MICKEY MOUSE ORIGINAL PAINTING BY DISNEY MERCHANDISE ART DIRECTOR LOU LIPSI.
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Winning Bid:
$460.00
(Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Thursday, March 17, 2016 9:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, March 17, 2016 9:00:00 AM)
Item Description
24.25x30.25" metal frame contains original oil painting featuring classic full body image of Mickey Mouse w/his hands behind his back. This was done by Lou Lipsi, who served as Disney's Merchandise Art Director for four decades. Back of fiberboard art is painted on has original label in Lipsi's hand reading "Mickey Mouse (1936) - To Al Konetzni - From Lou Lipsi - © Walt Disney Productions." Label is worn but still mostly legible. Art was created in the early 1970s (while Lipsi was still Art Director at Disney's New York merchandising office) for his boss and friend Konetzni. A nearly exact version of this Mickey image was used on the cover of the 1975 Walt Disney Distributing Co. merchandise catalog. In the early 1930s, working w/Disney's first merchandising manager Kay Kamen, Lipsi designed the famous Lionel Mickey Mouse Circus Train, as well as creating the drawings of the characters that would appear on thousands of Disney licensed products. Konetzni was named a Disney Legend in 1999. In 1953 he joined Walt Disney Productions as an artist and idea man for the character merchandising division. Over the next 28 years he developed ideas for toys, clothing, greeting cards and more, featuring beloved Disney characters which were licensed for production by major US corporations. Among Al's most famous creations is the classic school bus lunchbox. Konetzni sold the painting to Ted Hake in 1999 and painting comes w/his original handwritten letter to Ted. Also comes w/Lipsi's personal Disney business card w/ink inscription to Konetzni. Art is Exc. A unique Mickey Mouse painting by a famous Disney artist. Comes with Hake's COA.
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