Walt Disney & Warner Brothers Animation Art

Animation Sensations has been a world leading Animation Art Gallery since 1989. We specialize in Walt Disney and Warner Brothers original vintage and contemporary production cels, storyboards, drawings, layouts, production backgrounds, original courvoisier backgrounds, limited edition cels, sericels, lithographs, etchings and giclees. Our collection includes works from classic animation shorts and feature films such as Peter Pan, Pinocchio, Lady and the Tramp, Fantasia, Snow White, Betty Boop, Bambi, Dumbo, Yellow Submarine, Brave Little Tailor, Alice in Wonderland, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Sleeping Beauty, Jungle Book, Little Mermaid, and Robin Hood. Animation Sensations also has an extensive selection of production animation art and limited editions from other production animation studios like Hanna Barbera, Fox and Cartoon Network, The Simpsons, and Peanuts. In addition to selling a vast variety of animation art, Animation Sensations is always interested in buying art from you - the collector or acquirer. We will purchase the artwork directly, or we accept works on consignment. We urge you to contact us for a free estimate on the artwork you are interested in selling. And for your convenience, we are able to ship worldwide to our clients. All are welcome to contact our gallery via email or phone at peter@animationsensations.com, or 1-202-338-1097

Walt Disney's Dognappers 1934

Pictured above is a remarkably rare and well kept vintage animation drawing from the 1934 Disney short, Dognappers. Animation Sensations is currently offering this work for only $1,150 framed. We have a fantastic collection of vintage Disney drawings from a number of memorable and classic Disney shorts and feature films, most of which are available for viewing on our website!

Mickey Mouse is an Academy Award-winning comic animal cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. He was created in 1928 by Ub Iwerks and voiced by Walt Disney. The Walt Disney Company celebrates his birth as November 18, 1928 upon the release of Steamboat Willie. The anthropomorphic mouse has evolved from being simply a character in animated cartoons and comic strips to become one of the most recognizable symbols in the world. Walt Disney voiced Mickey Mouse from 1928 until 1946, when sound effects man Jimmy MacDonald took over the role. Mickey is currently voiced by Wayne Allwine.

Original Vintage Production Cels from Pinocchio 1940

Animation Sensations has just acquired this wonderful original vintage production cel from Pinocchio. Featuring the staring member of the animated cast, Jiminy. This cel is a rare find! We are offering this original vintage animation cel in mint condition for only $2,000 framed.

Pinocchio is the second animated feature in the Disney animated features canon, and is felt by many film historians to be the most technically perfect of all the Disney animated features. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions and was originally released to theaters by RKO Radio Pictures on February 7, 1940. Based on the book Pinocchio: Tale of a Puppet by Carlo Collodi, it was made in response to the enormous success of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Walt Disney's Fantasia 1941

Fantasia, Walt Disney's animated masterpiece of the 1940s, grew from a short-subject cartoon picturization of the Paul Dukas musical piece, The Sorcerer's Apprentice. The result was a two-hour feature length animation film, incorporating seven musical selections and a bridging narration by music critic Deems Taylor.

Although Fantasia was a box-office disappointment upon its first release (due partly to Disney's notion of releasing the film in an early stereophonic-sound process which few theatres could accommodate), Fantasia eventually recouped its cost in its many reissues. For one of the return engagements, the film was retitled Fantasia Will Amaze-ya, while the 1963 reissue saw the film "squashed" to conform with the Cinemascope aspect ratio. Other re-releases pruned the picture from 120 to 88 minutes, and in 1983, Disney redistributed the film with newly orchestrated music and Tim Matheson replacing Deems Taylor as narrator. Once and for all, a restored Fantasia was made available to filmgoers in 1990. A sequel, Fantasia 2000, was released in theaters in 1999.

  Pictured above is a rare original 1941 vintage production cel of Upanova the Ostrich from Fantaisa, including its original Courvoisier Background. We are offering this wonderful work of animation art for only $4,000 framed.

 
Animation Sensations also specializes in custom archival framing. Our framing studio is located above our gallery, allowing us to professionally handle and frame your artwork in a timely manner and using 100% conservation material. With our high quality 100% acid free Crescent and Bainbridge mats, hand wrapped silk and linen mats, a variety of glass types (Plexiglass, UV, Non-glare, etc.) and a large selection of high quality gilded and antique finished molding, we are able to enhance any work of art to its fullest potential once framed.

Let us come to you! We also offer professional Art consulting and picture hanging services for your home, gallery, or office in Maryland, DC and Virginia. We will assist you in determining the perfect placement for your favorite artwork, award, diploma, or mirror. Please contact us any time for a free quote.

Original Vintage Production Cels from Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs 1937

Animation Sensations has recently acquired this rare original vintage production cel of Dopey from the animation feature classic, Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs, 1937. This cel is in superb condition as pictured above. Animation Sensations has sold this piece, however we encourage you to view more fantastic production cels from the film on our website.

"Snow White" was the first animated feature film ever. Costing $1.4 million, and featuring such classic songs as "Someday My Prince Will Come," "Heigh Ho," and "Whistle While You Work," the film was in production for three years and utilized more than 750 artists. From many who auditioned for the voice of Snow White (Walt turned down Deanna Durbin), he chose the young singer Adriana Caselotti. Harry Stockwell, the father of Dean Stockwell, did the voice of the prince, and many radio and screen personalities were selected for other roles, including Lucille LaVerne as the Queen and Billy Gilbert as Sneezy. Pinto Colvig (Goofy) did the voice of two of the Dwarfs.

The film was a phenomenal success, receiving a special Academy Award® in 1939 consisting of one full-size Oscar® and seven dwarf Oscars, all presented to Walt Disney by Shirley Temple.

Original Limited Edition Cels from Beauty and the Beast 1991

Pictured above is a marvelous Disney limited edition cel of Belle and the Beast from Disney's 1991 animation feature film, Beauty and the Beast. This cel beautifully captures the compelling scene where Belle sees beyond the rough exterior of the Beast to his inner beauty. With only a small edition of 500 (this cel numbering 15,) Ballroom Dancing is extraordinarily rare. We are currently offering this piece for only $2,700 framed.

The creation of Beauty and the Beast took three and a half years and required the talents of nearly 600 animators, artists, and technicians. Directed by Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise, Beauty and the Beast was nominated for four Academy Awards including, for the first time for an animated feature, Best Picture. The film ultimately won for Best Song ("Beauty and the Beast" by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken) and Best Original Score.

Original Limited Edition Cels from Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs

As well as having a fabulous collection of original vintage production cels and drawings from Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs, Animation Sensations has an extensive collection of Limited Edition Disney Cels from this animation feature classic. Pictured above is Heigh Ho. This cel is numbered 33 out of an edition of 275, and includes a full pan background. We are currently offering this great piece for only $3,500, framed. Animation Sensations has a wide variety of Limited Edition Cels featuring films both contemporary and classic. Please have a look through our website to view our entire collection.