Eyvind Earle- Art for Sleeping Beauty

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"Sleeping Beauty" is by far my favorite animated Disney film, and when I came across these preliminary drawings I knew I had to post them. Eyvind Earle's amazing background art for the film was influenced by everything, from the art of the middle ages to japanese wood block prints. These graphic styles are the perfect backdrop for this beloved fairytale.

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eyvind earle VINTAGE DISNEY SERIES 1950

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Eyvind Earle

DISNEY ANIMATOR

b1916-2000

Born in New York in 1916, Eyvind Earle began his prolific career at the age of ten when his father, Ferdinand Earle, gave him a challenging choice: read 50 pages of a book or paint a picture every day. Earle choose both.

Special Thank you to the talented Michael Humpries for visiting + inspiring us here in Cleveland. He shared wonderful stories about his days at Disney. Here's one of the DISNEY GREATS he spoke of.

At the age of 21, Earle bicycled across country from Hollywood to New York, paying his way by painting 42 watercolors. Earle by the age of 21, came into his own unique style. His oeuvre is characterized by a simplicity, directness and surety of handling.

In 1951 Earle joined Walt Disney studios as an assistant background painter. Earle intrigued Disney in 1953 when he created the look of “Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom” an animated short that won an Academy Award and a Cannes Film Festival Award. Disney kept the artist busy for the rest of decade, painting the settings for such stories as “Peter Pan”, “For Whom the Bulls Toil”, “Working for Peanuts”, “Pigs is Pigs”, “Paul Bunyan” and “Lady and the Tramp”.

Earle was responsible for the styling, background and colors for the highly acclaimed movie “Sleeping Beauty” and gave the movie its magical, medieval look. He also painted the dioramas for Sleeping Beauty’s Castle at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. He worked at the Disney studios of 15 years until 1966.

Earle holding an animation cell from Sleeping Beauty

Auction Results for 20 Pieces of Animation Art

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Last weekend, Profiles in History in conjunction with Van Eaton Galleries (disclosure: they are an advertiser on Cartoon Brew) staged a massive animation art auction. I’m not a collector, but found it fascinating to browse through the auction results and see what prices the lots commanded as well as what pieces didn’t sell (for example, lots of Fantasia art).

Here’s a sampling of twenty pieces and how much each sold for. The last few prices are staggering.



1.
Original MGM Studios Barney Bear model drawings
Sold for $354


2.
Frank Thomas original production layout drawing from Pinocchio
Sold for $354


3.
The Ren & Stimpy Show complete 135-page storyboard for the episode, “Stimpy’s Fan Club”
Sold for $944


4.
Four drawings of Adolf Hitler from Scrap Happy Daffy
Sold for $944


5.
Tex Avery’s Blitz Wolf original title background
Sold for $1,121


6.
Bart Simpson panoramic multi-cel background setup from The Simpsons
Sold for $1,416


7.
“Once Upon a Winterime” cel and production background from Melody Time
Sold for $1,652


8.
Original model sheet from Mickey’s Mechanical Marvel
Sold for $2,006


9.
Doug Wildey Jonny Quest original model sheet
Sold for $2,124


10.
The Flintstones Pebbles original model sheet (drawn by Gene Hazelton?)
Sold for $3,540.00


11.
Mickey’s Service Station production background
Sold for $7,080


12.
Original Tim Burton artwork for Jack Skellington as “Santa Jack” from The Nightmare Before Christmas
Sold for $7,080


13.
Original production cel of Dick York from Bewitched, signed by Dick York
Sold for $12,980
Wow, is Bewitched really that popular?


14.
Pinocchio original production cel with preliminary background
Sold for $12,980


15.
Mary Blair original concept painting of Peter Pan on beach w/ Lost Boys, Hook & Smee from Peter Pan
Sold for $14,160


16.
Original production cel and production background from Song of the South signed by Walt Disney
Sold for $14,160


17.
Key matching cels and production background from A Charlie Brown Christmas
Sold for $41,300
Is this some kind of a record for TV animation artwork?


18.
Gustaf Tenggren original concept painting for Pinocchio
Sold for $70,800


19.
Sleeping Beauty production cel and large pan background
Sold for $94,400


20.
1924 Walt Disney letter to Ub Iwerks
Sold for $247,800
(Note: Jerry posted this letter a few months ago on Cartoon Brew.)

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