Help verify Disney art!

[happysneakers]

I picked up a supposedly "original story sketch of the Dwarfs" from my local salvation army. Only problem is, I don't know how to verify that it's an original. I'm reduced to ask for help from my friends on the other side...aka you guys! Any help at all would be great and any question please ask By the way, the art pieces themselves are inside of a card. I'm assuming that "The Art Group" put them in there to protect the work itself.

My purchase: http://i.imgur.com/aWLiI.jpg

Back of my purchase: http://i.imgur.com/m9daL.jpg

Front of the "dwarfs": http://i.imgur.com/mxCwC.jpg

Back of the "dwarfs": http://i.imgur.com/dl3PR.jpg

"Snow white wakes up": http://i.imgur.com/AMlPR.jpg

Back of "Snow white wakes up": http://i.imgur.com/l3WuS.jpg

[Wizzard419]

I would say check that they are not part of those post cards first, but you can always look with a magnifying glass to see if they are pencil lines or printed.

[masterj345]

just as a layman that looks pretty darn genuine to me.

i would get it authenticated if you can, that would be a good thing for auction kings. sorry can be much help, but it def looks pretty real doesnt look fake altho that doesnt prove anything.

[dichuy]

I have purchased actual production cells (the color ones used to actually make the film). All of mine have a stamp on the front of the cells stating they are original production cells and initialed by an animator. Last time I purchased one was in 1984 -- from Mickey's Christmas Carol -- and was on Mickey laying Tiny TIm's crutch on a tombstone. I paid $350US at the time. Then came the big Disney cell boom and I went to a Christies (one of the two biggest auction houses here in NYC) and watched cells go for no less than thousands of dollars. The largest sell that day was one from Alice in Wonderland for $75,000US.

That being said, I also have a beautiful white leather Snow White book. It has colored cells in it. But these are serigraph cells--think of it as a color photocopy of the original production cell.

Now your sketch might be the real deal. I have the business card of the animation specialists at EPCOT. Perhaps you can email your photos to her. I'll look for her card while I clean tonight and get back to you.