(Walt Disney Studios, 1959) Original production cels and super panorama master background featuring Maleficent and Diablo the Raven from Sleeping Beauty, which depicts the sorceress on a staircase inside her castle as Diablo soars through an open window. The cels have been trimmed to image and applied to a vivid hand-painted production master pan background attributed to Eyvind Earle and his staff. Maleficent measures 6 x 6.25 and Diablo measures 2.5 x 1, with overall dimensions of 36 x 13.5. In fine condition.
Legendary Disney artist Eyvind Earle was Sleeping Beauty's production designer, and Disney gave him a significant amount of freedom in designing the settings and selecting colors for the film. Earle also painted the majority of the backgrounds himself, and his stylistic influence is readily apparent in the final product. A superb panorama display piece from the classic Disney film.
