diff --git a/lib/matplotlib/figure.py b/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
index 5cef5b222759..50607f5ccc1e 100644
--- a/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
+++ b/lib/matplotlib/figure.py
@@ -827,13 +827,13 @@ def draw(self, renderer):
         dsu = []
 
         for a in self.patches:
-            dsu.append( (a.get_zorder(), a.draw, [renderer]))
+            dsu.append( (a.get_zorder(), a, a.draw, [renderer]))
 
         for a in self.lines:
-            dsu.append( (a.get_zorder(), a.draw, [renderer]))
+            dsu.append( (a.get_zorder(), a, a.draw, [renderer]))
 
         for a in self.artists:
-            dsu.append( (a.get_zorder(), a.draw, [renderer]))
+            dsu.append( (a.get_zorder(), a, a.draw, [renderer]))
 
         # override the renderer default if self.suppressComposite
         # is not None
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ def draw(self, renderer):
         if len(self.images)<=1 or not_composite or \
                 not allequal([im.origin for im in self.images]):
             for a in self.images:
-                dsu.append( (a.get_zorder(), a.draw, [renderer]))
+                dsu.append( (a.get_zorder(), a, a.draw, [renderer]))
         else:
             # make a composite image blending alpha
             # list of (_image.Image, ox, oy)
@@ -866,21 +866,22 @@ def draw_composite():
                 renderer.draw_image(gc, l, b, im)
                 gc.restore()
 
-            dsu.append((self.images[0].get_zorder(), draw_composite, []))
+            dsu.append((self.images[0].get_zorder(), self.images[0], draw_composite, []))
 
         # render the axes
         for a in self.axes:
-            dsu.append( (a.get_zorder(), a.draw, [renderer]))
+            dsu.append( (a.get_zorder(), a, a.draw, [renderer]))
 
         # render the figure text
         for a in self.texts:
-            dsu.append( (a.get_zorder(), a.draw, [renderer]))
+            dsu.append( (a.get_zorder(), a, a.draw, [renderer]))
 
         for a in self.legends:
-            dsu.append( (a.get_zorder(), a.draw, [renderer]))
+            dsu.append( (a.get_zorder(), a, a.draw, [renderer]))
 
+        dsu = [row for row in dsu if not row[1].get_animated()]
         dsu.sort(key=itemgetter(0))
-        for zorder, func, args in dsu:
+        for zorder, a, func, args in dsu:
             func(*args)
 
         renderer.close_group('figure')