Bambi (1942)

WALT DISNEY STUDIO
Bambi (1942) 
original production animation drawing
red, blue and black pencil on untrimmed animation sheet, image size: 5" x 5"

This original final animation drawing of Bambi's mother was created by a Disney Studio animator in production of the animated feature based on the story by Felix Salten, and a cel painting was made directly from it. The scene is set on the meadow as Bambi's mother nudges the young prince toward Faline to "say hello" and make friends. The animator wrote the studio designation "58" to indicate this original's place in the scene.