Skip to main content
Go to accessibility notice
    LOT #96511  | 
    Sold for: Sign-in or Join (free & quick)

    We Aim to Please Popeye's Diner Master Production Background (Max Fleischer, 1934)....

    Click the image to load the highest resolution version.
    • Animation Art:Painted cel background, We Aim to Please Popeye's Diner Master Production Background(Max Fleischer, 1934)....
    • Animation Art:Painted cel background, We Aim to Please Popeye's Diner Master Production Background(Max Fleischer, 1934)....
    Animation Art:Painted cel background, We Aim to Please Popeye's Diner Master Production Background(Max Fleischer, 1934).... Animation Art:Painted cel background, We Aim to Please Popeye's Diner Master Production Background(Max Fleischer, 1934).... View More >
    Sold for: Sign-in or Join (free & quick)
    Make Offer: Make Offer to Owner

    This item's Owner is proactively entertaining Offers.

    View Recent Offers on Sold Items
    Share this lot

    Sell One of These Currency Converter

    Description

    We Aim to Please Popeye's Diner Master Production Background (Max Fleischer, 1934). "Service! I'll start with a half-dozen sandwiches!" orders Bluto as he enters Popeye and Olive Oyl's City Diner. This is an outstanding Master hand-painted production background of the inside of the diner. It is from the Dave Fleischer-directed cartoon that was released on 12/28/34. This was only the 17th theatrical Popeye cartoon! Popeye was voiced by William Costello and Olive by Mae Questel. You can see this image around the 3:07 mark. Any and all artwork from the early Popeye shorts is considered very rare. The background is painted in gouache on 3-peghole background board measuring 11" x 9". Top border reads Sc -7. Border notes read "remove sign from bkgd." Beautiful painting of the diner interior! This piece is shown in the book The Fleischer Story by Leslie Cabarga on page 147. Minor handling and edge wear. In Good condition.

    Auction Info

    Auction Dates
    June, 2019
    15th-16th Saturday-Sunday
    Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 12
    Lot Tracking Activity: N/A
    Page Views: 284

    Buyer's Premium per Lot:
    20% of the successful bid (minimum $19) per lot.

    Shipping, Taxes, Terms and Bidding
    Calculate Standard Domestic Shipping Sales Tax information

    Important information concerning Sales Tax and Resale Certificates. Learn More

    Terms and Conditions  |  Bidding Guidelines and Bid Increments |  Glossary of Terms

    Viewing at %
    Please enter a value between % and 100% and press your "Enter" key. Close
    Fit to screen View Full Size Brightness
    Sold for: Sign-in or Join (free & quick)
    Sold for: Sign-in or Join (free & quick)

    Heritage membership

    Join Now - It's Free

    VIEW BENEFITS
    1. Past Auction Values (prices, photos, full descriptions, etc.)
    2. Bid online
    3. Free Collector newsletter
    4. Want List with instant e-mail notifications
    5. Reduced auction commissions when you resell your
      winnings 
    Consign now
    • Cash Advances
    • More Bidders
    • Trusted Experts
    • Over 200,000 Satisfied Consignors Since 1976
    Only 43 days left to consign to the 2019 December 14 Animation Art Signature Auction - Beverly Hills!

    Learn about consigning with us

    I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation for the outstanding work you have done in auctioning my comic book collection. We have been very satisfied with the results so far and look forward to continued success.
    A. S.,
    New Paltz, NY
    View More Testimonials

    HA.com receives more traffic than any other auction house website. (Source: Similarweb.com)

    Video tutorial

    Getting the most out of search

    Recent auctions

    2019 April 23 Illustration Art Signature Auction - Dallas
    2019 April 23 Illustration Art Signature Auction - Dallas
    REALIZED $2,477,033
    2019 June 15 - 16 Animation Art - Dallas
    2019 June 15 - 16 Animation Art - Dallas
    REALIZED $2,070,335