DEPATIE-FRELENG / PINK PANTHER The Pink Flea cel and matching drawing.
Acrylic paint on acetate cel; colored pencil and graphite on paper, 1971. 229x292 mm; 9x11½ inches. A scene-matching print background is included for presentation purposes.
Production Animation cel and matching drawing for the animated short film, The Pink Flea (DePatie-Freleng, 1971).
This large image animation cel and matching drawing were used in the production which was directed by veteran Warner Bros. and MGM animator Gerry Chiniquy. The matching frame appears 1 minute, 44 seconds into the film, as the Panther desperately tries to rid himself of the title flea that has hitched a ride on him after petting a strange dog.
This is an early example of Pink Panther production art, and is unusual for the matching animation drawing and cel to have remained together after so many years.
