Last weekend, Profiles in History in conjunction with Van Eaton Galleries (disclosure: they are an advertiser on Cartoon Brew) staged a massive animation art auction. I’m not a collector, but found it fascinating to browse through the auction results and see what prices the lots commanded as well as what pieces didn’t sell (for example, lots of Fantasia art).
Here’s a sampling of twenty pieces and how much each sold for. The last few prices are staggering.
1.
Original MGM Studios Barney Bear model drawings
Sold for $354
2.
Frank Thomas original production layout drawing from Pinocchio
Sold for $354
3.
The Ren & Stimpy Show complete 135-page storyboard for the episode, “Stimpy’s Fan Club”
Sold for $944
4.
Four drawings of Adolf Hitler from Scrap Happy Daffy
Sold for $944
5.
Tex Avery’s Blitz Wolf original title background
Sold for $1,121
6.
Bart Simpson panoramic multi-cel background setup from The Simpsons
Sold for $1,416
7.
“Once Upon a Winterime” cel and production background from Melody Time
Sold for $1,652
8.
Original model sheet from Mickey’s Mechanical Marvel
Sold for $2,006
9.
Doug Wildey Jonny Quest original model sheet
Sold for $2,124
10.
The Flintstones Pebbles original model sheet (drawn by Gene Hazelton?)
Sold for $3,540.00
11.
Mickey’s Service Station production background
Sold for $7,080
12.
Original Tim Burton artwork for Jack Skellington as “Santa Jack” from The Nightmare Before Christmas
Sold for $7,080