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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582A Pair of “What’s Cookin’ Doc?” Storyboard Panels.Van Eaton Galleries
(Warner Bros., 1944) A set of three original storyboard panels featuring Bugs Bunny from the Merrie Melodies short “What’s Cookin Do
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for 750.00
583A Pair of Elmer Fudd Photostat Model Sheets.Van Eaton Galleries
(Schlesinger, 1944) A pair of original photostat model sheets of Elmer Fudd from the Merrie Melodies short “The Old Grey Hare,” dire
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to J***R for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00
584An Early Bugs Bunny Model Sheet Photo Print.Van Eaton Galleries
(Schlesinger, 1940s/70s) A photoprint of an early Bob Clampett Bugs Bunny model sheet drawn by Bob Givens. Measuring 11” x 14”, the
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to J***R for (2,250.00 + 562.50BP) = 2,812.50
585A 1940s Photostat Model Sheet of Bugs Bunny.Van Eaton Galleries
(Warner Bros., 1940s) An original photostat model sheet of Bugs Bunny as he appeared from 1942 to 1948. Model sheets such as this were distributed to
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 600.00
586A “Draftee Daffy” Model Sheet Drawing.Van Eaton Galleries
(Warner Bros., 1945) A hand-drawn model sheet of the Little Man from the Draft Board from the Looney Tunes short “Draftee Daffy,” di
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 1,000.00
589A "The One and Only Bugs Bunny" Color Test.Van Eaton Galleries
(Warner Bros., 1940s) A color test for a print titled “The One and Only Bugs Bunny.” The color elements of the monochrome print are
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to S********t for (4,000.00 + 1,000.00BP) = 5,000.00
591A Bugs Bunny Dell Comics Subscriber Print.Van Eaton Galleries
(Dell, 1940s) A Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Dell Comics print, offered to readers who subscribed to the comic series and aso given at
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 475.00
592A Bugs Bunny Dell Comics Print.Van Eaton Galleries
(Dell, 1944) A Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies Comics print. This piece was included in a special three-year subscription offer to com...
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 550.00
593A 1955 Warner Brothers Cartoon Division Envelope.Van Eaton Galleries
(Warner Bros., 1955) A Warner Brothers Cartoon Division letter-sized envelope. Upon moving to Burbank in 1955, the Cartoon division’s first a
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 175.00
594A Bob Clampett and Bugs Bunny Christmas Card.Van Eaton Galleries
(Clampett, 1940s) One of Bob Clampet’s personal Christmas cards featuring Bugs Bunny that he had created to be given to friends and family. T
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 125.00
595A Bugs Bunny Storyboard Panel Collection.Van Eaton Galleries
(Warner Bros., 1950s) A collection of eight storyboard panels from an unknown production featuring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. Measuring 5.75”
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to b*********6 for (1,000.00 + 250.00BP) = 1,250.00
596A Set of “Forward March Hare” Storyboard Panels.Van Eaton Galleries
(Warner Bros., 1953) A set of three original storyboard panels featuring Bugs Bunny from the Looney Tunes short “Forward March Hare.
Estimate : 600.00 - 800.00
Sold to J******i for (500.00 + 125.00BP) = 625.00