Sale 2465 - Illustration Art, December 14, 2017

234 c YELLOW SUBMARINE. Sea of Heads. Original animation cel for “The Headlands” scene (United Artists/ King Features Syndicate, 1968.) Single sheet hand-painted gouache on celluloid, with production sequence notations in ink in lower margin. Signed size 254x305 mm; 10x12 inches, on 12 1 / 2 x16-inch sheet. Tipped to window matte, with original certificate and seal of authenticity included but no longer attached. [600/900] 235 c YELLOW SUBMARINE. The Yellow Submarine and Groovy Pigeons. Original animation cel for Scene 5, sequence 8-10 as noted in lower margin (United Artists/King Features Syndicate, 1968.) Two overlaid sheets of hand-painted gouache on celluloid, with production sequence notations in ink in lower margin. Submarine measures 83x76 mm; 3 1 / 4 x3 inches, pigeons 102x202 mm; 4x8 inches, on 12 1 / 2 x16-inch sheets. [600/900] 236 c YELLOW SUBMARINE. Group of 3 Original Animation cels from the psychedelic film (United Artists/King Features Syndicate, 1968). Two featuring John Lennon, and one featuring Ringo Starr (United Artists/King Features Syndicate, 1968.) 3 sheets with hand-painted gouache on celluloid, with production sequence notations in ink in lower margins. Average size of characters measures 152x64 mm; 6x2 1 / 2 inches, on 12 1 / 2 x16-inch sheets. [2,000/3,000] 234 235 236 2018 will mark the 50 th anniversary of the film ’ s premier .