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(Walt Disney Studios, 1953) Original panoramic concept painting by Mary Blair for Peter Pan, depicting Peter Pan and Tinker Bell poised atop the roof of the Darling family’s London home. Rendered in evening tones of blue, black, gray, and green, the scene unfolds across a sweeping expanse of the English cityscape, with endless peaks and spires punctuated by glowing dots of window light, a clever use of visual distraction that heightens the piece’s central focus—the stealthy nighttime mission of Pan and Tink. Both characters are shown with minimal detail—Pan a moon-limned silhouette and Tink a bright orb with a curling trail of pixie dust—as they approach the open French window of the Darling children’s bedroom, the silence of their movement in tandem with the stillness of the surrounding moon, stars, and shadow. Accomplished in tempera on 20.5 x 9.25 artist’s board. 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 from the legendary Mary Blair.
