Lot 504: Claude Dixon Coats (American, 1913-1992) Background Scene for Walt Disney's Lady and the Tramp Unsigned, production marks in the mar..

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.