(Walt Disney Studios, 1939) Original production cels featuring the adorable duck family from The Ugly Duckling, showing the mother duck, father duck, and four baby ducklings in a woodsy setting from the film's opening sequence. The cels have been trimmed and applied to a hand-painted background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. Character images measures from .75 x 1 to 4.5 x 2.5, with a mat opening of 9.5 x 8. Framed to an overall size of 14 x 13.75. In very good to fine condition, with two of the ducklings detached from the background; the frame could be opened, and the ducklings easily reattached. This film, adapted from Hans Christian Andersen's famous fairy tale, won the 1939 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons), and also happened to be the last entry in the Silly Symphony series.
