Production cel for Fantasia.

Burbank, California: Walt Disney Studios,, 1940. An original production cel for Disney's Fantasia. Featuring an elephant from the "Dance of Hours" sequence. The cel has been trimmed and laid on top of a handpainted background as prepared by the Disney Studio. Disney production stamp to lower front corner. Cels were trimmed and applied to backgrounds by the studio to be sold through various Disney galleries. Fantasia cels presented in this way are rare. With a certificate from the Lainzberg Gallery, stating this to be an original Disney production cel originally issued through the Courvoisier Galleries of San Francisco. An original hand painted cel on a hand painted Courvoisier background. Gouache on celluloid on Courvoisier airbrushed painted background. Sheet size: 7.5 x 5.5 in. Mounted, and presented in a manufactured gold leaf frame and UV protective glass. Framed size 14 x 12 in. A touch of spotting to where the elephant's truck is on the background. An excellent example.