Jim Davis Signed "Close-Up of Garfield on an Island" 12.5" x 10.5" Original Hand-Painted Animation Production Cel (PA LOA)

Retail price $1,195

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  • Winning bid $105.00
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  • Total $121.80
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Close-Up image of Garfield on an Island- Original Garfield Hand-Painted Animation Production Cel with Original Hand-Painted Key Master Background. Signed by Jim Davis and features a seal from PAWS Inc. A Key Master Set-Up is the actual cel and background that was photographed during the production of an episode of Garfield and Friends, animated television series based on the comic strip Garfield by Jim Davis. The series aired on CBS Saturday mornings from September 17, 1988 to December 10, 1994. Production cels are the one-of-a- kind original cels that were used in the creation of an animated film or television show. Each has been hand-painted by studio artists on a piece of celluloid acetate, and has been photographed over a background painting to create a frame of the finished production. Production cels are highly sought after by collectors.

Measures 12.5” x 10.5” Originally marketed under license from PAWS Inc. SRP $1,195

Jim Davis (born July 28, 1945) is an American cartoonist, best known as the creator of the comic strips Garfield. Published since 1978 and has since become the world's most widely syndicated comic strip. Davis has written (or in some cases co-written) all of the Emmy Award- winning or nominated Garfield TV specials and was one of the producers behind the Garfield & Friends TV show which aired on CBS from 1988 to 1994. Garfield started syndication in 41 newspapers. Today it is syndicated in 2,580 newspapers and is read by approximately 300 million readers each day.

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