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, story boards, 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 Alice in Wonderland 1951

Pictured above is a rare and remarkably well preserved original vintage animation Production Cel on a Custom Background from the 1951 Disney feature film, Alice in Wonderland. This piece features the characters March Hare and Mad Hatter. Animation Sensations is currently offering this work for only $3,500, framed with quality archival materials. This work measures 21" x 23" framed. Please contact our gallery for further details.

Disney had been interested in making Lewis Carroll's tale of Alice in Wonderland into a feature film for a number of years pior to its actual creation. Originally, Walt Disney had the idea of creating a live-action verion of the story starring Mary Pickford. This was abandoned after it was learned that Paramount was releasing just such a version under their lable. It wasn't until the late forties, following World War II, that Disney reopened the project. This time, the intention was to create an animated feature length classic, following closely Lewis Carrol's beautifully bizarre and psychidelic imagery and storyline. For this, Disney hired David Hall, a well known and respected Hollywood artist and designer to create the films basic concepts. The much anticipated result, was a feature film that recieced phenomenal acclaim and success. Alice in Wonderland is one of Disney's originally crowning animated classics.

To view more original vintage Disney Production Cels, Production Drawings and Limited Edition Cels, please click on 'Disney' in the left hand navigation bar.

Original Vintage Disney Production Drawings

Animation Sensations has an extensive inventory original vintage and contemporary Production Drawings. It is in these drawing that you can often read the animators thoughts and see the decisions being made and undone before the final sequence or image has been decided. Vintage Production Drawings as pictures to the right, when in found in good condition, are a rare and unique collectors item.

Pictured above is an original 1955 vintage Production Drawing from the great and inspiring Animation feature classic, Lady and the Tramp. This work is numbered and has signature holes

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 The Jungle Book 1967

Disney's 1967 animated feature film production of The Jungle Book is a beautiful and comedic fairytale based on a collection of short stories by the English author Rudyard Kipling. The Jungle Book is the last animated movie that Walt Disney personally supervised, and thus it is an extraordinarily significant masterpiece in animated film history. Animation Sensations is lucky enough to have acquired a number of original Production Cels from this seminal work. This delightful Cel to the right, pictures the lead characters, Mowgli and Baloo. Animation Sensations is offering this original vintage Production Cel, archivally framed, for $2,200. Please contact our gallery for further details.

The Jungle Book was Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman. Starring: the voices of Phil Harris (Baloo), Sebastian Cabot (Bagheera), Louis Prima (King Louie), George Sanders (Shere Khan), Sterling Holloway (Kaa), J. Pat O'Malley (Vulture), and Bruce Reitherman (Mowgli). It was rereleased in theaters in 1978, 1984, and 1990, and released on video in 1991. A live action version of the story was released in 1994.

 
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 great new original vintage Production Cel of Snow White and the Witch from the 1937 animation feature classic, Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs. This cel includes the original hand painted Courvoisier Background and is framed beautifully with 100% archival materials. This work is in excellent condition and measures 19" x 20". Animation Sensations is currently offering this rare vintage work of animation art for $12,000.

"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 Signed Hanna Barbera Limited Edition Cels

Georgetown Frame Shoppe has just acquired over 40 new Hanna Barbera Limited Edition Cels. Each Cel has been hand signed by both Joe Barbera and Bill Hanna and has the official Disney Seal of Authenticity. Every work of animation history comes framed using the best archival materials. X, pictured here is $2,500 framed. To view this great collection of signed Limited Edition Hanna Barbera Cels, please click on the image above or the Hanna Barbera link located in the left hand tab bar.

Animation Sensations also has a number of new original Hanna Barbera Productions Cels. Like our Limited Editions, each original Cel has the official Disney Seal of Authenticity, is hand signed Joe Barbera and Bill Hanna and comes archivally framed. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our gallery.

Original Limited Edition Cels from Winnie the Pooh

The animated tales of Winnie the Pooh have left an indelible mark on the minds and memories of many of us, young and old. Animation Sensations is pleased to offer "Blanket Toss", a beautiful and rare Limited Edition Cel that captures the spirit of those fables. Imaginative, fun and caring, this work comes framed in the best archival materials. We are currently offering Blanket Toss for $1000. For details, please contact our gallery.