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Disney Hand-Painted Cel Tinker Bell

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Animation Art & Characters Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Disney Hand-Painted Cel Tinker Bell
Hand-painted Disney cel of Tinker Bell, full face, in her green dress against a rare drawn background. In her New York Times interview, President of Christie's East Kathleen Guzman said "95 percent of what collectors want is Disney material" and "the truly high bids go toward pieces used in the making of Disney classics." She adds that cels with frontal views are key, since "You want to see all the features and the eyes should be open." In the same NY Times article, Christie's Head of Animation Art Francie Ingersoll-Thomas advises that those who can afford it should buy cels with a background, because "there are fewer backgrounds available." Originally created by J.M. Barrie for his stage play Peter Pan (1904), Tinker Bell appears in the animated Walt Disney film Peter Pan (1953) and symbolizes the magic of Disney. Tinker Bell often sprinkles pixie dust with a wand over opening credits or in commercials. Cursive Disney logo at bottom right of cel. Approx. 8" x 10" in a 9" x 11" frame.