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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 Honey “Ride Him, Bosko!” Storyboard Drawing.101 - A Honey “Ride Him, Bosko!” Storyboard Drawing.
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(Harman-Ising, 1932) An original storyboard drawing featuring Honey from the Looney Tunes short “Ride Him, Bosko!” Accomplished in g
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to g********d for 437.50
 
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A “Ride Him, Bosko!” Bandit Storyboard Drawing.102 - A “Ride Him, Bosko!” Bandit Storyboard Drawing.
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(Harman-Ising, 1932) An original storyboard drawing featuring a bandit on his horse from the Looney Tunes short “Ride Him, Bosko!” A
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 700.00
 
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A “Bosko and Bruno” Storyboard Drawing.103 - A “Bosko and Bruno” Storyboard Drawing.
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(Harman-Ising, 1932) An original storyboard drawing from the Looney Tunes short “Bosko and Bruno.” Measuring 9.75” x 12
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t********y.. for 562.50
 
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A “Bosko and Bruno” Cow Storyboard Drawing.104 - A “Bosko and Bruno” Cow Storyboard Drawing.
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(Harman-Ising, 1932) An original storyboard drawing of a cow from the Looney Tunes short “Bosko and Bruno.” Accomplished in graphite
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to g********d for 125.00
 
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A Train Storyboard Drawing from “Bosko and Bruno.”105 - A Train Storyboard Drawing from “Bosko and Bruno.”
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(Harman-Ising, 1932) An original storyboard drawing of a train from the Looney Tunes short “Bosko and Bruno.” In the final cartoon,
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Sold to floor for 200.00
 
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A “Bosko and Bruno” Background Layout Drawing.106 - A “Bosko and Bruno” Background Layout Drawing.
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(Harman-Ising, 1932) An original background layout drawing from the Looney Tunes short “Bosko and Bruno.” Accomplished in graphite a
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Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to H********s for 187.50
 
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An Original Storyboard Drawing from “Bosko’s Party.”107 - An Original Storyboard Drawing from “Bosko’s Party.”
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(Harman-Ising, 1932) An original storyboard drawing from the Looney Tunes short “Bosko’s Party.” Accomplished in graphite a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to t********y.. for 281.25
 
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A Honey “Bosko’s Party” Storyboard Drawing.108 - A Honey “Bosko’s Party” Storyboard Drawing.
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(Harman-Ising, 1932) An original storyboard drawing of Honey from the Looney Tunes short “Bosko’s Party.” Measuring 9.75[x=
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to u*****0 for 218.75
 
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A Storyboard Drawing from “Bosko’s Party.”109 - A Storyboard Drawing from “Bosko’s Party.”
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(Harman-Ising, 1932) An original storyboard drawing from the Looney Tunes short “Bosko’s Party.” Accomplished in graphite a
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Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to M********e for 156.25
 
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A “Big-Hearted Bosko” Storyboard Drawing.110 - A “Big-Hearted Bosko” Storyboard Drawing.
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(Harman-Ising, 1932) An original storyboard drawing from the Looney Tunes short “Big-Hearted Bosko.” Accomplished in graphite and co
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 250.00
 
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A Storyboard Drawing from “Big-Hearted Bosko.”111 - A Storyboard Drawing from “Big-Hearted Bosko.”
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(Harman-Ising, 1932) An original storyboard drawing from the Looney Tunes short “Big-Hearted Bosko.” Accomplished in graphite and co
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to v********l for 750.00
 
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A Bosko, Bruno, and Baby “Big-Hearted Bosko” Storyboard Drawing.112 - A Bosko, Bruno, and Baby “Big-Hearted Bosko” Storyboard Drawing.
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(Harman-Ising, 1932) An original storyboard drawing of Bosko, Bruno, and Baby from the Looney Tunes short “Big-Hearted Bosko.” Accom
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to t********y.. for 875.00
 
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A Bosko and Jim Tully Drawing by Bob Clampett.113 - A Bosko and Jim Tully Drawing by Bob Clampett.
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(Clampett, 1930s) An original Bob Clampett sketch of Bosko and his dog Bruno, as hoboes alongside author Jim Tully. A freelance Hollywood writer, Tull
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to floor for 325.00
 
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Original Bosko Christmas Card Art by Bob Clampett.114 - Original Bosko Christmas Card Art by Bob Clampett.
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(Schlesinger, 1930s) An original Christmas card drawing by Bob Clampett. Featuring Bosko and his dog Bruno, the card is addressed “to our fel
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to S********t for 875.00
 
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A Collection of “Bosko in the Style of” Drawings.115 - A Collection of “Bosko in the Style of” Drawings.
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(Harman-Ising, 1930s) Twenty-nine original caricatures of Bosko, drawn by Harman-Ising animators in the styles of popular cartoonists of the day. The
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to m**7 for 3,125.00
 
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A Page of “Foxy” Character Studies by Bob Clampett.116 - A Page of “Foxy” Character Studies by Bob Clampett.
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(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
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to m**7 for 1,125.00
 
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An Early Foxy Drawing by Bob Clampett.117 - An Early Foxy Drawing by Bob Clampett.
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(Harman-Ising, 1931) An early original drawing of Foxy and a gorilla from an unproduced short, with an inscription by Bob Clampett reading “O
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to S********t for 750.00
 
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A "Lady, Play Your Mandolin" Bob Clampett Production Drawing.118 - A "Lady, Play Your Mandolin" Bob Clampett Production Drawing.
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(Harman-Ising, 1931) An original production drawing of Foxy singing in “Lady, Play Your Mandolin,” the first Merrie Melodies short.
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Estimate : 500.00 - 700.00
Sold to m**7 for 937.50
 
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A "Lady, Play Your Mandolin" Production Drawing of Foxy.119 - A "Lady, Play Your Mandolin" Production Drawing of Foxy.
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(Harman-Ising, 1931) An original production drawing of Foxy from the first Merrie Melodies short, “Lady, Play Your Mandolin!” With a
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to S********t for 1,125.00
 
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A "Lady, Play Your Mandolin" Storyboard Drawing.120 - A "Lady, Play Your Mandolin" Storyboard Drawing.
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(Harman-Ising, 1931) An original storyboard drawing of Foxy from “Lady, Play Your Mandolin!” With an image size of 6.5” x 7
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to b*********s for 4,062.50
 
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