"Fantasia" (1940) [Series] - Dance of the Hours Cel

More "Fantasia" items from the Cowan Collection...

This cel is a little different because of the large number of characters on the cel -- 13 in all.  While you might think that the alligator in the front is on another cel, it isn't ...The cel is on an airbrushed background.  

Alligators Cel (click to enlarge)

 

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From “Fantasia” (1940) -- Dance of the Hours sequence.   ‘Dance of the Hours’ Sequence celluloid on airbrushed background -- 13 alligators in all.  Unusual to have such a large number is a single cel.  [ From Sotheby's: Walt Disney Dance of the Hours sequence celluloid from "Fantasia," 1940.  The gouache on celluloid depicts the alligators dancing from the Dance of the Hours sequence, applied to a non-production purple airbrushed background.  11x15. ]  Sotheby's auction 7491, Lot 273.   FRONT: "13"  Watercolor background.  BACK: nothing.  [Item: 15"W X 11"H]  SeqID-0721