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The Bob Clampett Collection

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location12160 Ventura Blvd, Studio City, California, 91604, United States

Auction Details

Van Eaton Galleries proudly presents The Bob Clampett Auction, an incredible two-day event featuring the collection of one of animation’s most influential artists! Over 950 lots are up for auction, including animation art from Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies classics, original puppets from “Time for Beany,” Beany and Cecil merchandise, a Charlie McCarthy stop-motion armature, and even rare photos of Walt Disney.

Clampett created or refined Warner Bros.’ most beloved cartoon characters of all time: Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and Tweety Bird. He collaborated with famed author Edgar Rice Burroughs on a never-produced John Carter of Mars animated serial, art from which is included in this auction. A young Clampett even helped his aunt Charlotte Clark create the very first Mickey Mouse doll!

Many of the shorts Clampett directed are considered among the looniest and greatest ever, including “Porky in Wackyland,” “The Great Piggy Bank Robbery,” “Tortoise Wins by a Hare,” and the “Fantasia” spoof “A Corny Concerto.” He created the Emmy-winning puppet show “Time for Beany,” which counted Albert Einstein among its fans, and its animated successor “Beany and Cecil,” both rife with Clampett’s love of puns and topical humor.

Not only was Clampett a talented artist, he was a collector. Clampett preserved countless pieces of his own work and kept many of the books and artwork that inspired him as a child. We at Van Eaton Galleries consider ourselves lucky to be able to offer these treasures up for auction to the public.

All items are sold as is. Contact Van Eaton Galleries for condition reports and shipping information. 25% Buyer's Premium for all lots.

Please be aware there is a $5000 deposit required for any bidding over $50,000 that will be charged to the card on file. This deposit will be credited to your invoice or refunded after the auction.

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A Pair of Storyboard Panels from “Porky in Egypt.”361 - A Pair of Storyboard Panels from “Porky in Egypt.”
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(Schlesinger, 1938) A pair of storyboard panels from the Bob Clampett-directed Looney Tunes short “Porky in Egypt.” Accomplished in
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Estimate : 400.00 - 600.00
Sold to t********y.. for 375.00
 
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A Group of “Tin Pan Alley Cats” Character Concept Drawings.362 - A Group of “Tin Pan Alley Cats” Character Concept Drawings.
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(Schlesinger, 1943) A group of three character concept drawings from the Merrie Melodies short “Tin Pan Alley Cats” directed by Bob
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to m**7 for 1,250.00
 
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Porky Pig Redesigns by Bob Clampett.363 - Porky Pig Redesigns by Bob Clampett.
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(Schlesinger, 1939) Bob Clampett’s redesign of Porky Pig on three sheets of drawings. The drawings focus on Porky’s redesigned face,
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to t********y.. for 1,250.00
 
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A Set of Three Porky Pig Redesign Sketches.364 - A Set of Three Porky Pig Redesign Sketches.
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(Schlesinger, 1939) Three sketches from Bob Clampett's 1939 redesign of Porky Pig. Each stamped "Courtesy of the Bob Clampett Collection,&q...
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Start Price : 700.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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Bob Clampett Porky Pig Redesign Drawings.365 - Bob Clampett Porky Pig Redesign Drawings.
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(Schlesinger, 1939) Three sheets of concept drawings for Bob Clampett’s redesign of Porky Pig, adjusting his age and giving the character con
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Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for 700.00
 
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Porky Pig 1939 Redesign Drawings by Bob Clampett.366 - Porky Pig 1939 Redesign Drawings by Bob Clampett.
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(Schlesinger, 1939) Bob Clampett’s redesign of Porky Pig on three sheets of drawings. Here Clampett focuses on Porky’s redesigned fa
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Start Price : 700.00 | Estimate : 800.00 - 1,000.00
 
 
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A Porky Pig Model Drawing.367 - A Porky Pig Model Drawing.
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(Schlesinger, 1930s) A sheet of model drawings of Porky Pig wearing a polka-dotted bow tie. The sheet includes four complete views of Porky, and two p
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to e******e for 343.75
 
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A "Porky's Picnic" Title Cel and Background.368 - A "Porky's Picnic" Title Cel and Background.
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(Schlesinger, 1939) The original hand-painted title card and background from the Looney Tunes short “Porky’s Picnic,” direc
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Start Price : 3,000.00 | Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
 
 
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A “The Lone Stranger and Porky” Storyboard Panel Collection.369 - A “The Lone Stranger and Porky” Storyboard Panel Collection.
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(Schlesinger, 1939) A collection of five storyboard panels of Porky and the Lone Stranger from the Looney Tunes short “The Lone Stranger and
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Start Price : 800.00 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
 
 
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A "Lone Stranger and Porky" Production Drawing.370 - A "Lone Stranger and Porky" Production Drawing.
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(Schlesinger, 1939) An original production drawing from “The Lone Stranger and Porky.” With an image size of 8.75” x 8.75
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Estimate : 300.00 - 500.00
Sold to S********t for 250.00
 
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