Tuesday, May 31, 2016

I am back and I have a lot to share with all of you. Let's start with some very time-sensitive news:

There are three major auctions that should note be missed:

- Heritage Auctions on June 11 and 12, which includes the only know example of Kay Nielsen's work on The Reluctant Dragon (above).
- Bonhams with a few beautiful Mary Blairs on June 13.
- Van Eaton Galleries with some absolutely spectacular items (animation, theme parks and overall Disneyana) on June 18.


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4 comments:

  1. Christian S.11:11 AM

    Kay Nielsen's style is very much japanese. He also produced
    one artwork for the Rite of Spring segment of Fantasia, that
    doesn't get much attention

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  2. DisneyDave3:19 PM

    The work Kay Nielsen created for Beauty and the Beast also has what looks to me like an Art Nouveau / Japanese influence.

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  3. Christian S.1:59 PM

    Did Kay Nielsen created artwork for Beauty and the Beast?

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  4. Didier Ghez6:37 PM

    That is a VERY good question. He did (one piece of artwork only is known). But the real question is: Did he create it for Disney? I have no positive confirmation of that, although it is at least possible since this was a property that the Studio was considering at the time he was there.

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