(Walt Disney Studios, 1953) Original concept mini panorama storyboard painting and mood study by Eyvind Earle featuring Prince Phillip and Samson from Sleeping Beauty, showing them jumping the drawbridge into Maleficent's castle to do battle. Prince Phillip, armed with the shining Sword of Truth and Shield of Virtue, wears a bright red cape but is otherwise silhouetted against the dark skies. Twisted branches and jagged rocks dominate the surrounding landscape. Accomplished in gouache on 13.75 x 6 artist's board, signed in the lower right corner in white paint, "Eyvind Earle." In fine condition, with tack holes to corners. An action-packed painting of the brave Prince Phillip by the celebrated Disney artist.
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.
