Carl Barks did to some extent add
Remarques* to his autographed lithographs. But he
did so very rarely. Still,
when he readied the lithographs for his painting 40-78 King
Beowulf (see more HERE), he accepted orders for
adding remarques to about 150 copies. His ledger is filled with
names for many different recipients, several of which seem to
have been given tailor-made remarques. Barks' sales manager at
the time, Bruce Hamilton, also received copies to be sold at
various comic book conventions.
The remarque examples rendered on this page (they are from 1-80 Xerxes and the Harem) in no special order
were, of course, very small (Barks sketched about 10 on a single
sheet of paper and they were all made as funny cartoons in pseudo-historic
harem-like settings). This fact combined with the fact that they
were all hastily jotted down idea sketches, also mean that they
are difficult to reproduce in a satisfactory manner. But you get
a valuable insight in an otherwise unknown area of Barks'
activities...
* A remarque is a small, personalised drawing or symbol that an artist may add to a print near his signature. The presence of a remarque increases the print's value especially to collectors.
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| http://www.cbarks.dk/THEREMARQUES.htm | Date 2008-07-21 |
