Sean Monico's - The Animation Artshop - Original Disney Production Artwork

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February
2nd Annual Animation Sale!
H ello and welcome to the Animaton Artshop's special section for its 2nd Annual Animation Art sale. Here you will find newly acquired production pieces that will range from a wide selection of films. There is something here for everyone and I am sure you will enjoy looking at the collection as much as I did putting it together!
During the past year I have been able to find some really wonderful pieces. As a special thank you to all of my collector friends who have supported me over the years, I have pulled together a unique collection of some truly wonderful finds to start off 2006. These special pieces will be exclusively available from February 20 through March 5, afterwhich I will open them up to the general art collecting community or put them back in my personal collection. This special February Sale has some wonderful production artwork from the Little Mermaid, Sleeping Beauty, Lady & the Tramp, Aladdin, Pocahontas, Tarzan and more. To view a particular piece in more detail, just click on the on the image. I have provided larger images of every piece for a better view. All pieces will available on a first come first served basis via email. So if you are interested in a particular piece just click on the "buy" symbol next to the piece to send me a note requesting a purchase. All artwork will sold on the basis of when the email is received.
As always if you have any questions please send me an email as I enjoy hearing what other collector's are thinking or are looking for!

Sleeping Beauty

Fire and Fury
Presented here is a spectacular two cel setup of Prince Philip fighting the evil Maleficent as the dragon from the climatic ending in Sleeping Beauty. This two cel setup is all production and is not to be confused with Disney’s recent limited release. This production setup is complimented with a presentation background similar to what is shown in the original film. $5,900

Prince Philip & Samson
Here is a great 16 field drawing of Prince Philip riding Samson on his way to battle Malificent. Nice action drawing. $450

Briar Rose
Beautiful 16 field key animator's drawing of Briar Rose while she is in the forest picking berries. Nice drawing by Marc Davis who was a master at drawing the Disney girl. $375

Pocahontas

Next is collection of wonderful production pieces from the Film Pocahontas as sold originally at Sotheby’s on February 24, 1996. There are some great key master setups from this film of hard to come by characters. All the pieces come framed and include the original Disney certificate as given at the special auction.

Ratcliffe
Here is a great 16 field setup of the sinister Ratcliffe. $1,450

Percy
Here is a great 16 field setup of the Percy, Ratcliffe’s dog sidekick. $1,450

John Smith and Kocoum
From the dramatic scene where John Smith fights Kocoum, this is a 16 fields setup with a production underlay. $1,450

Saludos Amigos

Donald Duck
Here is a wonderful pastel concept of Donald Duck from Saludos Amigos by Mary Blair This concept piece measures 11 x 14 and showes Donald wandering through the lush South American rain forest complete with the native avian friends. Very nicely done and a unique concept from Mary Blair be ing that she normally worked in other media. $3,895

Hercules

Hercules, Zues & Hera
Here is a fantastic key setup of Hercules, Zeus - His father and Hera - his mother. Multi-cel setup with production overlays. The color is stunning. A very nice piece. $3,500

Lilo & Stitch

Stitch
Original production drawing of Stitch from the first feature animated by supervising animator, Alex Kuperschmidt. Stitch is an extremely popular animation character created by Chris Sanders. This 16 field animation drawing depicts Stitch from a scene where Lilo trying to teach him on how to be good. Wonderful color highlights. $295

Stitch
Original production drawing of Stitch from the first feature animated by supervising animator, Alex Kuperschmidt. Stitch is an extremely popular animation character created by Chris Sanders. This 16 field animation drawing depicts Stitch from a scene where Lilo trying to teach him on how to be good. Wonderful color highlights. . $195

Lilo & Stitch
Here are two original production rough drawings of Lilo & Stitch from the feature film. The two drawings are shown in composite form as they would appear in the film as well as individually. These 16 field drawings are from the same scene and sequence in the film and were drawn by supervising animators, Andreas Deja and Alex Kuperschmidt. Wonderful expression and color. $375

Lady & the Tramp

Lady
Simply beautiful...simply Lady.
Beautiful 16 field drawing of Lady from Lady & the Tramp. Drawings from this film are
exceptionally rare. $695

Little Mermaid

Ariel
Original production cel setup of Ariel and Sebastian during the “Under the Sea” musical number. This is all production and is not to be confused with the limited that was released several years ago. This cel appeared under the camera. Full figure Ariel’s are extremely hard to come by.
$1,595

Ariel
Original production clean-up drawing of Ariel from the Little Mermaid. This is a beautiful 16 field drawing with Nice color highlights. The detailed line work on these clean-up are some of the best I have seen! I love the expression on her face
$325

Sword in the Stone

Merlin
Beautiful 16 field drawing of Merlin from the Sword in the Stone, released in 1967. This drawing was done one of the Disney greats, Milt Kahl. $695

Brother Bear

Rutt & Tuke
Original rough animation drawings of Rutt & Tuke by the supervising animators, from the Little Mermaid. These 16 field drawings are sold as a set and show wonderful expression with dialogue on some and nice color highlights.
$375

Tarzan

Tarzan & the Apes
Here is a beautiful key setup of Tarzan and his ape friends getting ready to crash down on some bananas! A lot of action in this piece and the background is really quite beautiful. A multi-cel setup complete with production overlays. Email me, I can show you more detail! Very nice and affordabe piece from this popular film. $1,450

Jungle Book 2

The Jungle, Yeah Man!
Original production background of the jungle from an early sequence of Disney's theatrical release of Jungle Book 2. This piece comes framed in a multi-plane effect with the production overlay separated in the matting for more detail and realism. A really beautiful piece.
$1,550

Mowgli & Baloo
Original production drawingMowgli and Baloo. This is a great 16 field character drawing of the two classic characters at very reasonable price.
$175

View larger	Check Out the Newest Books! Art of the Incredibles September 1, 2004 Author: Mark Cotta Vaz, Brad Bird, John Lasseter Subject:From the Acadamy Award-winning studio that brought us Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., and the blockbuster Finding Nemo, comes The Incredibles, a hilarious and action-packed story of a family of superheroes banished to a boring suburban existence. Until...Mr. Incredible gets duped into an evil scheme and his family charges in to the rescue. The film is wonderfully graphic, bringing an early-'60s retro look to the superhero genre. The Art of the Incredibles once again pulls together the fabulous and otherwise never-seen movie concept art with quotes from the creative team of artists, designers, and directors. With an 8-page gatefold and fabulous color art, it is a visually stunning book that will appeal to the adult animation audience. Hardcover, 159 pages.
View larger	Home on the Range: The Adventures of a Bovine Goddess April 1, 2004 Author: Monique Peterson, Jody Revenson Subject:I have yet to review this book about the making of Disney's last 2D animated feature. The graphic art style of the film with its distinctively country music style is welcome change to some of the more recent dark-toned features they have produced. This film, while it did not do extremely well at the box office, is a fun and fast pace adventure comedy set in the American west. A fun story and with lots of fun characters. Hardcover, 128 pages.
View larger	Brother Bear:A Transformation Tale Oct 2003 Author: T.K. Subject:I have yet to review this book but it looks to be a great read for disney animation movie fans on the developement for the story of Brother Bear. This book offers the reader a glimpse into the world of developing the film with a great selection of production art. Hardcover, 128 pages.
View larger	Check Out the Newest Books! Art of Finding Nemo May 2003 Author: Mark Cotta, John Lasseter, Andrew Stanton Subject:I have yet to review this book but it looks to be a great read for animation movie fans on the interworkings from Pixar Animation. The Art of Finding Nemo celebrates their talent, featuring concept and character sketches, storyboards, and lighting studies in a huge spectrum of media, from five-second sketches to intricate color pastels. This behind-the-scenes odyssey invites the reader into the elaborate creative process of animation films through interviews with all the key players at Pixar. There will be children’s books related to Finding Nemo, but no adult titles other than this definitive volume. Revealing, insightful, and awesomely creative, The Art of Finding Nemo will delight film-goers, artists, and animation fans alike. Hardcover, 160 pages.
View larger	Lion King: A Great Leap January 2003 Author: Christopher Finch, Don Hahn Subject:I have yet to review this book but it looks to be an interesting new version of the making of the Lion King which was released theatrically in 1994. In this rendition, producer, Don Hahn, recounts the many twists and turns in the film's evolution. This book features more than 100 pages of storyboard sketches, workbook drawings, backgrounds and more! 127 pages.
View larger	The Art and Flair of Mary Blair October 2003 Author: John Canemaker Subject:This is a new title that is due out later this year that features renowned artist Mary Blair. For fans of the films from the late 40's and 50's, this book will highlight the work of an artist who garnered Walt Disney's personal attention and influenced the style of animation. Mary Blair is best known for her work on Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Cinderella and the design of the 1964 World's Fair attraction, It's a Small World. If you like her artistic stlye, you will love this new book which will feature a narrative on her life and her work as well as showcase some of her best art.
View larger	Lilo & Stitch: Collected Stories from the Film's Creators June 2002 Author: Hiro Clark Wakabayashi Subject:I have found Chris Sanders work and how this whole story came to the screen a fascinating tale. This book informally documents the stories of key people who contributed to bringing to life Chris Sanders' original idea. An excellent read for the animation art fan. Softcover, 128 pages.

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