(Walt Disney Studios, 1951) Dramatic original concept painting by Mary Blair for Alice in Wonderland, portraying a distressed Alice being carried away by her arms and legs by the Queen of Hearts’ sentry of playing cards, with the White Rabbit hopping along with his pocket watch. The vivid artwork portrays the nerve-wracking scene from a great overhead angle, with Alice wide-eyed and helpless as she’s hauled across the bright green lawn by a quartet of imposing guards. Accomplished in tempera on 9.5 x 9.25 artist's board. In fine condition, with tack holes at corners.
Blair was a concept artist for Disney during the 1940s and early 1950s, working on designs for such films as Peter Pan, Cinderella, and Alice in Wonderland. She also created designs for several Disney attractions (including It's a Small World) and, her largest work ever, the multi-story mosaic in Disney World's Contemporary Hotel concourse.
