Disney Shorts, 1928 - 1960's
A great collection of original production animation cels and original production animation drawings for sale from the Walt Disney short films.
Original hand painted production animation cel of Donald Duck from a 1960's Walt Disney short, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Donald Duck: 5 1/2 x 6 1/4", Image 10 x 12"; Unframed; $500 or Pay Over Several Months!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Donald Duck and his Grandfather from "No Hunting," 1955, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Production numbers in ink lower cel edge; Size - Donald Duck & Grandfather: 4 x 4 1/2", Image 9 x 12"; Unframed; $750 or Pay Over Several Months!
Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of Mickey Mouse from "Puppy Love," 1933, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 31 in ink lower right; Set on a lithographic background with lithograph overlay cel; Size - Mickey Mouse: 3 3/4 x 3", Image 6 1/4 x 8 1/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse from "Steamboat Willie," 1928, Walt Disney Studios; Graphite pencil on peg hole paper; Numbered 138 bottom right; Walt Disney Archives stamp number verso; Size - Mickey Mouse: 3 x 4 1/4", Sheet 9 1/2 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of Mickey Mouse from "The Band Concert" 1935, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Mickey Mouse: 5 x 5 1/2", Image 7 x 7 1/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse from "Puppy Love," 1933, Walt Disney Studios; Graphite and red pencils on peg hole paper; Numbered 65 lower right; Size - Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse: 4 x 3 1/4", Sheet 9 1/2 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse from "Puppy Love," 1933, Walt Disney Studios; Graphite and red pencils on peg hole paper; Numbered 94 lower right; Size - Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse: 4 x 3 3/4", Sheet 9 1/2 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cels of Minnie Mouse, Figaro, and Frankie from "Figaro and Frankie," 1947, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a Courvoisier airbrushed background; Original Courvoisier label verso; Size - Minnie Mouse, Figaro & Frankie: 4 3/4 x 6 1/2", Image 8 1/4 x 9"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cels of Mickey Mouse and Pluto from "Society Dog Show," 1939, Walt Disney Studios; Set over a Courvoisier air brush background; Size - Mickey Mouse: 4 1/4 x 2 3/4", Pluto: 5 1/2 x 3 3/4", Image 8 x 9 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse and Ice from "On Ice," 1935, Walt Disney Studios; Green, blue, red and graphite pencils on peg hole paper; Numbered 143 in pencil lower right; Size - Mickey Mouse, Ice, & Ripple Effects: 4 3/4 x 10", Sheet 9 1/2 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of Pluto from "Society Dog Show," 1939, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 3 in ink lower right; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Pluto: 4 1/4 x 3 3/4", Image 8 x 10 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse from a Mickey Mouse Club Promo Film, 1929, Walt Disney Studios; Yellow, green, red, and graphite pencils on peg hole paper; Numbered 136 bottom right; Size - Mickey Mouse: 3 1/4 x 3", Sheet 9 1/2 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of Goofy as Stupidicus Ultimas from "Goofy's Freeway Troubles" 1965, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; With original Art Corner mat and receipt & label verso; Size - Goofy: 5 1/4 x 3 3/4", Image 8 x 10", Mat 12 x 14"; Matted; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse from "MIckey's Trailer," 1938, Walt Disney Studios; Red and graphite pencils on peg hole paper; Numbered 96 bottom right; Animation ladder upper right; Size - Mickey Mouse: 6 x 4", Sheet 10 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cels of Bent-Tail and Bent-Tail Junior from "The Coyote's Lament" 1961, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Bent-Tail & Bent-Tail Junior: 4 x 4 1/2", Image 6 1/4 x 8"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse, Oliver Hardy, Jimmy Durante, Will Rogers, Joe E. Brown, Eddie Cantor and Marie Dressier from "Mickey's Gala Premiere," 1933, Walt Disney Studios; Graphite and red pencils on peg hole paper; Numbered 191 lower right; Size - Mickey Mouse and Six Characters: 6 x 11", Sheet 9 1/2 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse from "Steamboat Willie," 1928, Walt Disney Studios; Graphite pencil on peg hole paper; Numbered 239 bottom right and 67 center right; Walt Disney Archives stamp number verso; Size - Mickey Mouse: 2 1/2 x 6 1/4", Sheet 9 1/2 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse from "The Band Concert," 1935, Walt Disney Studios; Graphite pencil on peg hole paper; Numbered 55 upper right; Size - Mickey Mouse: 4 3/4 x 5 1/4", Sheet 9 1/4 x 11 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of Mickey Mouse set on an airbrushed wood veneer Courvoisier background from "Brave Little Tailor," 1938, Walt Disney Studios; Partial Courvoisier label verso; Size - Mickey Mouse: 4 3/4 x 3 1/4", Image 7 x 6 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of Donald Duck on a bicycle from "Donald's Lucky Day," 1939, Walt Disney Studios; Set over a Courvoisier watercolor background; Size - Donald Duck & Bicycle: 4 x 5", Image 7 3/4 x 8 1/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing and an original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of Little Hiawatha from "Little Hiawatha," 1937, Walt Disney Studios; Drawing is graphite, blue, green, and red pencils on peg hole paper numbered 30 in pencil lower right; Cel is numbered 26 in ink lower right corner; Size - Little Hiawatha: 6 3/4 x 4 1/2", Drawing sheet 10 x 12", Cel image 9 1/4 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of Paul Bunyan from "Paul Bunyan" 1958, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Paul Bunyan: 6 1/4 x 5", Image 10 x 11 3/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse from "Ye Olden Days," 1933, Walt Disney Studios; Graphite pencil on peg hole paper; Numbered 11A lower right; Size - Mickey Mouse, Donkey, & Crowd: 7 3/4 x 2 3/4", Sheet 9 1/2 x 11"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of Donald Duck from "Honey Harvester" 1949, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 31 in ink lower right; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Donald Duck: 5 1/2 x 3", Image 9 x 11 3/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse and Pluto from "Society Dog Show," 1939, Walt Disney Studios; Graphite, red, and blue pencils on peg hole paper; Numbered 86 upper and lower right; Size - Mickey Mouse and Pluto: 5 x 6 1/4", Sheet 10 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Donald Duck from "Donald's Golf Game," 1938, Walt Disney Studios; Green and graphite pencils on peg hole paper; Numbered 29D lower right; Size - Donald Duck: 5 x 4", Sheet 10 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted production animation cel of Tinker Bell and Pixie Dust from "Walt Disney's Disneyland/Walt Disney Presents" circa 1961, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; With original Art Corner Sticker verso; Size - Tinker Bell & Pixie Dust: 5 x 5", Image 9 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawings of Mickey Mouse and Bobo the Elephant from "Mickey's Elephant," 1936, Walt Disney Studios; Graphite and green pencils on peg hole paper; Mickey Mouse numbered 257 & Bobo numbered 163 both in pencil lower right; Size - Mickey Mouse: 3 3/4 x 2 1/2", Bobo The Elephant: 3 3/4 x 5", Sheets 10 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse from "Ye Olden Days," 1933, Walt Disney Studios; Graphite pencil on peg hole paper; Numbered 40 in pencil lower right; Size - Mickey and Minnie Mouse: 5 3/4 x 3 1/4", Sheet 9 1/2 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of Goofy and Percy from "How To Ride A Horse," 1941, Walt Disney Studios; Set over a Courvoisier air brush background; WDP stamp lower right; Numbered A-117 in ink lower right; Size - Goofy & Percy: 6 x 6 1/4", Image 9 x 11 1/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of Minnie Mouse, Figaro, and Frankie from "Figaro and Frankie," 1947, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 26 in ink lower right; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Minnie Mouse, Figaro & Frankie: 5 x 7 1/2", Image 6 3/4 x 8 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of Pluto and Baby Shelby from "Canine Patrol," 1945, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Pluto & Baby Shelby: 4 1/2 x 8 1/2", Image 10 x 13 1/2"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of The Big Bad Wolf Disguised as Little Bo Peep from "Three Little Wolves," 1936, Walt Disney Studios; Graphite, green, and red pencils on peg hole paper; Numbered 244 in pencil lower right; Extensive notes throughout the sheet; Size - Big Bad Wolf Disguised as Little Bo Peep: 5 3/4 x 4", Sheet 10 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Donald Duck from "Mickey's Circus," 1936, Walt Disney Studios; Blue, red, yellow, orange, green, and graphite pencils on peg hole paper; Color Model stamp lower right; Graphite pencil notes lower left; Size - Donald Duck: 4 x 3", Sheet 10 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of Mickey Mouse with a Trombone from a Thursday Circus Day episode of "The Mickey Mouse Club," 1955, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Mickey Mouse: 4 1/4 x 3 3/4", Image 9 x 12 1/4", Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cels of Chip, Dale, and Peanuts from "Working For Peanuts," 1953, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Production numbers lower cel edges; Size - Chip & Dale: 4 x 8", Image 8 3/4 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse from "Puppy Love," 1933, Walt Disney Studios; Graphite and red pencils on peg hole paper; Numbered 50 lower right; Size - Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse: 4 x 3 1/2", Sheet 9 1/2 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cels of the Swan, Cygnets (including The Ugly Duckling), and water effects cel; All over a hand painted Courvoisier background from "The Ugly Duckling," 1939, Walt Disney Studios; Size - Swan & Cygnets: 7 x 11 1/4", Image 11 x 13 3/4"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse from "Steamboat Willie," 1928, Walt Disney Studios; Graphite pencil on peg hole paper; Numbered 126 bottom right and 64 center right; Walt Disney Archives stamp number verso; Size - Mickey Mouse: 3 x 4", Sheet 9 1/2 x 12", Mat 12 x 14 1/2"; Triple matted with a brass inset title plaque; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse from "On Ice," 1935, Walt Disney Studios; Graphite pencil on peg hole paper; Numbered 35 in pencil lower right; Size - Mickey and Minnie Mouse: 4 3/4 x 5", Sheet 9 1/2 x 12"; Unframed; SOLD!
Original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse from "Steamboat Willie," 1928, Walt Disney Studios; Graphite pencil on peg hole paper; Numbered 239 bottom right and 67 center right; Walt Disney Archives stamp number verso; Size - Mickey Mouse: 2 1/2 x 6 1/4", Sheet 9 1/2 x 12"; Unframed.
"I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing - that it was all started by a mouse." - Walt Disney
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"Steamboat Willie" (released on November 18, 1928) is a black-and-white animated short film produced by Walt Disney Studios, released by Celebrity Productions, and was directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The cartoon is considered the debut of Mickey Mouse and his girlfriend Minnie Mouse; although both characters had appeared several months early in a test screening of "Plane Crazy" and the earlier produced but not released short film "The
Gallopin' Gaucho." Although "Steamboat Willie" was the third Mickey short to be produced, it was the first to be distributed because Walt Disney, having seen "The Jazz Singer," was determined to produce the first fully synchronized sound cartoon. With "Steamboat Willie" Disney achieved not only synchronized character sounds, but also a synchronized musical score. Music for the short was arranged by Wilfred Jackson and Bert Lewis and included the songs "Steamboat Bill" and "Turkey In the Straw." Walt Disney performed all of the voices for the film and it would go on to become the most popular cartoon of it's day. In 1994 "Steamboat Willie" was voted to be 13th in "The 50 Greatest Cartoons" of all time, and in 1998 it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
The story of "Steamboat Willie" is that Mickey Mouse is piloting a river steamboat. He cheerfully whistles the song "Steamboat Bill" and he sounds the boat's three whistles. Soon the real ship's captain, Pete, shows up and orders Mickey off the bridge. Mickey blows a raspberry at Pete and Pete attempts to kick Mickey, but kicks himself instead. Mickey rushes down the stairs but slips on a bar of soap on the boat's deck, and he lands in a bucket of water. A parrots laughs at him, and in anger Mickey throws the bucket at him. Back on the deck, Pete pilots the steamboat and bites off some chewing tobacco and spits into the wind. The spit flies backward and rings the boat's bell. Pete tries to repeat this but the tobacco hits him in the face, causing him to get angry. The steamboat stops at "Podunk Landing" to pick up a cargo of livestock. Minnie Mouse almost misses boarding the boat, but manages to get on because Mickey is able to grab her by her underwear with the cargo crane, and swing her onto the deck just in the nick of time. Minnie accidentally drops her guitar and the sheet music to the song "Turkey In the Straw," which was then eaten by a goat. Mickey and Minnie use the goat as a phonograph by winding his tail like a crank, and the song begins to to come out of the goat's mouth. Mickey uses various objects and the animals on the boat as percussion accompaniment. The end of the song is played by Mickey using a pair of mallets to hit the teeth of a mouth open cow, emulating a xylophone. Finally Pete is annoyed by all the racket and puts Mickey to work peeling potatoes. In the potato bin, the same parrot as mentioned prior, laughs at him again; and an annoyed Mickey throws a potato at him, knocking him into the river. The short ends with Mickey laughing.
The following two paragraphs are from a publication excerpt from The Museum of Modern Art, MoMA Highlights, New York: The Museum of Modern Art, revised 2004, originally published 1999, p.137.
"Disney's Steamboat Willie is a landmark in the history of animation. It was the first Mickey Mouse film released and the first cartoon with synchronized sound. It threw silent animation into obsolescence, and launched an empire. Previously, there had been little to distinguish Disney's cartoons from those of his competitors. He was facing bankruptcy when Alan Crosland's The Jazz Singer, with long sequences of song and dialogue, took America by storm in 1927. Sensing that sound movies meant big business, Disney decided to stake all on his talking mouse. The movie opened at the Colony Theater in New York on November 18, 1928, a date that would become known as Mickey's birthday.
Audiences were stunned by the vitality of the film's characters. Unhampered by the difficulties of using new equipment with live actors, Disney was able to fuse technology with hand craftsmanship, naturalism with abstraction, an ability that, over time, proved him to be a great artist. So strong was the audience demand for Steamboat Willie that two weeks after its premiere Disney re-released it at the largest theater in the world, the Roxy in New York City. Critics came to see in Mickey Mouse a blend of Charlie Chaplin in his championing of the underdog, Douglas Fairbanks in his rascally adventurous spirit, and Fred Astaire in his grace and freedom from gravity's laws."
This is a spectacular drawing by Ub Iwerks of Mickey Mouse from the film that started it all, "Steamboat Willie," 1928. Mickey is eyes open and has a huge smile; while using a pair of mallets to play the teeth of cow like a xylophone, to the song "Turkey In the Straw." Walt Disney performed all of the voices for the film, and so no Disney animation art collection would be complete without an original piece of art from the first released Mickey Mouse cartoon "Steamboat Willie!"
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