Lot 1538
Bugs Bunny Animation Cel Signed by Mel Blanc. Animation cel from the 1956 Warner Bros. cartoon "Half Fare Hare" Signed, "Eh-what's up Doc? 'Bugs Bunny' Mel Blanc" in bright blue, felt-tip pen. The cel depicts Bugs Bunny wearing a scarf and carrying a large carpet bag. Opaque watercolor on trimmed acetate, 10½ x 13½ in. Restored. Matted to 12 x 15¼ in.
Mel Blanc started doing the voice of Bugs Bunny (originally known as "the Happy Hare") in 1938. He gave the rabbit a Brooklyn accent and modeled much of his speech on one of the writers on the cartoon, Bugs Hardaway. Warner Bros. estimated once that approximately 250 million people heard the voice of Bugs Bunny on any given day.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000.
From the personal estate of Mel Blanc, sold November 5, 1992 at Superior Galleries.
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