(Walt Disney Studios, 1959) Beautiful original panorama concept painting by Eyvind Earle for Sleeping Beauty, showing Flora, Fauna, and Merryweather inside the throne room of King Stefan's Castle. Flora is shown at center walking in profile toward an open wall, whereas the other two good fairies are seen near the throne chair dais. Bookended by castle stonework, the interior of the castle is richly decorated with a variety of warm, regal colors, hanging banners, columns, candles, and high arches. Scope and detail aside, what Earle doesn’t show the viewer is perhaps the work’s most impressive feature: the open left wall glows with the fire of burning spinning wheels from the courtyard below, its shine and sound drawing the attention of Princess Aurora's fairy godmother. Accomplished in gouache on 18.5 x 6.25 artist's board, signed in the lower right corner in pink paint by Eyvind Earle. In fine condition, with tack holes to corners.
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.
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