Animation art has been selling at all major auction house for over 2 decades. Both Christie's and Sotheby's have auctions at least once a year that are soley dedicated to this magical form of art. Here are just a few examples of some of the prices that pieces have fetched at auction.

 

 

 "Alice In Wonderland"

Released 1951

Post production cel on a watercolor production background.  9.5" x 12"

Christie's, 1991 for $79,200
 

"Cinderella"

Released 1950

Original cel and background setup.  10"x13.5"

Christie's, 1996 for $36,800
 
 

"Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs"

Released 1937

Original watercolor production background.  12" x 15"

Howard Lowery Auctions, 1994 for $78,400
 
 

"Sleeping Beauty"

Released 1959

Original watercolor concept painting by Eyvind Earle.  6"x15"

Howard Lowery Auctions, 1996 for $16,100
 
 

"Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs"

Relased 1937

Original production matching cel and background setup.  10"x12"

Christie's, 1996 for $17,250
 
 

"Lady & the Tramp"

Released 1955

Original production cel and background setup. 10"x12.25"

Christie's, 1996 for 57,500
 
 

"Fantasia"

Released 1940

Original production cels set against a Courvoisier background.  8.5""x11.5"

Howard Lowery, 2000 for $26,450
 
 

"The Mail Pilot"

Released 1933

Original matching production cel and background setup.  8.5"x11.5"

Sotheby's, 1990 for $115,500
 
 

" Fantasia"

Released 1940

Original matching production cel and background setup. 12.6" x 16.5"

Sotheby's, 1992 for $93,500
 
 

"Cinderella"

Released 1950

Original matching production cel and background setup.  9.5"x13"

Christie's, 1991 for $88,000
 
 

"The Mail Pilot"

Released 1933

Original matching production cel and background setup.  8.5"x11.5"

Sotheby's, 1990 for $115,500
 
 

"Fantasia"

Released 1940

Original matching production cel and background setup.  12"x15"

Sotheby's, 1990 for $28,600
 
 

"Pinocchio"

Released 1940

Original production matching cel and background setup.  12"x16"

Sotheby's, 1995 for $28,750
 
 

"Pinocchio"

Released 1940

Orignal production cels set against a production background.  14"x18"

Creative Moments, 2000 for $69,000
 
 

"Pinocchio"

Released 1940

Original production matching cel and background setup.  12"x16"

Sotheby's, 1995 for $120,200
 
 

"Pinocchio"

Released 1940

Original matching production cel and background setup.  10.5"x14.5"

Christie's, 1991 for $46,200
 
 

"Sleeping Beauty"

Released 1959

Original production cel and background setup.  12"x20"

Howard Lowery, 2000 for $50,600
 
 

"Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs"

Released 1937

Original production matching cel and background setup.  11"x22"

Sotheby's, 1991 for $209,000
 
 

"Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs"

Released 1937

Production cels set against a Courvoisier background. 8.25"x9"

Christie's, 2000 for $18,800
 
 

"Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs"

Released 1937

Original matching production cel and background setup.  9"x11"

Christie's, 1991 for $71,500
 
 

"Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs"

Relased 1937

Original production matching cel and background setup.  10"x12"

Christie's, 1996 for $85,000
 
 

"Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs"

Released 1937

Original production cels setup against a Courvoisier background.  9"x12"

Christie's, 1996 for $18,400
 
 

"Pinochio"

Released 1940

Original watercolor concept painting by Gustav Tenggren.  12"x14.75"

Sotheby's, 1991 for $66,000
 
 

"The Night Before Christmas"

Released 1933

Original matching production cel and background setup. 8"x14"

Christie's, 1989 for $39,600

 
 

"Ye Olden Days "

Released 1933

Original matching cel and background setup.  9.5"x11.25"

Sotheby's, 1992 for $187,000

 

 

 

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