Auction Details
Van Eaton Galleries proudly presents The Bob Clampett Auction, an incredible two-day event featuring the collection of one of animation’s most influential artists! Over 950 lots are up for auction, including animation art from Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies classics, original puppets from “Time for Beany,” Beany and Cecil merchandise, a Charlie McCarthy stop-motion armature, and even rare photos of Walt Disney.
Clampett created or refined Warner Bros.’ most beloved cartoon characters of all time: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and Tweety Bird. He collaborated with famed author Edgar Rice Burroughs on a never-produced John Carter of Mars animated serial, art from which is included in this auction. A young Clampett even helped his aunt Charlotte Clark create the very first Mickey Mouse doll!
Many of the shorts Clampett directed are considered among the looniest and greatest ever, including “Porky in Wackyland,” “The Great Piggy Bank Robbery,” “Tortoise Wins by a Hare,” and the “Fantasia” spoof “A Corny Concerto.” He created the Emmy-winning puppet show “Time for Beany,” which counted Albert Einstein among its fans, and its animated successor “Beany and Cecil,” both rife with Clampett’s love of puns and topical humor.
Not only was Clampett a talented artist, he was a collector. Clampett preserved countless pieces of his own work and kept many of the books and artwork that inspired him as a child. We at Van Eaton Galleries consider ourselves lucky to be able to offer these treasures up for auction to the public.
All items are sold as is. Contact Van Eaton Galleries for condition reports and shipping information. 25% Buyer's Premium for all lots.
Please be aware there is a $5000 deposit required for any bidding over $50,000 that will be charged to the card on file. This deposit will be credited to your invoice or refunded after the auction.
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111A Storyboard Drawing from “Big-Hearted Bosko.”Van Eaton Galleries
(Harman-Ising, 1932) An original storyboard drawing from the Looney Tunes short “Big-Hearted Bosko.” Accomplished in graphite and co
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to v********l for 750.00
113A Bosko and Jim Tully Drawing by Bob Clampett.Van Eaton Galleries
(Clampett, 1930s) An original Bob Clampett sketch of Bosko and his dog Bruno, as hoboes alongside author Jim Tully. A freelance Hollywood writer, Tull
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 325.00
114Original Bosko Christmas Card Art by Bob Clampett.Van Eaton Galleries
(Schlesinger, 1930s) An original Christmas card drawing by Bob Clampett. Featuring Bosko and his dog Bruno, the card is addressed “to our fel
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to S********t for 875.00
115A Collection of “Bosko in the Style of” Drawings.Van Eaton Galleries
(Harman-Ising, 1930s) Twenty-nine original caricatures of Bosko, drawn by Harman-Ising animators in the styles of popular cartoonists of the day. The
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to m**7 for 3,125.00
116A Page of “Foxy” Character Studies by Bob Clampett.Van Eaton Galleries
(Harman-Ising, 1931) A page of character studies drawn by Bob Clampett during the first week he worked at the Harman-Ising Studio. Clampett was workin
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to m**7 for 1,125.00
117An Early Foxy Drawing by Bob Clampett.Van Eaton Galleries
(Harman-Ising, 1931) An early original drawing of Foxy and a gorilla from an unproduced short, with an inscription by Bob Clampett reading “O
Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to S********t for 750.00
120A "Lady, Play Your Mandolin" Storyboard Drawing.Van Eaton Galleries
(Harman-Ising, 1931) An original storyboard drawing of Foxy from “Lady, Play Your Mandolin!” With an image size of 6.5” x 7
Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to b*********s for 4,062.50