Barks paintings (a list again)

Harry Fluks harry at athena
Thu Aug 27 20:19:04 CEST 1992


In this mail you find a list of Barks oil paintings. I got this list from
the book 'The fine art of Carl Barks' (or so). I have seen the book once,
and the owner gave me a copy of the index.
A lot of painting reproductions are published in Holland since 1987, in
the monthly magazine 'Donald Duck Extra'. That's why the list is of interest
for me, while I don't have the book.

When Barks started to paint Disney-things again for Another Rainbow,
he produced (at least) the paintings I numbered 123-136. I got some
information about these paintings from The Carl Barks Library (in which some
are reproduced, but not all). I don't have the CBL either...

As you can see, some information is missing, mostly about these AR paintings.
So, my question: can anyone give me the information to complete the list?
Maybe there are paintings, that are not on my list?
And: is there a way to tell the difference between the various paintings that
have the same 'inspiration'? (I can't tell which one is the Dutch reprint)

As always, remarks welcome, thanks in advance.
Harry.
(H.W.Fluks at research.ptt.nl)

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Explanation of the columns:
Nr:
   number, just telling the order in which Barks made the paintings.
   I know number 0 actually is 4 or 5 paintings, looking almost alike.

Year:
   the year Barks made the painting.

Or:
   Orientation of the painting: P = portrait, L = landscape (since the
   Dutch reprints are all the same size, I didn't bother to list the exact
   size of the painting. The orientation is just an aid to recognize
   the painting.)

Inspiration:
   The cover or scene on which the painting was inspired. If a cover or scene
   was used more than once, a number in () follows.
   If the painting idea is all new, this column is blank.

Title/description
   The title that Barks gave to the painting, or, if the painting has no
   title: a description. (No capitals used.)
   I would like to know which is which, but I don't
   have the data.


Nr   Year  Or Inspiration       Title/description

  0        P                    scrooge
  1  1971  P  Cover WDC 108 (1) a tall ship and a star to steer her by
  2  1971  P  Cover OS 386  (1) money lake
  3  1971  P  Cover OS 199  (1) bullet valley
  4  1971  P  Cover OS 199  (2) bullet valley
  5  1971  P  Cover OS 408  (1) golden helmet
  6  1971  P  Cover OS 275  (1) ancient persia
  7  1971  P  Cover OS 386  (2) money lake
  8  1971  P                    wishing well
  9  1971  P                    blue composition of ducks
 10  1971  P  Cover OS 199  (3) bullet valley
 11  1971  P  Cover OS 386  (3) money lake
 12  1971  P  Cover OS 189  (1) old castle
 13  1971  P  Cover WDC 104 (1) truant officer
 14  1971  P  Cover OS 386  (4) money lake
 15  1971  P  Cover OS 275  (2) ancient persia
 16  1972  P                    christmas composition
 17  1972  L                    pleasure in the treasure
 18  1972  P  Cover OS 408  (2) golden helmet
 19  1972  P  Cover WDC 108 (2) sailboat
 20  1972  P  Cover WDC 148     christmas carolers
 21  1972  L                    the wadfather
 22  1972  P  Cover OS 199  (4) bullet valley
 23  1972  L  Scene US 12       golden fleece
 24  1972  P  Cover OS 495  (1) treasure island
 25  1972  P  Scene OS 238      bombie the zombie
 26  1972  P  Cover OS 456  (1) klondike cover
 27  1972  L                    money bin memories
 28  1972  L  Cover WDC 108 (3) fair wind off bora bora
 29  1972  L                    reading the scandal sheet
 30  1972  P  Cover OS 456  (2) klondike kaper
 31  1972  P  Cover WDC 108 (4) sea cruise
 32  1972  P  Cover WDC 104 (2) truant officer
 33  1972  P  Cover OS 386  (5) money lake
 34  1972  P  Cover WDC 140     flubbity dubbity duffer
 35  1972  P  Cover OS 408  (3) golden helmet
 36  1972  P  Cover OS 189  (2) old castle with scrooge
 37  1972  P  Scene VP 1        vacation panel
 38  1972  L  Scene US 25   (1) flying dutchman
 39  1972  L  Scene US 25   (2) flying dutchman
 40  1973  P  Cover OS 275  (3) blue persia
 41  1973  P  Cover OS 199  (5) bullet valley
 42  1973  P  Cover OS 495  (2) treasure island
 43  1973  P  Cover DD 44       blizzard tonight
 44  1973  L                (1) secret safe
 45  1973  P  Cover OS 275  (4) green persia
 46  1973  L                (2) what's in there?
 47  1973  P  Cover OS 386  (6) another long day's work
 48  1973  P  Cover OS 223  (1) eight-cornered eggs
 49  1973  P  Cover OS 495  (3) isle of golden dreams
 50  1973  L  Scene US 12       menace out of the myths
 51  1973  L                    visitor from underground
 52  1973  P  Cover OS 223  (2) square eggs
 53  1973  P  Cover OS 199  (6) sheriff donald's last stand
 54  1973  P  Cover OS 450  (1) family portrait
 55  1973  P  Cover WDC 108 (5) sea fever
 56  1973  L                    time out for fun
 57  1973  L                    much ado about a dime
 58  1973  L                    time out for therapy
 59  1973  L                    who's out there?
 60  1973  P  Cover OS 238  (1) in voodoo land
 61  1973  L  Cover OS 256      luck of the north
 62  1973  P                    webfoot tenderfoot
 63  1973  L                    this dollar saved my life at whitehorse
 64  1973  L  Scene US 37       cave of ali baba
 65  1973  L                    spoiling the concert
 66  1973  P  Cover OS 450  (2) lavender and old lace
 67  1973  P  Cover OS 199  (7) sheriff donald at gory gap
 68  1973  P  Scene OS 456      the goose egg nugget
 69  1973  L  Scene WDC 41  (1) duck in the iron pants
 70  1973  L  Cover DD 26   (1) halloween in duckburg
 71  1974  L                    snow fun
 72  1974  L  Scene OS 422  (1) el dorado, gilded man
 73  1974  P  Cover WDC 130     slow boat to duckburg
 74  1974  L  Cover DD 26   (2) trick or treat
 75  1974  P  Cover OS 386  (7) only a poor old duck
 76  1974  L  Scene WDC 41  (2) a hot defense
 77  1974  L  Scene OS 386      sport of tycoons
 78  1974  L                    danger, tycoon at play
 79  1974  L                    dangerous discovery
 80  1974  L                    a binful of fun
 81  1974  L  Scene OS 386      nobody's spending fool
 82  1974  P  Cover WDC 155     rude awakening
 83  1974  P                    mcduck of duckburg
 84  1974  L                    season to be jolly
 85  1974  P  Cover OS 238  (2) voodoo hoodooed
 86  1974  P  Scene OS 108      terror of the river
 87  1974  P  Cover WDC 108 (6) red sails in the sunset
 88  1974  P                    where ducks and antelope play
 89  1974  P                    pick and shovel laborer
 90  1974  P                    make your move, podner
 91  1974  P                    always another rainbow
 92  1975  P  Cover WDC 164     compleat golfer
 93  1975  P                    dude for a day
 94  1975  P                    i found it, i keep it
 95  1975  P                    miser's hangup
 96  1975  P  Cover US 19       the old money magician
 97  1975  P  Cover US 50       rug riders last flight
 98  1975  L  Cover US 61       far out safari
 99  1975  P                    banker's salad
100  1975  L  Cover US 13       time wasters
101  1975  P                    hi, i'm donald duck
102  1975  P                    mayday on the prairie
103  1975  P  Cover WDC 151     unsafe vehicle
104  1975  L                    cave of the minotaur
105  1975  L  Scene OS 456      business long overdue
106  1975  L                    hands off my playthings
107  1975  P                    oh, oh!
108  1975  P                    buyer beware
109  1975  L  Scene OS 456      she was spangled and flashy
110  1975  P  Scene OS 159      menace from the grotto
111  1975  P                    the expert
112  1975  P  Cover OS 386  (8) lake of gold
113  1975  L  Scene US  7       golden cities of cibola
114  1975  P                    rumble seat roadster
115  1975  P  Cover OS 367      gifts for shacktown
116  1975  P  Scene OS 203      golden christmas tree
117  1976  P  Cover OS   9      pirate gold
118  1976  L                    business as usual
119  1976  L                    july fourth in duckburg
120  1976  P  Cover OS 456  (3) disputed claim
121  1976  P                    live it up, kid!
122  1976  P  Cover WDC 108 (7) over the bounding main
123  1980  P                    wanderers in wonderland
124  1982  P  Cover WDC 108 (8) sailing the spanish main
125        L                    an embarassment of riches
126        P                    till death do us part
127  1984  L                    a 1934 belchfire runabout
128        P                    in uncle walt's collectery
129                             return to morgan's island
130        P  Scene US 25       afoul of the flying dutchman
131           Scene OS 386      dam disaster at money lake
132  1986  L  Scene OS 189      dubious ducks at dismal downs
133        P  Scene OS 422  (2)             [not mentioned in CBL, but used on
                                             a Gladstone album cover.]
134  1988  P                    no one will ever believe this
135  1989  L                    holiday in duckburg
136  1989  L                    return to plain awful
                                            [is this really the last one?]
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