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A "Steamboat Willie" Minnie Mouse Production Drawing.

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia Start Price:4,000.00 USD Estimated At:4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD
A  Steamboat Willie  Minnie Mouse Production Drawing.
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6,000.00USDto u*****0+ buyer's premium (1,500.00)
This item SOLD at 2024 Sep 21 @ 10:56UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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(Disney, 1928) An extremely rare original Ub Iwerks production drawing of Minnie Mouse from Walt Disney’s groundbreaking short “Steamboat Willie.” Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil, the drawing depicts an airborne Minnie after getting hooked by Mickey. Drawings of Minnie Mouse from this historically important short are rare, and this is one of only 6 we have seen in 30 years. The film’s success transformed the Disney Studio from a small, independent studio into the entertainment juggernaut that it is today. With an image size of 5.75” x 7” on a 9.5” x 12” piece of drawing paper, the art displays in good condition with discoloration from age, wear, an identification sticker on the reverse, and tears, including a 2.5” tear near the top left corner. In 2021, a similar drawing sold in auction for over $16,000.