353. Chernabog Original Production Pencil Drawing

Sold Stock #193046 | Sold Jul 3 2025

FANTASIA (1940)

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An original production drawing of Chernabog from Walt Disney's 1940 animated film Fantasia.

Chernabog is the demonic mountain spirit from Fantasia's Night on Bald Mountain sequence. It is widely regarded as one of the most powerful and visually striking character animation pieces in Disney history. This high-calibre drawing offers a glimpse into the making of Fantasia and is a key artefact from one of the most ambitious sequences ever attempted in traditional animation. Chernabog was animated under the supervision of Vladimir "Bill" Tytla, one of Disney's most acclaimed animators. Tytla, who also animated Stromboli (Pinocchio) and Dumbo, often considered Chernabog his finest achievement.

Drawn in graphite and highlighted with red and blue coloured pencils, the linework is bold and enhanced with animator notes in red indicating painting instructions. This drawing is labelled with the frame number "184". Using different coloured pencil lines also served a practical purpose in the animation process, allowing the ink and paint department to trace linework in specific colours when transferring to the cel. Characters were hand-inked in coloured lines rather than pure black. The 5-peg registration hole configuration at the base of the sheet confirms this was part of Disney's animation pipeline during the Golden Age, and the framing lines drawn around the figure reflect how the rostrum camera would capture this composition. Dimensions: 32 cm x 39.5 cm (12.5" x 15.5")

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Size

Item size: 12.2" × 15.35" × 0.04" (31cm × 39cm × 0.1cm)

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