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Luck of the North Donald Duck Painting (1973)

Artist: Carl Barks (All)

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Luck of the North Donald Duck Painting (1973) Comic Art

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Title:	Luck of the North Donald Duck Painting (1973)
Artist:	Carl Barks (All)
Media Type:	Paint - Oil
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	Auction (2023 Nov 16-19)
Views:	264
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	1
Added to Site:	11/14/2023
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hough this rollicking scene is based on one of the "Good Duck Artist's" most famous yarns, this is the only painted version of it that he ever did. Carl Barks based this colorful calamity on his 1949 Donald Duck adventure from Four Color #256. This mirthful masterwork was published on Page 169 (as color plate 49) of The Fine Art of Walt Disney's Donald Duck, where Barks noted: "In that northern lights effect at the top, I found pictures of the northern lights in some National Geographics and I kind of stole some. I find water very difficult to paint. It's hard work, but I worked at this until I got it to look halfway authentic. I generally just plunged right in on an idea whether I was going to have trouble or not. I'd start out with a simple idea, and keep on elaborating on it until I had a real complex thing going."

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Joe Krois
Member Since 2023

Posted on 11/14/2023

Gorgeous! Bucket list acquisition...

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