VINTAGE LOONEY TUNES ANIMATION CEL - FOGHORN LEGHORN CHARACTER STUDY, CIRCA 1950S

AN ORIGINAL HAND-PAINTED ANIMATION CEL FEATURING THE ICONIC FOGHORN LEGHORN CHARACTER IN A DESERT LANDSCAPE SETTING. THE CEL DEPICTS THE LARGE ROOSTER CHARACTER IN CHARACTERISTIC POSE WITH EXAGGERATED FEATURES, RENDERED IN VIBRANT GOUACHE AND INK ON CELLULOID. THE COMPOSITION INCLUDES A YELLOW DESERT GROUND PLANE, BLUE SKY BACKGROUND, PINK ROCK FORMATION, AND A 'FREE CORN' SIGN, ESTABLISHING A CLASSIC CARTOON NARRATIVE SCENE.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:
- MEDIUM: HAND-PAINTED CELLULOID ANIMATION CEL WITH GOUACHE AND INK
- PERIOD: MID-20TH CENTURY, CIRCA 1950S
- STUDIO: WARNER BROS. LOONEY TUNES PRODUCTION
- CHARACTER: FOGHORN LEGHORN
- DIMENSIONS: HEIGHT 25 CM, WIDTH 32 CM

PRESENTATION:
THE CEL IS PROFESSIONALLY FRAMED BEHIND MUSEUM-QUALITY GLASS WITH A BLACK MAT AND GOLD-LEAF WOODEN FRAME. THE FRAME MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 52 CM WIDE BY 45 CM HIGH. FOUR WHITE MOUNTING TABS SECURE THE CEL TO THE BACKING BOARD, A STANDARD ARCHIVAL PRACTICE FOR ANIMATION CEL PRESERVATION. THE FRAME INCLUDES HANGING HARDWARE AND PROTECTIVE BACKING.

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THE CELLULOID SURFACE REMAINS IN GOOD CONDITION WITH VIBRANT ORIGINAL PAINT COLOURS INTACT. THE YELLOW GROUND, BLUE SKY, AND CHARACTER RENDERING SHOW STRONG COLOUR SATURATION TYPICAL OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIO PRODUCTION CELS. MINOR SURFACE DUST AND HANDLING MARKS ARE CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND PRODUCTION USE. THE GOLD-LEAF FRAME SHOWS EXPECTED WEAR TO THE CORNERS AND EDGES, WITH MINOR SCUFFING VISIBLE. NO SIGNIFICANT PAINT LOSS, CRACKS TO THE CEL, OR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OBSERVED. THE GLASS REMAINS CLEAR AND PROTECTIVE.

PROVENANCE AND SIGNIFICANCE:
ANIMATION CELS FROM THE CLASSIC LOONEY TUNES ERA REPRESENT IMPORTANT EXAMPLES OF MID-20TH CENTURY AMERICAN ANIMATION ART. FOGHORN LEGHORN, ONE OF THE STUDIO'S MOST RECOGNISABLE CHARACTERS, APPEARED IN NUMEROUS THEATRICAL SHORTS THROUGHOUT THE 1950S. ORIGINAL PRODUCTION CELS FROM THIS PERIOD ARE INCREASINGLY COLLECTIBLE AS BOTH ANIMATION HISTORY AND DECORATIVE ART. THIS EXAMPLE CAPTURES THE CHARACTER IN A TYPICAL COMEDIC SCENARIO, DEMONSTRATING THE SKILLED HAND-PAINTING TECHNIQUE EMPLOYED BY STUDIO ARTISTS.

NOTE: THE CEL REQUIRES A LABEL IDENTIFYING THE SPECIFIC CARTOON TITLE AND PRODUCTION DETAILS. PROSPECTIVE BUYERS ARE ADVISED TO RESEARCH THE SPECIFIC PRODUCTION INFORMATION THROUGH WARNER BROS. ANIMATION ARCHIVES OR SPECIALIST ANIMATION CEL DEALERS FOR COMPLETE ATTRIBUTION AND PRODUCTION DATE CONFIRMATION.

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

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Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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