DONALD DUCK & NEPHEWS "DONALD'S PICNIC DAY" FRAMED PAINTING ORIGINAL ART BY RON DIAS.
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$1,150.00 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Thursday, July 14, 2016 9:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, July 14, 2016 9:00:00 AM)
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Auction #218 - Part II
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Item Description
20.25x26.25" ornate frame contains mixed media original art by artist Ron Dias, who was hired at the Disney Studios in 1956, starting in the in-between department during the production of "Sleeping Beauty," beginning a 40+ year association w/the Disney Company that included illustrating their characters for Golden Books, art directing limited edition cels for Disney Art Editions, art directing The Little Mermaid TV series and more. Not just limited to Disney, his bkg. art was seen in the cartoons of many major studios during the animation industry's Silver Age, including - Hanna-Barbera (Hey There, It's Yogi Bear, Jonny Quest, The Man Called Flintstone); DePatie-Freleng (The Pink Panther), Warner Bros. (Return of Duck Dodgers in the 24-½ Century), UPA (Uncle Sam Magoo) and Ralph Bakshi's "Lord Of The Rings." He also worked as a color stylist on "The Secret Of NIMH, Dragon's Lair" and "Space Ace" for Don Bluth, and the Toon Town sequence in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" Art depicts Donald Duck and his nephews enjoying a Summer picnic, w/a visit from some thieving ants and a bird that interrupts Donald from eating his corn on the cob. Huey rings triangle. Dias has signed art at lower right. Reverse has cut-out square revealing painting's name and artist's signature. NM and ready for display.
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