Untitled (Yosemite Sam As Merlin From a Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's Court) Unique

Year1978

Hand SignedDrawing is Signed in Penci Lower Left Dated 1978 Withwarner Bros Copyright; Cel 

Condition Excellent 

Framed with PlexiglassBlack; Triple Matted 

Purchased fromGallery 1995 

Story / Additional InfoThis is a set of two- an original pencil drawing from 1978 of Yosemite Sam as Merlin from A Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's Court and a Limited Edition hand colored cel from 1992 which matched the drawing. Each piece is 9 x 12 and they are framed together. Each piece has a signed stamped certificate of authentication from Linda Jones Enterprises. 

Certificate of AuthenticityArt Brokerage 

LID120958

Chuck Jones - United States

Art Brokerage: Chuck Jones American Artist: Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, filmmaker, cartoonist, author, artist, and screenwriter, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts. He wrote, produced, and/or directed many classic animated cartoon shorts starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote, Pepé Le Pew, Porky Pig and a slew of other Warner characters. After his career at Warner Bros. ended in 1962, Jones started Sib Tower 12 Productions, and began producing cartoons for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, including a new series of Tom and Jerry shorts and the television adaptation of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. He later started his own studio, Chuck Jones Enterprises, which created several one-shot specials, and periodically worked on Looney Tunes related works. Jones was nominated for an Academy Award eight times and won three times, receiving awards for the cartoons For Scent-imental Reasons, So Much for So Little, and The Dot and the Line. He received an Honorary Academy Award in 1996 for his work in the animation industry. Film historian Leonard Maltin has praised Jones' work at Warner Bros., MGM and Chuck Jones Enterprises. He also said that the "feud" that there may have been between Jones and colleague Bob Clampett was mainly because they were so different from each other. In Jerry Beck's The 50 Greatest Cartoons, ten of the entries were directed by Jones, with four out of the five top cartoons being Jones shorts. Listings wanted.