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[Swann Auction Galleries will spotlight a wide variety of Disney cartoons and drawings during its sale of 20th Century Illustration on January 24.

Swann will be offering 19 lots of Disney material.  Image lot numbers and catalogue descriptions are as follows:

Lot 136, (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.) "The Art of Skiing." Hand-painted animation cel featuring Goofy from The Art of Skiing. 230x190 mm; 9x7 1/2 inches. 1941. Matted with affixed caption below reading "Eyes should be kept to the front because objects sometimes appear with amazing suddenness." Courvoisier Galleries label and Disney Productions rubberstamp on verso. Estimate $1,500-2,500

Lot 137, (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.) Grumpy. Graphite and color pencil. 255x305 mm; 10x12 inches, sheet. Animation drawing for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Circa 1937. Estimate $800-1,200

Lot 138, (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.) Sleepy. Graphite and color pencil. 255x305 mm; 10x12 inches, sheet. Animation drawing for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Circa 1937. Disney Studio rubberstamp lower left. Estimate $500-750

Lot 139, (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.) Happy. Graphite. 255x305 mm; 10x12 inches, sheet. Animation drawing for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Circa 1937. Estimate $500-750

Lot 140, (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.) Doc. Graphite and color pencil. 315x375 mm; 12 1/2x14 3/4 inches, sheet. Animation drawing for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Circa 1937. Estimate $400-600

Lot 141, (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.) Bambi. Graphite and color pencil. 255x305 mm; 10x12 inches, sheet. Animation drawing. Circa 1941. Estimate $500-750

Lot 142, (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.) Captain Donald Duck and His Performing Seals. Graphite and color pencil. Two animation drawings (each 180x290 mm; 6 3/4x11 1/2 inches) for the animated short Mickey's Circus (1937). Estimate $1,000-1,500.  Donald is partially hidden by the jumble of hungry seals in one of the two drawings, the other shows three performing seals.

Lot 143, (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.) Sir Cumference. Color crayon. Each 170 x 213mm; 6 x 8 1/4 inches. Two concept drawings for the animated short Knight for a Day (1946). Estimate $1,000-1,500.  Bold, lively sketches of the jousting champion in the popular Goofy cartoon.

Lot 144, (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.) The Hunstman. Hand-painted cel over wood. 140x135 mm; 5 1/2x5 1/4 inches. Not examined out of frame. Circa 1937. Estimate $800-1,200.  From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, the first feature-length animated film from Disney, as well as the first full-length cel animated feature in motion picture history.

Lot 145, (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.) Fantasia. Pencil with colored pencil border on paper. 253x303 mm; 10x12 inches. Rubberstamp on verso with faint bleed-through lower right. Not examined out of frame. Circa 1940. Estimate $1,200-1,800.  Sketch prepared for the Dance of the Hours sequence showing high-kicking ostriches and grinning crocodiles.

Lot 146, (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.) Flora and Merryweather. Painted cel for Sleeping Beauty (1959). 155x235 mm; 6 1/4x9 1/4 inches. Disney Production gold label on verso. Estimate $800-1,200.  The Good Fairies sew a gown as a special surprise present for Princess Aurora on her sixteenth birthday. Sold by the Art Corner in Disneyland in Anaheim, Ca.

Lot 147, (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.) Donald Duck in night cap. Painted cel for an unidentified episode of The Wonderful World of Color. 160x235 mm; 6 1/4 x 9 1/2 inches. Disney Production gold label on verso. Estimate $800-1,200

Lot 148, (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.) Donald Duck and Tinkerbell. Painted cell for an unidentified episode of The Wonderful World of Color. 160x235mm; 6 1/4x 9 1/2 inches. Disney Production gold label on verso. Estimate $800-1,200

Lot 149, (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.) The Aristocats. Gouache and ink. 220x260 mm; 8 3/4x10 1/4 inches. Finished illustration possibly for the British edition of Disneyland Magazine. Estimate $500-750.  Painting of Duchess and her three kittens Marie, Berlioz, and Toulouse from the 1970 animated feature film.

Lot 150, (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.) Happy Birthday to Pooh. Pen and ink and watercolor. 190x290 mm; 7 1/2x11 1/4 inches. Finished illustration possibly for the British edition of Disneyland Magazine. Nd. Estimate $1,500-2,500.  Although one of the most famous episodes in A. A. Milne's books and the Walt Disney films was Eeyore's birthday, he oddly does not join all the other famous Pooh characters round the table in this picture. Pooh prefers to eat honey at this celebration in his honor while the rest of the gang enjoys birthday cake.

Lot 151, (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.) Shere Khan the Tiger. Gouache and ink. 170x330 mm; 6 3/4x13 1/4 inches. Finished illustration possibly for the British edition of Disneyland Magazine. Nd. Estimate $500-750.  Painting of a frog menaced by Shere Khan, the villain in Disney's The Jungle Book (1967). George Sanders provided the malevolent beast's voice in the popular animated feature.

Lot 152, (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.) Tigger. Pen and ink and watercolor. 135x333 mm; 5 1/4x13 inches. Finished illustration possibly for the British edition of Disneyland Magazine. Nd. Estimate $800-1,200.  Tigger is today one of the most beloved Disney characters. Puppeteer Paul Winchell supplied the voice of this endearing cartoon personality.

Lot 153, (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.) 'So yuh wanna play games huh!' Pencil. 145x195 mm; 5 3/4x7 1/4 inches. Concept drawing of Pete for an unidentified Walt Disney animated short. Estimate $400-600.  Pete was the proverbial villain of the early Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck cartoons. This sketch does not seem to match up with any of the released animated shorts and may be for an unrealized project.

Lot 154, (WALT DISNEY STUDIOS.) Mickey Mouse. Original 3-tiered Sunday comic strip, ink on stiff paper; Mickey Mouse logo pastedown. 400x590 mm; 15 3/4x23 inches. Dated November 12, 1950 (King Features Syndicate). Upper margin with production notes in pencil and studio rubberstamps, bottom tier separated cleanly and stapled at far left margin, light smudging and some minor yellowing chiefly along margins. Not examined out of frame. Estimate $3,500-5,000.  Featuring Goofy improvising his inaugural "travelogue movie" (filmed for "WOW T.V") with the help of some tattooed sailors as Mickey looks on with Minnie.

I have also attached two high-resolution images: lot 145 (M25669-2) and lot 150 (M25995-2).



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