(Walt Disney Studios, 1940) Original production cel featuring Autumn Fairies from Fantasia, showing a pair of fluttering pixies during the musical segment, 'Waltz of the Flowers,' the final sequence from the film's gorgeous Nutcracker Suite. The cel has been trimmed and applied to a hand-painted background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. The fairy image measures 2.75 x 1.75, with a mat opening of 8 x 6.5. Matted and framed to an overall size of 13 x 11.5. The piece has the original Disney Courvoisier Galleries label on the reverse. In fine condition.
Walt Disney was so impressed by the look and mood of the story sketches for The Nutcracker Suite that he asked his staff to avoid hard ink outlines as a way to more closely mimic the pastel and painterly look of the inspirational artwork. The windblown seeds in the milkweed ballet in 'Waltz of the Flowers' required delicate inking, drybrush work, and airbrushing, which required creating a mask for every individual cel to keep certain areas free of paint.
