Sold at Austin Auction Gallery
Original Bambi Drawing Signed Maurice Jake Day
- Price realized
- $1,664
- Pre-sale estimate
- $800 – $1,200
- Hammer price
- $1,300
- Category
- Fine Art
- Sold
- February 21, 2026
- Sale
- DAY 2 - FEBRUARY 2026 SELECTED WORKS & ESTATES AUCTION
Lot description
Unframed pencil and gouache drawing on paper, Bambi, signed with sentiment Maurice Jake Day (Maine, 1892-1983), Day was instrumental in convincing Walt Disney to use the white tail deer instead of a European Roe deer or California mule deer in his Bambi movie, even providing two orphaned fawn from Maine to the Disney studio for animators to use as models, very slight loss at lower right corner not affecting image, 7.25"H, 10"w
This lot sold at a past Austin Auction Gallery sale. Prices realized include the buyer's premium and are provided for research only — they are not an appraisal or a guarantee of future value.