The Whoopee Party Mickey Mouse Animation Drawing (Walt Disney, 1932). When Mickey and friends have a house party, Minnie plays the piano as the guests dance. Meanwhile Mickey, Goofy, and Horace Horsecollar prepare snacks and refreshments, which is brought out to much fanfare and ballyhoo.
Puppy Love Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse Animation Drawing (Walt Disney, 1933). Mickey’s visit with Minnie doesn’t turn out quite as expected, when his gift of a heart-shaped box of chocolates contains a bone instead of candy! How did that get there? Well, Pluto knows!
How to Animate Film Cartoons by Preston Blair (1980) original final art for publication pencil, black lithographic crayon and gray and black ink on trimmed paper mounted to 20″ x 15″ board, image size: 13.5″ x 13″
Burt Gillett directed this groundbreaking Silly Symphony short. It was released on 9/30/32 and was the very first commercially released film to be produced in 3-strip Technicolor. It won the Academy Award in the first year this award was given out for Short Subjects — Cartoons. Animation on this landmark…
Peter Pan Captain Hook and Tiger Lily Color Model Drawing (Walt Disney, 1953). “This is your last chance, Tiger Lily!” screams a red-faced, frustrated Captain Hook, as he tries to get Peter Pan’s location out of the captured Indian princess. This is an outstanding 16 field color model drawing of this exact scene.…
Lady and the Tramp Animation Drawings (Walt Disney, 1955). After Aunt Sarah clamps a muzzle on Lady, thinking she is the cause for all the trouble around the baby, Tramp comes to her rescue to get the muzzle removed. This is a fantastic set of three 16 field 3-peghole sketches that revolve…
Spike and Tyke Art (MGM, c. 1940s-50s) Two lovable longtime secondary characters for the Tom and Jerry cartoons are Big Spike and Little Tyke. Spike debuted in 1942 in Dog Trouble and went on to be in many shorts under other names such as Butch, Killer, and Bulldog. Spike’s playful son Tyke…
Beauty and the Beast Animation Drawings (Walt Disney, 1991). “While the cups do their soft shoe-in, I’ll be bubbling, I’ll be brewing” sings Mrs. Potts in the “Be Our Guest” song sequence. Mrs. Potts was voiced by Angela Lansbury in Disney’s 1991 feature animated film, Beauty and the Beast, which was the third film…
Animation by Preston Blair Illustration (MGM/Warren Foster, 1949). Preston Blair was an animator for Walt Disney Studios, MGM, and Hanna-Barbera. He also did numerous top-selling instructional books on art and animation for Walter T. Foster Publishing. His first book, titled Animation, featured his character illustrations from several studios on the…
Illustration for the “Play Ball!”Limited Edition Cel (Hanna-Barbera, 1992). Bob Singer is one of the most important artists in the history of Hanna-Barbera Studios, and in his 27 years with the studio he contributed to virtually ever hit show. A true jack-of-all-trades, he worked as animator, character designer, layout and…