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Friday 17 August 2012

Mickey Mouse : Vintage Art

 

MICKEY MOUSE PRODUCTION ART FOR MICKEY’S GALA PREMIERE :

 

Art is for cartoon directed by Bert Gillett released July 1, 1933. 9.5x12" animation sheet has 4.25x8" lead pencil image area with wonderful art of Mickey riding on back of galloping tortoise firing a pistol. Lt. margin aging, blank bottom margin edge has two small thumbtack holes and upper left blank corner tip has pair of staple holes but image area will mat and frame to Mint. appearance.

 

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SHANGHAIED PENCIL PRODUCTION ART WITH PEG-LEG PETE CLUTCHING MINNIE. :

 

Lead and color pencil art done for cartoon directed by Bert Gillett released January 13, 1934. 9.5x12" sheet has 5 5/8x7" image area with wonderful clean and tight drawing with villain Peg-Leg Pete holding Minnie who has rope wrapped around her and is screaming for help. Bottom of sheet has lead pencil text “Scene 8B MM21 1st Cel 30". Lt. margin aging, left side of center has 3/8" lt. tan mark but image area remains clean and Exc. Cartoon storyline has Mickey saving Minnie from Peg-Leg Pete and his band of cutthroats.


 

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MICKEY’S STEAM-ROLLER FINISHED PRELIMINARY ART FOR MOVIE STILL :

 

Lead pencil art is attributed to Tom Wood for promotion of cartoon released on June 16,1934 which was directed by Dave Hand. 9.5x12" sheet of animation paper has image filling almost entire sheet. Clean and tight drawing has Mickey in cab of steamroller which has gone out of control with nephews Morty and Ferdy seated on top of two clouds. Lower right corner has Minnie watching the action. Lt. margin aging, but most of image area has Exc. appearance. Nephew Ferdy first appeared in the Mickey Mouse comic strip on September 18, 1932 and this is his only cartoon appearance. 

 

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THANKS TO ORIGINAL SKETCHERS AND SCANNERS

 

KEPP SKETCHING ……. ^_^

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