A Guidebook to the Carl Barks Universe

Additional credits: Joseph Cowles: "In 1974, Barks wrote to tell me about the paintings he and Garé were doing, and sent a copy of a note card printed and distributed by Leanin' Tree Publishing Company of Boulder, Colorado. This is a scan of that card, Item BD122, entitled "Dawn Mystique" by Garé Barks." (August 5, 2000 e-mail)

Lake in a wood, with sun rising on background.

Owners, past and present: Owned by Tom Trumble, President of Leanin' Tree Museum.

Publications:

dawn mystique [card] (USA): colour

Other views:

large picture: colour; 723Kb

Sources | image: © [Garé Barks]

Party Line

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Barrier: ---
CBL: ---
Type: Garé Barks painting
Creation date: 1974
Art: Garé Barks
Script: [Garé Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: 1996
Issue: Animal Quackers
Pages: 1
Orientation: portrait
Width: [unknown] inch
Height: [unknown] inch

Publications:

Animal Quackers ([USA])

Questions: Has this material been published before? (As postcard, for example?)

Sources | image: © [Garé Barks]

Sons of the Highlands

Inducks: ---
Type: Garé Barks painting; oil/canvas
Creation date: 1974
Art: Garé Barks
Script: [Garé Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [1974]
Publication date: [1974?]
Issue: sons of the highlands [card]
Pages: 1
Orientation: landscape
Width: 35 inch
Height: 24 inch

Mountain sheep on the foot of a mountain.

Research: The sheep are American muflons which only live in a few national parks. Also known as Bighorns.

Owners, past and present: Owned by Leanin' Tree Museum.

Publications:

sons of the highlands [card] ([USA?]): colour; details unknown

Other views:

large picture

Sources | image: © [Garé Barks]

Right Creek Winter

Inducks: ---
Type: Garé Barks painting; oil/canvas
Creation date: 1974
Art: Garé Barks
Script: [Garé Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [1974]
Publication date: [1974?]
Issue: right creek winter [card]
Pages: 1
Orientation: landscape
Width: 36 inch
Height: 24 inch

River running through a snowy wood, mountains on background and deer on foreground.

Owners, past and present: Remains in Carl Barks' trust.

Publications:

right creek winter [card] ([USA?]): colour; details unknown

Other views:

large picture

Sources | image: © [Garé Barks]

Cougars Repose

Inducks: ---
Type: Garé Barks painting; oil/canvas
Creation date: 1974
Art: Garé Barks
Script: [Garé Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [1974]
Publication date: [1974?]
Issue: cougars repose [card]
Pages: 1
Orientation: landscape
Width: 28 inch
Height: 22 inch

Cougars, one standing one lying, on a snowy big rock in a wood.

Research: Cougars are also known as mountain lions or pumas.

Owners, past and present: Owned by Bertram Kolts.

Publications:

cougars repose [card] ([USA?]): colour; details unknown

Other views:

large picture

bird standing in water in a forest

Inducks: ---
Type: Garé Barks painting
Creation date: [unknown]
Art: Garé Barks
Script: [Garé Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: mid-1970s?
Issue: bird standing in water in a forest [card]
Pages: 1
Orientation: landscape
Width: [unknown] inch
Height: [unknown] inch

Publications:

bird standing in water in a forest [card] (USA): details unknown
Striprofiel [1978 issue] (Netherlands): greyscale?

Questions: Can you supply a colour scan of this material? Do you have more information?

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Forest Primeval

Inducks: ---
Type: Garé Barks painting
Creation date: [unknown]
Art: Garé Barks
Script: [Garé Barks]
Hero: [none]
Submission: [unknown]
Publication date: [none or unknown]
Issue: [none or unknown]
Pages: 1
Orientation: landscape
Width: 48 inch
Height: 24 inch

Additional credits: A paper on the back of the painting has a sticker that says:
Academy Arts
Intercraft
184 N Claybourne Ave
Chicago...
Style: 2483 A5[H5 - it's hard to see if it's H or A by the way the top of the letter leans together).
Finish: Brn, Grn

Publications: