Walt Disney Studios
Walt Disney Studios

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Walt Disney Studios
Pinocchio, 1940
An original concept painting by Gustaf Tenggren of Pinocchio trapped in a birdcage with the shadows of other marionettes hanging by their strings, black ink and watercolour on heavyweight paper, inscribed Pinocchio to upper left corner in watercolour in an unknown hand; accompanied by a document concerning the provenance
10x13½in. (25x34cm.) (2)
Literature
Canemaker, John Before the Animation Begins: The Art and Lives of Disney Inspirational Sketch Artists, Hyperion, New York, 1996, p.48 Allan Robin, Disney's European Sources p.127-128 in Girveau, Bruno, ed. Once Upon A Time Walt Disney: the Sources of Inspiration for the Disney Studios, Prestel Verlag, London, 2006
Lambert, Pierre L'Âge d'Or de Walt Disney, Démons Et Merveilles, Paris, 2006, p.98
Exhibited
Once Upon a Time Walt Disney, Grand Palais, Paris, September 16, 2006 - January 15, 2007
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, March 8 - June 24, 2007
Kunsthalle der Hypo-Kulturstifung, Munich, September 19, 2008 - January 25, 2009
Helsinki City Art Museum, Helsinki, February 25 - May 31, 2009

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Lot Essay

Gustaf Tenggren was one of several European artists hired by Disney in the 1930s to provide inspiration sketches for his feature films and heavily influenced the style of early Disney films. Although he left Disney studios early on, Tenggren produced several preparatory sketches for Pinocchio. These works, which were used to produce a general atmosphere for the film, brought a macabre North European feel to the film's imagery.

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