Walt Disney & Warner Brothers Animation Art

Animation Sensations has been a leading East Coast 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 a very 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. As well as selling art, Animation Sensations is always interested in buying and we accept consignment as well of all kinds of animation art so feel free to call or email for a free quote. We 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 "Brave Little Tailor" (1938)

Walt Disney has produced a number of great animation feature films and shorts since it began in 1928 with the advent of Steamboat Willie, the world's first synchronized sound cartoon. Among the most memorable of Disney's early shorts is "The Brave Little Tailor", released in 1938. In this classic tale, Mickey Mouse plays a tailor who unwittingly admits to killing "seven flies with one blow." The king, over hearing Mickey, thinks that he is bragging about killing seven giants with a single blow. The king then orders Mickey to kill a giant who has been terrorizing the country side. The prize for doing so is the hand of Princess Minnie in marriage. Pictured above is a beautiful hand painted original production cel from "The Brave Little Tailor". Accompanying this is an original Courvoisier Background hand painted by a collective of Disney artists and sold through the Courvoisier Galleries in San Francisco, Ca. Animation Sensations is currently selling this rare work of art for $16,000 framed. The production cel and background are double matted with a cream linen matte and embellished with a gold fillet.

Original Chernabog Drawings from Fantasia!

Fantasia, released by Walt Disney in the United States in 1940, was the first Technicolor feature animation film ever created. The film, approximately two hours in length, is an anthology of short animated sequences accompanied by well known works of classical music. The seventh short, titled "Night on Bald Mountain" (after the music of Moussorgsky) is considered to be the films technical tour-de-force. Masterminded by the Danish artist Kay Nielson, this last number in Fantasia is a dramatically terrifying celebration of evil during the night of the Witches' Sabbath. As night falls at the foot of Bald Mountain, the lord of evil and death, the Black God Chernobog, (named after the Slavic god of evil), appears on the top of the jagged peak. What ensues is a salute to the evil God and a celebration of evil. Ghouls and spirits dance in the palm of Chernabog and whip around Bald Mountain in surreal patterns. Pictured above is an original drawing of Chernabog, frame 132, from the 1940 production of Fantasia. This work of Disney animation art is extremely difficult to come by. An incredible image, it represents Chernabog as the all powerful demon he plays. Animation Sensations is currently selling this drawing for $2,900. All are welcome to view this drawing and more, on our "Disney Drawings" section of our website.

Animation Sensations also specializes in Custom Framing. We have a wide variety of quality mouldings, fillets, 100% archival acid free cotton, linen and silk mattes, and regular, UV protected and Non-glare Museum Quality glass. All our framing is done in-house above our gallery in Georgetown, Washington D.C. We invite all to view samples of our superior craftsmanship!

Original Vintage "Canvas Back Duck" Storyboards

Animation Sensations has recently acquired a number of valuable vintage animation storyboards and drawings. Among these are storyboards from the 1953 Walt Disney Animation short, "Canvas Back Duck". In this hilarious comedy, Donald Duck is lured into the boxing ring with Peg Leg Pete after becoming over confident from winning a few simple circus games. We're selling these one of a kind storyboards individually for $450, or the set of six for $1900.

Vintage Warner Brothers Production Background from Duck Dodgers

"Duck Dodgers in the 24-1/2 Century" is classic amongst Warner Brothers' shorts. Directed by Chuck Jones and featuring one of his own character creations, Marvin The Martian, Duck Dodger was released in 1953. The Plot revolves around Duck Dodgers (Daffy Duck) a hapless soul who was accidentally frozen inside a spacecraft in the 21st century and thawed out 351 years later. Through his scheming and lies, Daffy Duck has convinced the Earth's Defensive Protectorate that he is a hero from the 21st century and has been given a starship and crew - an adoring and eager young Space Cadet (Porky Pig). Together they battle Earth's major foe, Mars, and its Martian Commander X-2. Pictured above is an original hand painted Production Background used in the original animation film. We're selling this rare work of art for $10,000 framed.