AUCTION  / 

The Bob Clampett Collection

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location12160 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, California, 91604, United States In Person PreviewPlease request condition reports.

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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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A Thoat and Rider Color Key for "Warlord of Mars."421 - A Thoat and Rider Color Key for "Warlord of Mars."
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(Clampett, 1970s) A “Warlords of Mars” Thoat and rider color key drawing with hand-written notations from “Warlord of Mars.
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to D***r for 500.00
 
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A Cavern Concept Drawing for "Warlord of Mars."422 - A Cavern Concept Drawing for "Warlord of Mars."
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(Clampett, 1934-35) An original concept drawing of a figure in an otherworldly cavern from “Warlord of Mars,” accomplished in waterc
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
 
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A "Warlord of Mars" Concept Drawing.423 - A "Warlord of Mars" Concept Drawing.
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(Clampett, 1934-35) An original concept drawing from the Bob Clampett and Burroughs family collaboration “Warlord of Mars,” based on
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********N for 250.00
 
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A "Warlord of Mars" Rocket Ships Concept Drawing.424 - A "Warlord of Mars" Rocket Ships Concept Drawing.
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(Clampett, 1934-35) An otherworldly original concept drawing from Bob Clampett’s canceled “Warlord of Mars.” The piece depi
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A "Warlord of Mars" Storyboard Drawing Collection.425 - A "Warlord of Mars" Storyboard Drawing Collection.
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(Clampett, 1934-35) A collection of nine pages of graphite storyboard drawings and dialogue for “Warlord of Mars” Chapter I, The Bla
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m**7 for 281.25
 
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A Collection of "Warlord of Mars" Planning Documents.426 - A Collection of "Warlord of Mars" Planning Documents.
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(Clampett, 1934-35) A collection of four pages of timing sheets, a production schedule, and budget breakdown for Bob Clampett’s “War
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m**7 for 343.75
 
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A "Warlord of Mars" Thark on Thoat Cel.427 - A "Warlord of Mars" Thark on Thoat Cel.
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(Clampett, 1970s) A hand-painted “Warlord of Mars” cel of a green Thark, a four-armed native of Mars, riding into battle atop an eig
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to m********N for 375.00
 
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A Thark on Thoat "Warlord of Mars" Cel.428 - A Thark on Thoat "Warlord of Mars" Cel.
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(Clampett, 1970s) A hand-painted “Warlord of Mars” cel of Thark riding a Thoat. This artwork was featured on the cover of a 1976 iss
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to O*******7 for 562.50
 
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A "Warlord of Mars" Multi-Layer Cel and Background.429 - A "Warlord of Mars" Multi-Layer Cel and Background.
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(Clampett, 1934-35) An original multi-layer cel and watercolor background from Bob Clampett’s “Warlord of Mars.” The images
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to m********N for 687.50
 
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A Goodbye Drawing to Bob Clampett Signed by Schlesinger Staff.430 - A Goodbye Drawing to Bob Clampett Signed by Schlesinger Staff.
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(Schlesinger, 1936) A goodbye drawing signed by the staff of Leon Schlesinger Productions given to Bob Clampett when he left the studio in 1936. The c
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Start Price : 2,500.00 | Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
 
 
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"When's Your Birthday?" Animated Opening Storyboards.431 - "When's Your Birthday?" Animated Opening Storyboards.
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(Clampett, 1936-37) A treatment and storyboards for the animated opening to “When’s Your Birthday?” starring Joe. E. Brown
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Start Price : 1,000.00 | Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
 
 
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A "When's Your Birthday" Story Drawing.432 - A "When's Your Birthday" Story Drawing.
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(MGM, 1936-37) An original storyboard drawing for the full-color animated opening to “When’s Your Birthday?” starring Joe E
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A “The CooCoo Nut Grove” Color Model Drawing.433 - A “The CooCoo Nut Grove” Color Model Drawing.
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(Schlesinger, 1936) An original color model drawing of Johnny Weissmuller and Lupe Vélez from the Merrie Melodies short “The CooCoo Nut G...
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Start Price : 200.00 | Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
 
 
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A Pair of "The CooCoo Nut Grove" Celebrity Caricature Production Cels.434 - A Pair of "The CooCoo Nut Grove" Celebrity Caricature Production Cels.
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(Schlesinger, 1936) A pair of production cels of Stan Laurel as a monkey and “Tarzan” actor Johnny Weissmuller and his wife Lupe Vél
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to s*******e for 625.00
 
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A Wallace Beery “The CooCoo Nut Grove” Production Cel.435 - A Wallace Beery “The CooCoo Nut Grove” Production Cel.
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(Schlesinger, 1936) An original production cel of a Wallace Beery caricature from the Merrie Melodies short “The CooCoo Nut Grove.”
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Start Price : 300.00 | Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
 
 
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A Celebrity Caricature Production Drawing Collection.436 - A Celebrity Caricature Production Drawing Collection.
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(Schlesinger, 1933-1941) A collection of four celebrity caricatures from Merrie Melodies shorts. Featured are production drawings of Frankenstein
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Start Price : 800.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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