Pencil and graphite with crayon on thin paper
USA, 1936-37
Walt Disney Studios
In the margin hand-written notes in pencil for the scene
Sheet size: 20 x 30.5 cm
Provenance: Private Collection, London
‘Mirror mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?’ – an original sketch of the Disney movie Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs; the auction record for a graphite drawing by the Walt Disney Studios is currently set at more than €25,000

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is the first feature-length animated cartoon by the Walt Disney Studios and was released in 1937. This pencil drawing depicts Snow White appearing in a mirror that is hung on a brick wall and flanked by candles. The notes in the margin for the scene say ‘To me you’re ev’ry thing and when I see you smile so sweetly’ and ‘This will be a distorted mirror effect probably done by Paul Sprunk’. Paul Sprunk worked for the Disney Studios from December 23, 1935 until July 17, 1937, shortly before the movie premiered.

In the margin are hand-written notes in pencil for the scene. The paper is toned and there are folding marks. The depiction measures 14.6 x 19 cm and the sheet 20 x 30.5 cm. The dimensions of the frame are 39.3 x 46.5 cm. (tm)

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