Gouache and ink on board, 1952, signed verso by Jules Engel. 5 x 7-1.4 inches. From the 1952 UPA theatrical cartoon Madeline, which was nominated for an Academy Award, Best Short Subject (Cartoon).  This is original production art from the UPA short directed by Robert Cannon, based on the popular children’s book by Ludwig Bemelmans. There is a pinhole in each corner, common to this type of animation art. Concept drawings, paintings and storyboards would be pinned to a wall display for story or production meetings.

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ARTIST BIO

Jules Engel (1909-2003) was a Hungarian-American painter, animator, sculptor, film director, and teacher. He was the founding director of the Experimental Animation Program at California Institute of the Arts, where he served as mentor to several generations of animators. Born in Budapest, his family emigrated to Illinois. Engel later moved to Hollywood to study at the Chouinard Art Institute. Disney Studios hired him to work on Fantasia (1940). After World War II, he joined United Productions of America (UPA) Studios and the team that brought Gerald McBoing-Boing, Madeline and Mr. Magoo to the screen.

Engel also painted during these years, receiving early support from the Guggenheim. He continued to create paintings, prints and sculptures over numerous decades, and experimental animation films. His fine art work is in the collections of MOMA New York; Art Institute of Chicago; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; LACMA and other collections worldwide. Engel was a co-founder of Center for Visual Music.