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Animation art shows it must be taken seriously after Heritage Auctions record-setting event
A 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea painting realized $26,400.
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.- Charles Schulz, Winsor McCay, Disney s Mary Blair and Ub Iwerks quite famously drew comic-strip and cartoon characters, amusements aimed at children of all ages. But in 2020 their achievements are as revered and treasured as fine art, as evidenced by the fact their original works brought chartbusting sums in Heritage Auctions record-setting Animation Art event held Dec. 11-13.
The auction realized more than $4.27 million significantly more than any previous auction of animation art. The sale included renderings and storyboards, production cels and master backgrounds from myriad beloved titles shown on screens big and small. More than 4,700 bidders worldwide took part in the landmark sale that saw an almost unheard-of sell-through rate of more than 99% and resulted in the highest price ever paid for an original P