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A Life in Art: The Mallin Collection William Kentridge b. 1955 Torso with Leaves (Drawing for animation in il Ritorno d'Ulisse) charcoal, pastel and collage on paper 30 by 25 ¼ in. 76.2 by 64.1 cm. Executed in 1998.

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torso with leaves (drawing for animation in il ritorno d'ulisse)

A Polish <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Walt%20Disney%20Studios&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Walt Disney Studios</a> film <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=101%20Dalmations&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">101 Dalmations</a>.<ul><li>Liliana Bacewska (Polish).</li><li>Walt Disney Studios.</li><li>Linen backed.</li><li>This item is presented unframed.</li></ul>

Polish 101 Dalmations Movie Poster

An <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=animation%20cel&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">animation cel</a> and hand-painted background from the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Nickelodeon&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nickelodeon</a> cartoon Ren and Stimpy.<ul><li>Nickelodeon.</li><li>From the episode "Stupid Sidekick Union," 1995.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul>

Ren and Stimpy Animation Cel and Hand-Painted Background

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=walt+disney+studios&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Walt Disney Studios</a> film <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Snow+White+and+the+Seven+Dwarfs&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs</a>.<ul><li>Walt Disney Studios.</li><li>Paper backed and conservation framed with UV plexiglass.</li></ul>

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Movie Poster

A&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=production+animation+cel&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">production animation cel</a>&nbsp;and drawing from&nbsp;A&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Charlie+Brown&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charlie Brown</a>&nbsp;Thanksgiving.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 1 cel setup and 1 drawing.</li><li>After Charles. M. Schulz.</li><li>Melendez Studio, 1973.</li><li>Hand-inked and painted production cel setup of Snoopy (Woodstock is on printed background).</li><li>Mounted with printed background.</li><li>This work is presented matted.</li></ul>

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Production Animation Cel with Drawing

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=walt+disney+studios&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Walt Disney Studios</a> film Tugboat Mickey.<ul><li>Walt Disney Studios.</li><li>Linen backed.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul> 1940 poster designed for a short 7-minute Mickey Mouse cartoon.

Tugboat Mickey Movie Poster

A rare vintage film poster of the movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs from the first Belgian release in 1938.<ul><li>Walt Disney Pictures.</li><li>Unfolded and linen backed.</li><li>Framed in obeche wood, card mount and UV plexiglass.</li></ul> This poster was used for the Belgian release of the film in 1938. A year later when World War II started, posters in Belgium were printed much smaller owing to paper shortages. Even when the war ended, this larger format was never used again. It is exceptionally rare as this is only the second example of this poster to have surfaced in over 20 years.

Blanche Neige / Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Belgian Movie Poster

A poster advertising the classic animated film Sleeping Beauty.<ul><li>Walt Disney Studios.</li><li>Style B.</li><li>Paper backed with linen.</li></ul>

Sleeping Beauty Movie Poster

Rare French movie poster for the Disney classic Peter Pan.<ul><li>Roger Soubie (French, 1898-1984).</li><li>Walt Disney Studios.</li><li>RKO Radio Films.</li><li>Linen-backed paper.</li></ul>

Peter Pan French Movie Poster

<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=The+Simpsons&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Simpsons</a> production <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=animation&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">animation</a> background cel of the family's living room.<ul><li>Fox Studios.</li><li>Hand-painted background cel of the Simpsons' living room.</li><li>Labeled "STD BG - TV Room East," "Downstairs," "The Simpsons."</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul> Likely used early, potentially in the first season, the background is labeled as 'Std Bg.,' meaning standard background, and was likely used more than once.

The Simpsons Production Animation Background Cel

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=production%20animation%20cel&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">production animation cel</a> and hand-painted background from the animated <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Disney&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Disney</a> classic <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Lady%20and%20the%20Tramp&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lady and the Tramp</a>.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 1 animation cel and 1 background.</li><li>Walt Disney Studios.</li><li>The cel was used in the production of the movie.</li><li>Cel has been paired with a custom hand painted background.</li><li>This work is presented matted and unframed.</li></ul>

Lady and the Tramp Production Animation Cel and Background

French Grande movie poster for Fun and Fancy Free, featuring stories with Mickey Mouse, Donald, Goofy and Jiminy Cricket.<ul><li>Walt Disney Studios.</li><li>RKO Pictures.</li><li>Rolled and linen backed.</li></ul>

Coquin de Printemps / Fun and Fancy Free Mickey Mouse French Poster

Original Pinocchio artwork used to create the British front of house stills.<ul><li>The majority of original artworks were discarded by the studios, and it is therefore very rare to find one.</li><li>Walt Disney Studios.</li><li>Gouache on artboard.</li><li>Conservation framed with UV plexiglass in a Sapele wood frame with a card mount.</li></ul>This original artwork only surfaced a few years ago. It had been in an English collection since the 1940s. Prior to this discovery, no other Pinocchio artwork for posters or front of house stills had been seen.

Pinocchio Drawing for Front of House Stills

A French <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Walt%20Disney&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Walt Disney</a>'s Silly Symphony.<ul><li>Walt Disney Studios.</li><li>RKO Radio Films.</li><li>Stock poster.</li><li>To-date this is believed to be the only known surviving example.</li><li>Linen backed.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul> This poster was purchased in 1995 and has been in a private collection since that time. This magical poster depicts many of the characters from Disney's Silly Symphony short cartoons, including several images of Mickey and Mini, Donald Duck, Goofy, Three Little Pigs, Wynken, Blynken, and Nod, together with Max Hare. In the 1930s it was usual for French cinemas to allocate a certain time for their features. This would enable them to choose a number of short films to be shown before the main feature. This is a stock poster, which enabled the individual cinemas to add their own text in the blank box in the middle of the piece to advertise wh﻿at would be shown. In the case of this particular poster the program was forty minutes with Mickey, color animation - how to make animated drawings, Donald's Nephew, The Good and the Bad and Pretty Little Elves.

French Mickey Mouse Silly Symphony  Movie Poster

An <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=animation%20cel&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">animation cel</a> and hand-painted background from Nickelodeon's <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Ren%20and%20Stimpy&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ren and Stimpy</a>.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 1 cel and 1 background.</li><li>Nickelodeon.</li><li>From the episode "Stupid Sidekick Union," 1995.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul>

An original <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=production%20animation%20background&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">production animation background</a> drawn and signed by legendary cartoonist <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Bob%20singer&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bob Singer</a>.<ul><li>Bob Singer (American, born 1928).</li><li>Hanna Barbera.</li><li>Preliminary pan background drawing for The New Adventures of HuckleBerry Finn.</li><li>Colored graphite on paper.</li><li>From the "Pirate Island" episode, 1968.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul>

Signed Animation Background Drawing  | The New Adventures of HuckleBerry Finn

An <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=animation%20cel&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">animation cel</a> and two drawings from the making of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Disney&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Disney</a>'s&nbsp;Aladdin&nbsp;television series.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 3.</li><li>Walt Disney Studios.</li><li>With studio seal and gallery letter of authenticity.</li><li>This work is presented matted.</li></ul>

Aladdin: The Series Production Animation Cel and Drawings

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=production%20cel&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">production cel</a> and hand-painted background from the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Nickelodeon&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nickelodeon</a> series <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Spongebob%20Squarepants&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spongebob Squarepants</a>.<ul><li>Nickelodeon.</li><li>From the 1999 episode 'Scaredy Pants.'</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul>

Spongebob Squarepants Production Animation Cel and Background

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=production%20animation%20cel&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">production animation cel</a> and drawings from the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=aladdin&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aladdin</a> television series.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 3: 1 production cel, 2 drawings.</li><li>Walt Disney Studios.</li><li>With Studio seal, and accompanied by a gallery letter of authenticity.</li><li>Each is presented matted.</li></ul>

A production <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=animation%20cel&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">animation cel</a> and drawing from the making of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Disney&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Disney</a>'s&nbsp;Aladdin&nbsp;television series.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 1 cel and 1 drawing.</li><li>Walt Disney Studios.</li><li>The cel has been placed on a color print background.&nbsp;</li><li>With Studio Seals and Certificate of Authenticity.</li><li>This work is presented matted.</li></ul>

Aladdin: The Series Production Animation Cel and Drawing

A production animation cel of the Road Runner from Looney Tunes, with a hand-painted background.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 2: one production cel and one background, matted together.</li><li>Warner Bros.</li><li>Screen shot is included for reference only and is not part of this item.</li><li>This work is presented matted.</li></ul> The Road Runner debuted with his adversary Wile E. Coyote in 1949's "Fast and Furry-ous." To date, 48 cartoons have been made featuring these characters, including the computer-animated shorts, most of which were directed by Chuck Jones.&nbsp;

Looney Tunes Animation Cel and Background

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=production%20cel&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">production cel</a> and hand-painted background from the <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Nickelodeon&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nickelodeon</a> series <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Spongebob%20Squarepants&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Spongebob Squarepants</a>.<ul><li>Nickelodeon.</li><li>Cels are from episode 'Opposite Day,' and Background is from 'I Was a Teenage Gary,' 1999.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul>

<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Animation+cel&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Animation cel</a> drawings from the production of <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Walt+Disney+Studio&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Walt Disney Studio</a>'s <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Snow+White+and+the+Seven+Dwarfs&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs</a>.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 2 drawings, mounted together.</li><li>Walt Disney Studios.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul>

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Production Animation Cel Drawings

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=production%20animation%20cel&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">production animation cel</a> and drawing from the making of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Disney&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Disney</a>'s&nbsp;Aladdin&nbsp;television series.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 3: 1 animation cel and 2 production drawings.</li><li>Walt Disney Studios.</li><li>With studio seal and gallery certificate of authenticity.</li><li>The cel has been placed on a printed color background.</li><li>Each work is presented matted.</li></ul>

An <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=animation%20cel&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">animation cel</a> and drawings from the Walt Disney television program <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Aladdin&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aladdin</a>.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 3, framed together.</li><li>Walt Disney Studios.</li><li>Used in the production of Show 51, Scene 172.</li><li>The cel has been placed on a color print background.&nbsp;</li><li>With Studio Seals and a Certificate of Authenticity.</li><li>This work is presented matted.</li></ul>

Aladdin Animation Cel and Drawings

An original artwork used for the American 81 x 81 inch billboard poster of the Jungle Book.<ul><li>Al White (American).</li><li>A unique piece of artwork without the film's title and credits.</li><li>Walt Disney Studios.</li><li>Framed gouache on artboard with UV plexiglass.</li></ul>

The Jungle Book Movie Animation Artwork

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/luxury/collectibles/vintage-poster/film" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">movie poster</a> for the Walt Disney film <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=The%20Jungle%20Book&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Jungle Book</a>.<ul><li>Walt Disney Studios.</li><li>Linen backed.</li><li>This work is presented unframed.</li></ul>

The Jungle Book Movie Poster

A&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=production+animation+cel&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">production animation cel</a>&nbsp;and drawing from&nbsp;A&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Charlie+Brown&amp;pfilters.dateRange=upcoming" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Charlie Brown</a>&nbsp;Thanksgiving.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 1 cel setup and 1 drawing.</li><li>After Charles. M. Schulz.</li><li>Melendez Studio, 1973.</li><li>Hand-inked and painted production cel setup of Snoopy.</li><li>Cel and drawing have Peanuts seal.</li><li>Accompanied by printed background.</li><li>This work is presented matted.</li></ul>

A script used in the production of Walt Disney's Goof Troop.<ul><li>California: Walt Disney: 1992.</li><li>59 pages.</li><li>Includes 1 copy of Act I and 2 copies of Act II.</li><li>33 of the pages include sketches or drawings by animator Wendell Washer.</li><li>Used in the Production of the Episode "Three Ring Bind."</li></ul>

Goof Troop Production Script With Drawings

A production animation cel of the character Jaq from Disney's classic film Cinderella.<ul><li>Walt Disney Studios.</li><li>This work is presented matted.</li></ul> Cinderella is a 1950 American animated musical fantasy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Based on Charles Perrault's 1697 fairy tale, it features supervision by Ben Sharpsteen. The film was directed by Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske and Clyde Geronimi.&nbsp;

Cinderella Animation Cel

A <a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=production%20animation%20cel&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">production animation cel</a> and drawing from the making of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Disney&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Disney</a>'s&nbsp;Aladdin&nbsp;television series.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 3: 1 production animation cel and 2 drawings.</li><li>Walt Disney Studios.</li><li>Accompanied by a gallery letter of authenticity.</li><li>Each with the Walt Disney seal.</li><li>Cel has been placed on a printed background.</li><li>Each is presented matted.</li></ul>

An&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=animation%20cel&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">animation cel</a>&nbsp;and drawings from the Walt Disney television program&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sothebys.com/en/search?query=Aladdin&amp;tab=objects&amp;sortBy=bsp_dotcom_prod_en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Aladdin</a>.<ul><li>Sold as a set of 3: 1 animation cel and 2 drawings.</li><li>Walt Disney Studios.</li><li>From Show 51, Scene 400.</li><li>With studio seals.</li><li>This work is presented matted.</li></ul>

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