(Walt Disney Studios, 1938) Original production cel featuring the matador from Ferdinand the Bull, showing him in the ring holding a bouquet of flowers as a female audience member looks on from above; the sombrero hats of other spectators are seen to her side. The matador is a caricature of Walt Disney himself; other bullring workers in the cartoon were based on other Disney staffers. The cel has been trimmed and applied to a woodgrain background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. The matador image measures 4.75 x 6.5 and the audience member and sombreros measure 6.5 x 2.25, with a mat opening of 8.5 x 10.5. Matted to an overall size of 13.5 x 17. The piece has the original Disney label on the reverse, identifying it as "The Story of Ferdinand," the original title of Munro Leaf's story which Disney adapted under the title Ferdinand the Bull. In very good to fine condition, with heavy dampstaining to the mat. This classic early Disney cartoon won the 1938 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons). Learn more about our Animation Expert, Harry Kleiman.
