pencil on 12 field 5-peghole animation paper.
Images and info via Heritage Auctions (except where noted).
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