Dec 12, 2024 - Sale 2690

Sale 2690 - Lot 103

Price Realized: $ 531
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 500
JIM DAVIS (1945- )
Garfield and Jon Animation Cel Setup 1985.

Hand-painted production 2 animation cel setup for Garfield's Halloween Adventure, 1985. 278x310 mm; 10½x12½ inches. Inscription on verso, "PAWS, Inc" copyright, indicating this setup was likely prepared as an official release. A print background is included for presentation purposes.

This is a fun image of Garfield and his owner Jon from the classic animated special, Garfield's Halloween Adventure, which first aired October 30th, 1985. The matching scene appears approximately 5 minutes into the special, when Jon offers breakfast to Garfield, who first turns down the offer to save room for Halloween candy-- but his bottomless appetite wins out, as he grabs a few pieces of food to 'tide him over,' and then runs off with the whole breakfast tray.

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The special won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program, and has since become a holiday viewing staple for many.