The Bob Clampett Collection Session 2 2025-03-23 Auction - 545 Price Results - Van Eaton Galleries in CA - Page 4
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 Set of Storyboard Panels from “A Corny Concerto.": (Schlesinger, 1943) A set of 11 sequential storyboard panels featuring Daffy Duck from the Merrie Melodies short “A Corny Concerto,” directed by Bob Clampett. On the reverse of the panels are
0512: A Set of Storyboard Panels from “A Corny Concerto."Est. $1,000-$2,000
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A Pair of Russian Rhapsody Layout Drawings.: (Schlesinger, 1944) A pair of layout drawings from “Russian Rhapsody,” directed by Bob Clampett. The layouts depict Hitler and the “New Odor” rally he addresses, with both signed by
0515: A Pair of Russian Rhapsody Layout Drawings.Est. $500-$700
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A “The Bear’s Tale" Comparative Size Chart.: (Warner Bros., 1944) A Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear comparative size chart for the Merrie Melodies short “The Bear’s Tale.” Size charts such as this were used by animators during
0516: A “The Bear’s Tale" Comparative Size Chart.Est. $200-$400
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“A Gruesome Twosome" Photostat Model Sheet.: (Warner Bros., 1945) A photostat model sheet of secondary characters from the Merrie Melodies cartoon “A Gruesome Twosome.” This was the last cartoon featuring Tweety Bird to be directed by
0517: “A Gruesome Twosome" Photostat Model Sheet.Est. $200-$400
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A “There Auto Be a Law" Panoramic Layout.: (Warner Bros., 1953) A panoramic layout rough for a traffic gag concept, used during the development of 1953's Looney Tunes short "There Auto Be a Law." Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil,
0518: A “There Auto Be a Law" Panoramic Layout.Est. $300-$500
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A “Merrie Melodies" Logo Card Layout Drawing.: (Schlesinger, 1943) An original “Merrie Melodies” title card layout drawing. The Merrie Melodies series introduced many of the most popular cartoon characters of all time, including Bugs
0519: A “Merrie Melodies" Logo Card Layout Drawing.Est. $600-$800
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"The Hep Cat" Original Credits Cel and Background.: (Schlesinger, 1942) The original title credit cel and background for “The Hep Cat,” directed by Bob Clampett. The title was later changed to the Blue Ribbon series card, with this original
0523: "The Hep Cat" Original Credits Cel and Background.Est. $2,000-$4,000
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An Original “The Hep Cat" Publicity Drawing.: (Schlesinger, 1942) An original drawing for a publicity image of the Looney Tunes short “The Hep Cat” directed by Bob Clampett. This cartoon is widely considered to be a turning point in
0524: An Original “The Hep Cat" Publicity Drawing.Est. $1,000-$2,000
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"The Sour Puss" Title and Credits Cel.: (Schlesinger, 1940) The original title and credit cel for the Looney Tunes short “The Sour Puss,” directed by Bob Clampett. With a character image size of 7.75” x 9.75” on a
0525: "The Sour Puss" Title and Credits Cel.Est. $2,000-$4,000
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An “Elmer’s Candid Camera" Production Cel.: (Schlesinger, 1940) An original production cel from the Merrie Melodies short “Elmer’s Candid Camera,” which starred Elmer Fudd and a prototype Bugs Bunny one year before his official
0526: An “Elmer’s Candid Camera" Production Cel.Est. $400-$600
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A 1940s Bugs Bunny Model Sheet.: (Warner Bros., 1940s) A model sheet for Bugs Bunny as he appeared from 1942 to 1948. Model sheets such as this were distributed to animators to ensure consistency of character design. Measuring
0528: A 1940s Bugs Bunny Model Sheet.Est. $200-$400
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A Bugs Bunny on the Warner Brothers Shield Drawing.: (Schlesinger, 1940s) A drawing of Bugs Bunny on the iconic Warner Bros. shield, seen in the 1975 documentary film “Bugs Bunny: Superstar,” and used in 2007 to create a limited edition cel.
0529: A Bugs Bunny on the Warner Brothers Shield Drawing.Est. $1,000-$2,000
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A Bugs Bunny Layout Drawing by Bob McKimson.: (Schlesinger, 1940-41) An original Bugs Bunny layout drawing by Bob McKimson. This drawing was used for an oil painting gifted to producer Leon Schlesinger from his employees at Christmas and in 1986
0530: A Bugs Bunny Layout Drawing by Bob McKimson.Est. $1,000-$2,000
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A Bob Clampett Bugs Bunny Drawing.: (Clampett, 1940s) A drawing of Bugs Bunny by Bob Clampett used as a preliminary color model for a Christmas Card presented to the women of the Ink and Paint Department along with a new bathroom
0531: A Bob Clampett Bugs Bunny Drawing.Est. $500-$700
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A "The Heckling Hare" Bugs Bunny Production Cel.: (Schlesinger, 1941) An original hand-painted production cel of Bugs Bunny from the Merrie Melodies short, “The Heckling Hare.” Measuring 9.75” x 11.75” with a character image size
0532: A "The Heckling Hare" Bugs Bunny Production Cel.Est. $1,000-$2,000