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Lot 200

Walt Disney's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 1949 Storyboard Concept Drawing

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Starting Bid
$1,000

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Original painting from the production of the classic 1949 Disney film. Painting on board. Dimensions: Artwork is approx. 9 in H x 11.25 in W. Weighs 1 lb. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a segment of The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, a 1949 animated adaptation produced by Walt Disney and narrated by Bing Crosby. It is an animated cartoon adaptation of Washington Irving's short story, paired with a similar treatment of Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. It premiered without The Wind and the Willows as part of an episode of Disneyland on October 26, 1955 featuring Walt hosting a short biography of Washington Irving. It was reissued as a stand-alone short on November 26, 1958. https://disney.fandom.com/wiki/The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow#google_vignette

Condition

Some tape remnants on edges. Two tiny holes on top from previously being pinned on wall.

 

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Provenance

Private Estate, Los Angeles, California

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