Heritage Auctions, the world’s largest collectibles auctioneer, has announced that it will be offering its popular curated collections of animation art, artefacts and ephemera on a weekly basis.
The Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auctions will take place every week, opening for bidding on a Tuesday and ending with a live session at 6 p.m. CT the following Tuesday. Bids can be placed anytime during the week.
The first auction is already open for bidding and it closes on Tuesday, January 14. Highlights include:
Fantasia Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer’s Apprentice Animation Drawing (Walt Disney, 1940). Graphite with yellow pencil highlights and blue pencil guidelines. The image appears in the film around the 34:25 timestamp. Fred Moore and Bill Tytla were the animation supervisors for this third sequence in Fantasia. Approximate image size is 5″ x 4.5″; the art is matted and framed with glass for an overall size of 18.25″ x 16.25″. All frames are sold as-is. Photos are not representative of actual frame condition. Art condition is Good to Very Good with some visible handling wear and age-related paper toning. (View)
Northwest Hounded Police Wolf in Prison Clothing Animation Drawing (MGM, 1946). Full-figure original 12 field animation drawing of the Wolf in his striped prison suit from the Tex Avery-directed short. Fraphite drawing on animation paper, approximate image size of 4.75″ x 5″. In the lower edge between the second and third pegholes is a studio stamp that notes this as from production 144, the studio’s number for Northwest Hounded Police. The drawing is in Good to Very Good condition with handling, edge wear, and very slight moisture exposure to the lower edge, not affecting the image. (View)
The Flintstones Wilma and Pebbles Public Service Announcement Production Cel (Hanna-Barbera, c. 1990s). Very rare cel created for a PSA that promoted a Los Angeles City Water Conservation project. Hand-painted 12 field 3-peghole production cel, approximate image size of 4″ x 5.25″. The cel is placed on a scene-appropriate print background that appears to be a Key Master used in the film; the background image is trimmed-to-edge and mounted on a sheet of blue backing board with pegholes and production notes. The setup is in Very Good condition with minor handling and edge wear. (View)
GoBots Fitor and Sparky Pair of Color Model Cels (Hanna-Barbera, 1984). Lot includes two hand-painted 12 field 3-peghole color model cels for Fitor (full figure of him transformed with a side view and bottom view of his plane form) and Sparky (two full figure poses of the character transformed), used to keep the characters’ color palette consistent throughout the series. Poses measure roughly 7.5” x 6.5” and 10.25” x 7.5” combined with several color codes on Sparky’s sheet. Both feature the GoBots logo and copyright from Hanna-Barbera Productions. Good condition overall with light debris, pinholes, staples at the top edges, and the cels stuck to the paper below. (View)
Iron Man The Mandarin Production Cel with Production Background (Marvel, 1994). Ooriginal hand-painted 12 field production cel from Season 1 Episode 2, “Rejoice! I Am Ultimo, Thy Deliverer.” Approximate image size of 12′ x 8.5′, placed on a hand-painted gouache on board background from an unknown production. Background measures approximately 14′ x 10′. The setup is in Very Good condition with minor handling wear. (View)
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