1959 RARE DISNEY SLEEPING BEAUTY BRIAR ROSE ORIGINAL PRODUCTION ANIMATION CEL

When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.

1959 RARE DISNEY SLEEPING BEAUTY BRIAR ROSE ORIGINAL PRODUCTION ANIMATION CEL:
$1600.00

BRIAR ROSE PRODUCTION CEL
WALT DISNEY STUDIOS
GOUACHE ON CEL, 1959

Description:

Original hand painted and hand inked production animation cel of Briar Rose from \"Sleeping Beauty,\" 1959, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a hand painted custom background; Unframed.\"Sleeping Beauty,\" 1959 is an animated musical film produced by Walt Disney based on two stories: \"The Sleeping Beauty\" by Charles Perrault and \"Little Briar Rose\" by The Brothers Grimm. The film was released to theaters on January 29, 1959, by Buena Vista Distribution. This was the last Disney adaptation of a fairy tale for 30 years because of its initial mixed critical reception and because of under performance at the box office. The next Disney adaption of a fairy tale would not occur until 1989 with \"The Little Mermaid.\"
The film introduced two characters that would become universalfavorites; Maleficent and Princess Aurora. Aurora, along with Snow White andCinderella would be forever immortalized in the public\'s view as the threegreatest Disney Princesses. The original design for Aurora and her peasantdisguise Briar Rose was developed by Tom Oreb, who based the character on thefamed Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn; known for her thin frame and a verygraceful demeanor. Marc Davis, the head animator, would continue thedevelopment process by morphing her general appearance and the clothing of theheroine. The fine tuning of the character continued so that she could becombined with the very angular forms present in the Eyvind Earle hand paintedbackgrounds.
\"Sleeping Beauty\" was directed by Les Clark, Eric Larson, and Wolfgang Reitherman; under the supervision of Clyde Geronimi. Additional story work was by Joe Rinaldi, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Ted Sears, Ralph Wright, and Milt Banta. The film\'s musical score and songs, featuring the work of the Graunke Symphony Orchestra under the direction of George Bruns, are arrangements or adaptations of numbers from the 1890 \"Sleeping Beauty Ballet\" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. \"Sleeping Beauty\" was the first animated film to be photographed in the Super Technirama 70 widescreen process, as well as the second full-length animated feature film to be filmed in anamorphic widescreen (following \"Lady and the Tramp\" four years earlier). The film was presented in Super Technirama 70 and 6-channel stereophonic sound in first-run engagements.

As with other Disney films, an actress was hired as alive-action model (as a guide for the animators) for Princess Aurora/BriarRose. Helene Stanley, who was also the model for Cinderella in 1950, became themodel for the heroine. It is interesting to note that prior to marrying MarcDavis in 1956, Alice (Davis) designed some of costumes worn by Stanley in heracting role in \"Sleeping Beauty.\"

In 1952, the professional opera singer Mary Costa, aftermeeting people at a party with her future husband director Frank Tashlin,auditioned for the part of Disney\'s Princess Aurora/Briar Rose. Walt Disneycalled her personally within hours of the audition to inform her that the partwas hers. The success of the film \"Sleeping Beauty,\" owes a chuck ofthose accolades to the voice of Mary Costa. Her songs were some of the mostbeautiful ever sung by a Disney Princess. In November 1999 Mary Costa receivedthe Disney Legends Award, and her hand prints are now a permanent part of theDisney Legends Plaza at the entrance to Walt Disney Studios.

After Maleficent\'s evil curse that Princess Aurora would(before the sun sets on her sixteenth birthday) prick her finger on the spindleof a spinning wheel and die; the three Good Fairies disguise Aurora as apeasant named Briar Rose and hide her deep in a remote forest cottage. Themajority of the movie focuses on Briar Rose, and this is a beautiful originalproduction animation cel of her. She had been placed on a hand painted custom background of the forest, just outside beyond her cottage home. A beautiful image of her sitting on the roots of a large tree, and a great addition to any vintage Walt Disney animation art collection!

Measurements:Size - Briar Rose: 5 1/2 x 4 3/4\", Image 11 x 14 1/2\"Certificate of Authenticity/Money-Back Guarantee:A full color Certificate of Authenticity and written Money-Back Guarantee is provided for this lot, Satisfaction Guaranteed!Condition:See pictures below of the actual cel, which is in excellent overall condition as shown by the pictures below!

All items we sell are from a smoke-free/mold-free home/workplace and are in excellent condition, unless otherwise noted.

About Me:I am a private collector and dealer of both Fine Art and Original Production Animation Art Work with over 20 years of experience; with the on-line site Untitled Art Gallery. I own every work pictured for sale and I stand behind every item. Please follow/bookmark me as a favorite and keep and keep checking back for more items for sale in the coming weeks. For now, please check out my other Drawings and Cels and other original modern and contemporary artwork for sale!

Shipping:This work of art is located in and can be picked up in Durham, NC, 27713.

Buyer to pay for ALL costs related to shipping within the US and Worldwide if you choose to not pick this work of art up yourself.

Payment:

I accept PayPal.

TO TAKE A LOOK AT MY OTHER ITEMS FOR SALE, PLEASE CLICK HERE