A beautiful Fred Moore sketch of Mickey Mouse as the Sorcerer's Apprentice is currently being offered on Ebay. I don't think Fred animated any scenes for this stunning short film, but he was animation supervisor. That means he would guide and help other animators with drawing and staging Mickey.
I find the second image particularly interesting, since it shows Fred's search for a better body pose. Here Mickey is about to magically bring the brooms to life. Fred is trying to show tension in Mickey's body in order to perform this forceful act. I think both positions could have worked, but Fred decided on the better version.
This reminds me of the Mickey Mouse exhibition I curated for the Walt Disney Family Museum a few years ago. Here are a few pics from that exhibit:
https://andreasdeja.blogspot.com/2019/07/mickey-at-walt-disney-family-museum.html
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