Eyvind Earle - Sleeping Beauty (Walt Disney, 1959), Animation Concept Painting Original Art....

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Eyvind Earle - Sleeping Beauty (Walt Disney, 1959), Animation Concept Painting Original Art. A bold, mythic vista of Sleeping Beauty's castle glimpsed through enchanted woods, where shadowed forms and glowing spires reflect Eyvind Earle's visionary stylization and masterful mood. Rendered in tempera on heavy illustration board with an image area of 11" x 6"; plexiglass-front framed to 17.75" x 12.5". Signed by Eyvind Earle at the bottom right of the image area. Exhibits light handling. Unexamined out of frame. Comes with a COA from Heritage Auctions.

"The most cherished position at Walt Disney's side was one of entire trust. After attempts by Kay Nielsen and many others, Earle achieved the look that Disney wanted - to fuse the perspective tricks and illuminated feel of medieval artwork and a striking modernity in color and shape. He entrusted the leadership of art directing Sleeping Beauty to Earle. A true honor, nowhere more evident than in these selected examples curated by me through the decades." From the personal collection of Guillermo del Toro.

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