Red Hot Red MGM Hand Painted Cel Preston Blair Certificate of Authenticity Frame

Description

Bugs Bunny Production cel signed by Mel Blanc
Hand Painted cel of Red Hot Red by Preston Blair
Hand painted cel on untrimmed animation cel 12.5 x 10 inches.  Character size id 8.5 x 5 inches. Includes shadow painted on cel. All hand painted and
hand-inked
. Commissioned by animator Preston Blair himself for a project of his own making. Taken from his original production drawings from the 1940s. The commission was to demonstrate a an animated sequence. Produced in an limited edition of 35 cels, all individual with no two from the same original drawing. This cel is numbered '16"  in the lower right. The cel is directly from Preston Blair's estate and was never for sale until his passing.
NEW frame. New
Plexiglas
, acid-free museum-quality matting, will keep this piece safe for many years to come. The frame size is roughly 16x 14 inches.
Howard Lowery COA is attached to the back.
BIO: Mr Blair animated Red Hot Red in all six  of her MGM cartoons, directed by Tex Avery and released 1942 - 1949.