Original Walt Disney Production Cel on Courvoisier Background featuring Doc from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

Based on the German fairy tale by the Brothers Grimm, Walt Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs was the first full-length cel animated feature film produced in full color. Development on the Snow White story began in 1934; for Walt Disney, the main attraction of the story was the Seven Dwarfs. In the original Grimm tale, the dwarfs are nameless; under Disney, however, each dwarf received his own name and unique personality. Potential names for the dwarfs were chosen from a pool of about fifty names, and the final seven were selected through a process of elimination. It was originally thought that the dwarfs would be the main focus of the animated film, and several sequences were written for the characters. It wasn’t until later in the development process that it was decided that the relationship between Snow White and the Evil Queen would be the main focus of the story, and many of the original sequences featuring the dwarfs were cut. However, some of the film’s most iconic moments, such as the song sequence “Heigh-ho” involve the Seven Dwarfs. This original Walt Disney production cel on Courvoisier background features Doc, the leader of the Seven Dwarfs who often mixed up his words. Doc was voiced by Roy Atwell, a Broadway actor and comedian. Disney critics warned that audiences, especially adults, would not want to sit through a full-length cartoon about a princess and dwarfs; however, the film became an instant success following its 1937 release. Today, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is a classic film, and it's production cels are important works of art and rare pieces of animation history. $3,000 framed