(Walt Disney Studios, 1953) Outstanding original panoramic concept painting by Mary Blair of Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, Wendy, John, and Michael soaring over London en route to the island of Neverland. Accomplished in tempera on 20 x 9.25 artist’s board, the scene imaginatively portrays Peter Pan and Tinker Bell teaching the Darling children to fly, leading them on a starry night flight far away from foggy London, with Tower Bridge and the River Thames shown below. Blair’s strong use of light and dark works brilliantly here, with the soaring children and Tink’s golden dust trail juxtaposing beautifully above the vast blue cityscape aglow with moonshine and speckled with distant headlights and lit windows. In fine condition, with tack holes to 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, the multi-story mosaic in Disney World's Contemporary Hotel concourse. A conceptual masterpiece and a quintessential panoramic painting from the legendary Mary Blair.
