Peter Ellenshaw Signed "Sweeps Dance (DELUXE)" LE 36x24 Hand Embellished Giclee on Stretched Canvas from Disney Fine Art

"Sweeps Dance (DELUXE)" is a limited edition hand embellished giclee on canvas, DX numbered and hand signed by Peter Ellenshaw (1913-2007). This piece is licensed by Disney Fine Art. Measures approximately 36" x 24" (image). ** Please note: there is very minor creasing along the top-edge where the frame meets the canvas; this will be concealed when framed. **

Premier landscape painter and Disney legend Peter Ellenshaw (1913-2007) was drawing since he was a child growing up in London, England. Ellenshaw dropped out of school when he was 14, and lived in “Dickensian misery” until he was discovered in his early 20s by Walter Percy Day, O.B.E., the British film industry’s foremost special effects artist and matte painter. As Day’s protégé, Ellenshaw was able to work on films like Things to Come, The Thief of Baghdad, and Black Narcissus. Ellenshaw worked with Day until he became a pilot during World War II, and after his return, he caught the attention of Walt Disney, who was working on Disney Studios’ first live action film, Treasure Island. This initial collaboration sparked a friendship that would span 30 years and 34 films, including an Academy Award win for Mary Poppins.

In the 1950s, Ellenshaw fell in love with the ocean and would spend weekends painting the coves and waves on the California coast. Soon, he developed a reputation as a fine art painter, and his works became sought after around the globe.

The piece includes an LOA and lifetime authenticity guarantee from Pristine Auction.

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