Lot 25
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Walt Disney

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • Walt Disney
  • Mickey and Minnie walking in the Moonlight.ca. 1932-34.
  • gouache, watercolor,paper
Gouache watercolor on board depicting an early Mickey and Minnie, possibly for a studio Christmas card, the composition very similar to their depictions in books of this period. Signed “Walt Disney” at bottom center. Measures 11 x 16 inches

Catalogue Note

Walt Elias Disney (1901–1966) was an American animator and film producer, pioneer in the American animation industry, entrepreneur and creator of the Disney Studios and subsequent theme parks. Mickey Mouse debuted in 1928 with the animated cartoon Steamboat Willie, as did Minnie (Minerva) Mouse, conceived by Ub Iwerks and Disney.