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Wow! 2 Rare CHUCK JONES Original Hand Painted Production Animation Cels of "Bugs Bunny" from the Loonet Tunes TV Special in association with Warner's Brothers, 1978 Chuck Jones "A Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthurs Court".
Production # Marks on Cel are partially covered by matte making them a little tough to read, but Numbers Appear to be B17 119 & B17 126. Nicely Matted with Chuck Jones Production, Warner Bros Inc. Official Stamp & COA, From a Large Private Collection of Chuck Jones' Production Cel Works
Matte: 17" W x 15" H, Visible Cel: Approx 12" W x 10" H, Face 3" H x 2.25" W
Note: We have listed 6 other original production cels of Bugs from this movie, both in 3 consecutive number sequences, we also have many other Bugs Bunny cels from "Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of Animals" as well as dozens of other authentic Chuck Jones cels from other films listed & more coming. THE LAST 2 PICTURES IN GALLERY ARE OF 2 OTHER LISTINGS IN OUR STORE OF BUGS BUNNY & ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SALE. ONLY THE FIRST 2 CELS IN PHOTO GALLERY ARE INCLUDED.
Also, if you decide to buy multiple listings in our store as many collectors do on these cels, please let us know so we can help with bundling for shipping.
This sale has two hand painted Original Animation Production Cels from Chuck Jones featuring Bugs Bunny's face in profile from the Looney Tunes TV special "A Connecticut Rabbit In King Arthur's Court", another classic film by Jones. This film was made in association with Warner Brothers of course and produced during a very prolific period for Chuck Jones during the 1970's. He made a number of TV specials during this era including others such as three made for TV films by Jones from "The Jungle Book". "The White Seal" 1975 & "Mowgli's Brothers" 1976 & Rikki Tikki Tavi 1975. He also did "A Cricket in Times Square" & it's sequel, "Yankee Doodle Cricket" & more. We have cels listed or to be listed from those films as well. There will also be other Warner Brother's cels with Bugs Bunny, Wile E. Coyote & more.
These authentic cels are getting tougher to find as time goes by due to the growing collector interest in this collecting genre & hobby. The cels, mattes & background boards are in very good to excellent condition, but not mint (not that any cels are). The red background number 119 has some minor creasing in lower right hand corner (as shown in picture #7 in photo gallery), but it does not effect the appeal of the item and it is otherwise exceptional. Both mattes have some minor wear in corners, but again nothing impacting appeal of the cel. Both of the painted faces are clear with sharp coloring giving them a good display appeal as shown. Please review all pictures taken to assist you with determining condition & use zoom feature if needed, but they look terrific. This is firmly matted & suitable for framing if you choose. The pictures in gallery shot at an angle with light kind of highlights the painted artwork by catching the drawing and raised paint surface. We will include the 2 Paper COA's shown in photo #1, one on tan paper, one on white.
The background color is on the matting board as the cel is clear except for painting and marked numbering & certification stamp. We are pricing this under what we feel is a fair value given it's appeal & rarity and below most listed or sold of this quality. Prices on these authentic pieces can sometimes go to more than double our listing price, but we encourage buyers to do their own research on such and not rely on our opinion. If you decide to buy more than one of our listed cels by Chuck Jones, let us know and we may offer a discount on multi item purchase. Stay tuned for more!
The collector we acquired this work from had literally hundreds of rare production cel pieces from various works by Jones, many in consecutive series, which we have personally not seen much outside of a studio sale 20 years ago perhaps. This has a Chuck Jones Production mark on lower left of cel & a standard COA Paper that came with this when purchased. This are nicely matted & shows slots in matte at bottom from production, which we actually prefer as well as series #'s from the film.
Chuck Jones (Sept 21, 1912 - Feb 22, 2002) is among the elite of the elite cartoon artists & film innovators in history. If you are looking at this listing, you likely already know this. In his extensive career he created such characters as the Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Pepe LePew, & Marvin the Martian (and others) as well as helping refine the characters of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig & more along the way. Each of these hand painted cels are from an animation artist's hand & a part of cartoon film history. We feel the collecting of Authentic Animation Art is truly one of the neatest collectible genres. Not only do you get a piece of a gifted artist's work, each piece is part of a living history of the movies and films they were used in & they make exceptional display items. It's a bit like owning a World Series game used bat from a baseball player, at least we feel that way. But in this case the World Series never ends as the cartoons keep playing and playing.
We have dozens of these original Chuck Jones Animation Cels coming to market in next few weeks. We will sell some in bundles or series & others as individual pieces, but all will offer something special. We even have many in small sequences (running production numbers), extremely hard to find. We have Bugs Bunny, Tucker the Mouse, Wile E Coyote & many characters from Rikki Tikki Tavi, A Cricket in King Arthur's Court, White Seal, Carnival of Animals & more.
Please Note: There may be some image reflection & distortion present in pictures as cels are plastic (or acetate) & reflective of course. (In some cases, we may photograph artwork in different light settings to try and capture a painting, sculpture or other artwork's look in different settings. Therefore there may be some variations in color from one picture to another. The photos are not altered, but may have been photographed in a brighter room, with natural light, a flash feature or other. Also, we try to note any visible defects we can see but there may be wear or imperfections we miss. Please view all pictures taken for your consideration and use zoom feature if needed. Likewise, you can always notify us with questions.)
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