Carl Barks Signed Limited Duck Paintings
The Fine Art of Walt Disney's Donald Duck
Publication: Scottsdale, AZ and West Plains, MO: Another Rainbow Publishing, 1981. First Edition.
Notes: A signed, limited edition catalog presenting the complete Disney character oil paintings created by the legendary "good duck artist" in his later career.
This essential reference illustrates Barks' first 122 paintings of Disney characters, begun in his seventies after decades of anonymously writing and illustrating Donald Duck comics. Over 100 paintings are reproduced full-page in color, with the remainder shown in thumbnail images, accompanied by complete data on size and identifying marks.After initial objections to Barks making paintings featuring its intellectual property, Barks' work eventually gained official recognition from Disney.
10-3/4 by 12-1/2 inches. 311 pages. In a slipcase. Published in an edition of 1875 numbered copies, signed by Barks.
Edition + Condition: First edition (first printing). A fine copy in burgundy cloth (some copies were bound in blue) in near fine slipcase. This is copy number 336, signed by Barks.
Item No: #364880
Price: $1,250