![]() The legacy of Diane Disney Miller rests not only in the remarkable continuation of Walt Disney’s artistic spirit, but in her own unwavering belief in fostering a more inspired, creative world. Whether in the couple’s exceptional grouping of American landscapes or Contemporary paintings and works on paper, Diane and Ron built a collection remarkable for its originality and diversity. During WW II, Diebenkorn was dispatched to Hawaii to work in cartography alongside Disney animators, where he learned to translate three-dimensional imagery onto a two-dimensional plane-a key element within his later of work. Thiebaud, for one, apprenticed at Walt Disney Studios as an animator drawing characters such as Goofy, Pinocchio, and Jiminy Cricket-early influences for what would become his signature style of stylized realism in lively technicolor. Of particular poignancy are works in the collection that reflect both the Millers’ connection to California, as well as the artists’ own association with The Walt Disney Company. Together, Ron and Diane Disney Miller built an impressive private collection of works by artists such as Richard Diebenkorn, Milton Avery, and Wayne Thiebaud-figures whose works, like the animations of her father, are infused with bold experimentation in line, color, and movement. ![]() The Collection includes a total of 40 lots with a low estimate of $14 million. ![]() ![]() Building on the philanthropic traditions begun by Diane Disney Miller’s father, Walt Disney, the sale of these works will benefit causes close to the family’s heart through the late couple’s eponymous charitable fund. New York – Christie’s is honored to announce The Ron and Diane Disney Miller Collection, a dynamic grouping of paintings, drawings, works on paper, and sculpture in the categories of Impressionist and Modern, Post-War and Contemporary, and American Art. ![]()
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