542 - Doc, Happy, and Dopey production cel from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - From the Collection of the Walt Disney Studios Treasurer

Doc, Happy, and Dopey production cel from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - From the Collection of the Walt Disney Studios Treasurer (Walt Disney Studios, 1937) Original production cel set-up of Doc, Happy, and Dopey from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, depicting Doc holding a long pole topped with a water can, Happy kneeling with a brush and bar of soap, and Dopey poised for an overdue scrubbing. The cel has been trimmed and applied to an airbrushed background as prepared by Courvoisier Galleries for sale. Total character image measures 8.75 x 7.5, with the original mat annotated in pencil, “Doc, Happy and Dopey.” Matted and framed to an overall size of 16.25 x 14.25. In fine condition, with some peeling to the edges, resulting in slight lifting to the paint on Doc and Happy. Originates from the collection of A. G. Keener, who served as treasurer and paymaster of Walt Disney Studios from 1934 through the early 1950s, during the studio’s formative golden age. He was one of the comparatively few men permitted to enter the predominantly female Ink & Paint Department, where he personally delivered paychecks and also made regular trips to the studio’s Seward Street annex to pay the artists working there.