(Walt Disney Studios, 1959) Original panoramic concept painting by Eyvind Earle for Sleeping Beauty, which depicts in mesmerizing detail the film’s iconic castle from high atop the countryside. From the perspective of a distant observer emerging from a forest, the castle and the surrounding town and farmland combine beautifully as an engrossing fairy tale vista, imagery redolent of the moment where Briar Rose and Prince Phillip emerge from the forest at the close of the film’s memorable ‘Once Upon a Dream’ musical sequence. Accomplished in tempera on 22 x 9 artist's board, signed in the lower right corner in beige paint, “Eyvind Earle.” In fine condition, with tack holes to corners. 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.
