(Walt Disney Studios, 1950) Exquisite original concept painting by Mary Blair for Cinderella, showing the title character fleeing from the castle in her white ball gown, leaving a single glass slipper glowing on the winding staircase. Rendered with impressive depth and detail, the work places the fleeing princess within the room’s myriad forms and figures: a railed spiral staircase, checkered floors, crisscrossed wallpaper of red and aqua, a side table with pink flowers, an ornate door with a well-dressed guard, and a grandfather clock striking midnight, set within a tall window casement with blue curtains and a clear view of the full moon outside. Accomplished in tempera on 9 x 9 artist's board. In fine condition, with tack holes to borders.
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 multistory mosaic in Disney World's Contemporary Hotel concourse.
