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Wall painter, Freskomaler, b. 1913 - d. 1992

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      • Claude Coats (California, 1913 - 1992)
        Nov. 26, 2017

        Claude Coats (California, 1913 - 1992)

        Est: $300 - $600

        Claude Coats (California, 1913 - 1992) Oil on board painting of a 1921 harbor scene. Initialed lower left, with inscription verso. Sight size: 4.5 x 6.5 inches. Coats was raised in Los Angeles. At USC he studied with Paul Sample and Dan Lutz. Upon graduation in 1934, he studied at the Chouinard Art Institute under Millard Sheets. He then worked at Disney Studios as a background painter and sketch artist for many years. During the 1930s he painted watercolors of old buildings, alleys, and circuses; after 1945 he began to use other media. Coats lived in Los Angeles until his demise on Jan. 9, 1992. Exh: Calif. WC Society, 1933-34; Santa Cruz Art League, 1934; Painters & Sculptors of LA, LACMA, 1934; Nat'l Scarab Sketch prize, 1934; Oakland Art Gallery, 1934. In: USC

        Sarasota Estate Auction
      • "Primeval World" Disneyland Park Entrance Attraction Po
        Feb. 21, 2013

        "Primeval World" Disneyland Park Entrance Attraction Po

        Est: -

        "Primeval World" Disneyland Park Entrance Attraction Poster (Walt Disney, 1966). You can almost feel a child impatiently tugging on your hand as he lays eyes on this one! Hand-silkscreened and done in the large 36" x 54" size. The artist is Claude Coats.

        Heritage Auctions
      • Claude Dixon Coats (American, 1913-1992) Background Scene for Walt Disney's Lady and the Tramp Unsigned, production marks in the mar..
        May. 21, 2010

        Claude Dixon Coats (American, 1913-1992) Background Scene for Walt Disney's Lady and the Tramp Unsigned, production marks in the mar..

        Est: $1,000 - $1,500

        Claude Dixon Coats (American, 1913-1992) Background Scene for Walt Disney's Lady and the Tramp Unsigned, production marks in the margins. Gouache and graphite on paper, sheet size 12 x 40 in. (30.5 x 101.6 cm), unframed. Condition: Tape residue to the margins, minor tears to edges, subtle handling creases. Provenance: Ex-collection of Disney artist Ralph Kent. Literature: "Claude Coats: Prototypical Imagineer," The 'E' Ticket, Issue #31, Spring 1999, page 6 (illustrated). N.B. Coats, a studio and concept designer for Walt Disney Imagineering, joined the Walt Disney Studio in 1935 as a background painter. In addition to Lady and the Tramp, he is credited with the background and color styling of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as well as Fantasia. (1) A copy of The 'E' Ticket accompanies the lot. (1) "The Passing of a Legend-Claude Coates Dies at Age 78." It Takes People. Disney Newsreel, January 17, 1992.

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