The Bob Clampett Collection Session 2 2025-03-23 Auction - 545 Price Results - Van Eaton Galleries in CA
A “What’s Cookin’ Doc?" Production Cel and Background.A Bugs Bunny on the Warner Brothers Shield Drawing.The "Horton Hatches the Egg" Original Title Cel and Background.
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Studio City, CA, United States
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The Bob Clampett Collection Session 2

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.
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A “Porky's Duck Hunt" Picture Report.: (Schlesinger, 1937) A three-page picture report for the Looney Tunes short “Porky’s Duck Hunt,” directed by Tex Avery. Animation units at Schlesinger screened each other’s completed
0440: A “Porky's Duck Hunt" Picture Report.Est. $200-$400
A Porky Pig's Duck Hunt Linen Book.: (Saalfield Publishing, 1930s) A linen book titled Porky Pig’s Duck Hunt. In verse over 12 illustrated pages, the book tells the story of the 1937 cartoon short “Porky’s Duck Hunt” which
0441: A Porky Pig's Duck Hunt Linen Book.Est. $200-$400Lot Passed
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A Set of Story Sketches from “Porky and Daffy.": (Warner Bros., 1938) A collection of five storyboard panels from the Looney Tunes short “Porky & Daffy,” directed by Bob Clampett. Measuring 6” x 8” to 6.5” x 8” the
0443: A Set of Story Sketches from “Porky and Daffy."Est. $1,000-$2,000
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A “Porky & Daffy" Storyboard Panel Collection.: (Schlesinger, 1938) A pair of storyboard panels from the Looney Tunes short “Porky & Daffy,” directed by Bob Clampett. Featured on the back of one of the pages is a complete storyboard panel
0444: A “Porky & Daffy" Storyboard Panel Collection.Est. $500-$700
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An Unused “Daffy Doc" Layout Drawing.: (Schlesinger, 1938) An unused layout drawing from the Looney Tunes cartoon “The Daffy Doc,” directed by Bob Clampett. The hospital in the film displays the same name and motto on a more
0445: An Unused “Daffy Doc" Layout Drawing.Est. $300-$500
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A Daffy the Duck Man Concept Drawing.: (Warner Bros., 1930s-40s) An original concept drawing for an unproduced gag featuring Porky Pig in a pith helmet and Daffy Duck dressed Tarzan-style as “Daffy, the Duck Man.” Measuring
0450: A Daffy the Duck Man Concept Drawing.Est. $300-$500
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A Daffy Duck Model Sheet.: (Warner Bros., 1940s) A model sheet for Daffy Duck as he appeared from 1944-1950. Model sheets such as this were distributed to animators to ensure consistency of character design. Measuring 8”
0451: A Daffy Duck Model Sheet.Est. $200-$400
A "Wise Quacking Duck" Cel and Background.: (Schlesinger, 1943) A pair of production cels of Daffy Duck and Mr. Meek with an original background from the Looney Tunes cartoon “The Wise Quacking Duck,” directed by Bob Clampett. With
0455: A "Wise Quacking Duck" Cel and Background.Est. $4,000-$6,000Lot Passed
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A "Wise Quacking Duck" Daffy Cel.: (Schlesinger, 1943) An original production cel from the Looney Tunes cartoon “The Wise Quacking Duck,” directed by Bob Clampett. With a character image size of 6” x 6.25”, the
0456: A "Wise Quacking Duck" Daffy Cel.Est. $800-$1,000
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An Original “Book Revue" Model Sheet Drawing.: (Warner Bros., 1946) An original model sheet rough drawing from the Looney Tunes short “Book Revue” of Daffy Duck, Little Red Riding Hood, and The Big Bad Wolf. Drawn by Tom McKimson and
0458: An Original “Book Revue" Model Sheet Drawing.Est. $400-$600
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A “Book Revue" Model Sheet Clean-Up Drawing.: (Warner Bros., 1946) An original model sheet clean-up drawing from the Looney Tunes short “Book Revue” of Daffy Duck, Little Red Riding Hood, and The Big Bad Wolf. Traced and inked from Tom
0459: A “Book Revue" Model Sheet Clean-Up Drawing.Est. $200-$400