Carl Barks Sold at Auction Prices

Painter, Comiczeichner, b. 1901 - d. 2000

As an artist for Disney from 1935, Carl Barks (1901-2000) created cartoon characters that included Scrooge McDuck, the money loving uncle of Donald. Carl Barks' art soon became a major part of Disney productions, and he helped create numerous Donald Duck short movies. He was later employed at Western Publishing, the comic book division of Disney. After retirement, Carl Barks' paintings featured farm scenes or portraits of Native American princesses.

Comic book fans soon discovered who Banks was when he exhibited and sold some of his artwork, and they commissioned him to do paintings of his famous Disney Ducks. His popularity continued to grow, and Carl Barks' paintings and lithographs are much sought after. Art enthusiasts can browse unique serigraphs for sale online at Invaluable and are sure to find some by the Good Duck Artist, as he was fondly known.

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Sep. 19, 2023
Carl Barks (1901-2000), "Scrooge McDuck" comic strip, 1969, Pencil, ink, and Zipatone on paper, Image: 5" H x 18" 18; Sheet: 6.5" H x 21" W
Est: $800 - $1,200
Carl Barks (1901-2000) "Scrooge McDuck" comic strip, 1969 Pencil, ink, and Zipatone on paper Signed in ink in the lower margin, at right: Carl Barks; with the Walt Disney Production copyright information affixed to the image
John Moran Auctioneers
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Sep. 19, 2023
Carl Barks (1901-2000), "Scrooge McDuck" comic strip, 1969, Pencil, ink, and Zipatone on paper, Image: 5" H x 18" W; Sheet: 6.625" H x 21" W
Est: $800 - $1,200
Carl Barks (1901-2000) "Scrooge McDuck" comic strip, 1969 Pencil, ink, and Zipatone on paper Signed in ink in the lower margin, at right: Carl Barks; with the Walt Disney Production and King Features Syndicate copyright information affixed to the image
John Moran Auctioneers
sold
Sep. 19, 2023
Carl Barks (1901-2000), "Scrooge McDuck" comic strip, 1966, Pencil, ink, and Zipatone on paper, Image: 5" H x 18" W; Sheet: 6.5" H x 21.125" W
Est: $800 - $1,200
Carl Barks (1901-2000) "Scrooge McDuck" comic strip, 1966 Pencil, ink, and Zipatone on paper Signed in ink in the lower margin, at right: Carl Barks; with the Walt Disney Production and King Features Syndicate copyright information affixed to the image
John Moran Auctioneers
sold
Sep. 19, 2023
Carl Barks (1901-2000), "Scrooge McDuck" comic strip, 1969, Pencil, ink, and Zipatone on paper, Image: 5" H x 18" W; Sheet: 6.5" H x 21.125" W
Est: $800 - $1,200
Carl Barks (1901-2000) "Scrooge McDuck" comic strip, 1969 Pencil, ink, and Zipatone on paper Signed in ink in the lower margin, at right: Carl Barks; with the Walt Disney Production and King Features Syndicate copyright information affixed to the image
John Moran Auctioneers
sold
Sep. 05, 2023
Carl Barks (1901-2000), "Surprise Party at Memory Pond" Limited Edition Serigraph from Disney Fine Art, Numbered and Hand Signed with Letter of Authenticity
Est: $864 - $1,080
Surprise Party at Memory Pond is a limited edition serigraph on on paper by Carl Barks (1901-2000), numbered and hand signed by the artist. This piece is licensed by Disney Fine Art. Includes Letter of Authenticity. Measures approx. 34" x 28.5" (image), 28" x 22" (image). Reference#: 38782.
Robinhood Auctions
sold
Aug. 20, 2023
Carl Barks (1901-2000), "Surprise Party at Memory Pond" Limited Edition Serigraph with Remarque from Disney Fine Art, Numbered and Hand Signed with Letter of Authenticity
Est: $1,284 - $1,605
Surprise Party at Memory Pond is a limited edition serigraph with remarque on paper by Carl Barks (1901-2000), numbered and hand signed by the artist. This piece is licensed by Disney Fine Art. Includes Letter of Authenticity. Measures approx. 34" x 28.5" (image), 28" x 22" (image). Reference#: 38783.
Robinhood Auctions
sold
Aug. 20, 2023
CARL BARKS' UNCLE SCROOGE MCDUCK BRONZE STATUE
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
CARL BARKS' UNCLE SCROOGE MCDUCK BRONZE STATUE: ''Hands Off My Playthings!'' polychrome bronze statue features the miserly Scrooge McDuck protecting his treasures with cane in hand. Released by Carl Barks Studio, it was produced by sculptor Bruce Lau. Limited edition, made for the 1997 Disneyana Convention. The money bin gauge near Scrooge's feet bears an engraved Carl Barks signature and is numbered 156/176, ''50 Stingy Years''. Approx. 15'' tall on a stone base with a 7.5'' diameter.
Burchard Galleries Inc
sold
Aug. 13, 2023
Carl Barks (1901 - 2000) American
Est: $700 - $1,000
Carl Barks (1901 - 2000) American Watercolor on Paper Measure 4 1/4"in H x 3 1/4"in W and 9"in H x 7 1/2"in W with frame Known for: Illustrator-cartoonist, wildlife Biography: Carl Barks established his reputation as a comic book artist, and the work that ultimately won him the most distinction was done anonymously from 1942 to 1966 when he drew and wrote the first original Donald Duck comic book stories. Along the way, he created such characters as Gyro Gearloose, Gladstone Gander, the Beagle Boys, and Uncle Scrooge. Barks was born in Oregon, and "by the time I was sixteen, I had become pretty well assured that I wanted to be an artist or a cartoonist." It took him some time to realize his ambition. "I had to go out and be a cowhand and a farmer, a muleskinner, lumberjack, anything that happened to come along that would furnish me with a living," Barks once said. "I'd worked in a printing ship, been a cowboy and a whole bunch of other things, with practically no success whatever." Bark's talents as an apprentice animator waned, but "I turned in so many gags to the comic strip department and the story department that I was placed in the story department on a permanent basis." After working nearly seven years, Barks made up his mind to quit and relocated in the desert country. Just before he left Disney he worked on a one-shot comic book entitled Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold. Based on an abandoned movie, it was the first original Donald Duck comic book. Later in 1942, Bakes was hired by Dell-Western to do original, 10-plate Duck stories in Walt Disney's Comics & Stories. His first job appeared in #31 (April 1943), and soon he was writing as well as drawing the stories. Barks' forte was the mock adventure tale; he put his ducks into handsomely rendered locales where they could experience every sort of action, intrigue, fantasy, and mystery situation. He built his settings carefully, often using such reference sources as The National Geographic magazine. He drew his characters so well, in every kind of situation, that they became close to real. The Barks dialogue was just about the best to be found in a kid's comic book, equaled only by that of Walt Kelly. He was especially good at the invective sprouted by the avaricious, and short-tempered, Uncle Scrooge. The current, successfully animated television show, Duck Tales, owes much to ideas and approaches done earlier, and usually much better, by Barks. Barks retired at the age of 65 to devote himself to painting. As his identity became known, he became the object of increasing attention in both fan circles and in mainstream publications. His entire output on the Ducks, as well as his work on other characters such as Mickey Mouse and Barney Bear, has been reprinted. Since Barks did all of it as a worker-for-hire, he did not become rich, but he has most certainly grown famous.
Coral Gables Auction
sold
Aug. 06, 2023
Carl Barks (1901-2000), "Surprise Party at Memory Pond" Limited Edition Serigraph with Remarque from Disney Fine Art, Numbered and Hand Signed with Letter of Authenticity
Est: $1,284 - $1,605
Surprise Party at Memory Pond is a limited edition serigraph with remarque on paper by Carl Barks (1901-2000), numbered and hand signed by the artist. This piece is licensed by Disney Fine Art. Includes Letter of Authenticity. Measures approx. 34" x 28.5" (image), 28" x 22" (image). Reference#: 29987.
Robinhood Auctions
sold
Aug. 03, 2023
Carl Barks (1901-2000), "Surprise Party at Memory Pond" Limited Edition Serigraph from Disney Fine Art, Numbered and Hand Signed with Letter of Authenticity
Est: $864 - $1,080
Surprise Party at Memory Pond is a limited edition serigraph on on paper by Carl Barks (1901-2000), numbered and hand signed by the artist. This piece is licensed by Disney Fine Art. Includes Letter of Authenticity. Measures approx. 34" x 28.5" (image), 28" x 22" (image). Reference#: 29986.
Robinhood Auctions
sold
Jul. 16, 2023
Carl Barks (1901-2000), "Surprise Party at Memory Pond" Limited Edition Serigraph with Remarque from Disney Fine Art, Numbered and Hand Signed with Letter of Authenticity
Est: $1,284 - $1,605
Surprise Party at Memory Pond is a limited edition serigraph with remarque on paper by Carl Barks (1901-2000), numbered and hand signed by the artist. This piece is licensed by Disney Fine Art. Includes Letter of Authenticity. Measures approx. 34" x 28.5" (image), 28" x 22" (image). Reference#: 29987.
Robinhood Auctions
sold
Jul. 11, 2023
Carl Barks (1901-2000), "Surprise Party at Memory Pond" Limited Edition Serigraph from Disney Fine Art, Numbered and Hand Signed with Letter of Authenticity
Est: $864 - $1,080
Surprise Party at Memory Pond is a limited edition serigraph on on paper by Carl Barks (1901-2000), numbered and hand signed by the artist. This piece is licensed by Disney Fine Art. Includes Letter of Authenticity. Measures approx. 34" x 28.5" (image), 28" x 22" (image). Reference#: 29986.
Robinhood Auctions
sold
Jul. 09, 2023
Nach CARL BARKS (1901 BEI MERRILL/OREGON - 2000 GRANTS PASS/OREGON)
Est: -
CARL BARKS (1901 bei Merrill/Oregon - 2000 Grants Pass/Oregon) Mischtechnik (Blei- und Farbstift) auf Buchdeckel, "Daisy", bezeichnet "C[opyright] by Walt Disney Carl Barks", ca. 13x8,5cm (montiert), gerahmt (72,5x52,5cm)
Auktionshaus Rotherbaum OHG
sold
Jun. 25, 2023
Carl Barks (1901-2000), "Surprise Party at Memory Pond" Limited Edition Serigraph with Remarque from Disney Fine Art, Numbered and Hand Signed with Letter of Authenticity
Est: $1,284 - $1,605
Surprise Party at Memory Pond is a limited edition serigraph with remarque on paper by Carl Barks (1901-2000), numbered and hand signed by the artist. This piece is licensed by Disney Fine Art. Includes Letter of Authenticity. Measures approx. 34" x 28.5" (image), 28" x 22" (image). Reference#: 29987.
Robinhood Auctions
sold
Jun. 22, 2023
Carl Barks (1901-2000), "Surprise Party at Memory Pond" Limited Edition Serigraph from Disney Fine Art, Numbered and Hand Signed with Letter of Authenticity
Est: $864 - $1,080
Surprise Party at Memory Pond is a limited edition serigraph on on paper by Carl Barks (1901-2000), numbered and hand signed by the artist. This piece is licensed by Disney Fine Art. Includes Letter of Authenticity. Measures approx. 34" x 28.5" (image), 28" x 22" (image). Reference#: 29986.
Robinhood Auctions
sold
Jun. 17, 2023
Carl Barks (1901 - 2000) American
Est: $700 - $1,000
Carl Barks (1901 - 2000) American Watercolor on Paper Measure 4 1/4"in H x 3 1/4"in W and 9"in H x 7 1/2"in W with frame Known for: Illustrator-cartoonist, wildlife Biography: Carl Barks established his reputation as a comic book artist, and the work that ultimately won him the most distinction was done anonymously from 1942 to 1966 when he drew and wrote the first original Donald Duck comic book stories. Along the way, he created such characters as Gyro Gearloose, Gladstone Gander, the Beagle Boys, and Uncle Scrooge. Barks was born in Oregon, and "by the time I was sixteen, I had become pretty well assured that I wanted to be an artist or a cartoonist." It took him some time to realize his ambition. "I had to go out and be a cowhand and a farmer, a muleskinner, lumberjack, anything that happened to come along that would furnish me with a living," Barks once said. "I'd worked in a printing ship, been a cowboy and a whole bunch of other things, with practically no success whatever." Bark's talents as an apprentice animator waned, but "I turned in so many gags to the comic strip department and the story department that I was placed in the story department on a permanent basis." After working nearly seven years, Barks made up his mind to quit and relocated in the desert country. Just before he left Disney he worked on a one-shot comic book entitled Donald Duck Finds Pirate Gold. Based on an abandoned movie, it was the first original Donald Duck comic book. Later in 1942, Bakes was hired by Dell-Western to do original, 10-plate Duck stories in Walt Disney's Comics & Stories. His first job appeared in #31 (April 1943), and soon he was writing as well as drawing the stories. Barks' forte was the mock adventure tale; he put his ducks into handsomely rendered locales where they could experience every sort of action, intrigue, fantasy, and mystery situation. He built his settings carefully, often using such reference sources as The National Geographic magazine. He drew his characters so well, in every kind of situation, that they became close to real. The Barks dialogue was just about the best to be found in a kid's comic book, equaled only by that of Walt Kelly. He was especially good at the invective sprouted by the avaricious, and short-tempered, Uncle Scrooge. The current, successfully animated television show, Duck Tales, owes much to ideas and approaches done earlier, and usually much better, by Barks. Barks retired at the age of 65 to devote himself to painting. As his identity became known, he became the object of increasing attention in both fan circles and in mainstream publications. His entire output on the Ducks, as well as his work on other characters such as Mickey Mouse and Barney Bear, has been reprinted. Since Barks did all of it as a worker-for-hire, he did not become rich, but he has most certainly grown famous.
Coral Gables Auction
sold
Jun. 17, 2023
CARL BARKS' UNCLE SCROOGE MCDUCK BRONZE STATUE
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
CARL BARKS' UNCLE SCROOGE MCDUCK BRONZE STATUE: ''Hands Off My Playthings!'' polychrome bronze statue features the miserly Scrooge McDuck protecting his treasures with cane in hand. Released by Carl Barks Studio, it was produced by sculptor Bruce Lau. Limited edition, made for the 1997 Disneyana Convention. The money bin gauge near Scrooge's feet bears an engraved Carl Barks signature and is numbered 156/176, ''50 Stingy Years''. Approx. 15'' tall on a stone base with a 7.5'' diameter.
Burchard Galleries Inc
sold
Jun. 10, 2023
Micky Maus Ankündigungsplakat 1955 Nr. 10
Est: €3,500 - €3,800
A3-Plakat, Kreuzfaltung, farbfrisch, Zeichner: Carl Barks, sehr selten.
Micky Waue Auktions GmbH
sold
Jun. 10, 2023
Micky Maus Ankündigungsplakat 1953 Nr. 3
Est: €4,500 - €5,000
A3-Plakat, Kreuzfaltung, farbfrisch, Zeichner: Carl Barks, sehr, sehr selten.
Micky Waue Auktions GmbH
sold
Jun. 10, 2023
Micky Maus Ankündigungsplakat 1952 Nr. 9
Est: €4,500 - €5,500
A3-Plakat, Kreuzfaltung, farbfrisch, Zeichner: Carl Barks, sehr, sehr selten.
Micky Waue Auktions GmbH
sold
Jun. 10, 2023
Micky Maus Ankündigungsplakat 1952 Nr. 7
Est: €4,500 - €5,500
A3-Plakat, Kreuzfaltung, farbfrisch, Zeichner: Carl Barks, sehr, sehr selten.
Micky Waue Auktions GmbH
sold
Jun. 04, 2023
Carl Barks (1901-2000), "Surprise Party at Memory Pond" Limited Edition Serigraph with Remarque from Disney Fine Art, Numbered and Hand Signed with Letter of Authenticity
Est: $1,284 - $1,605
Surprise Party at Memory Pond is a limited edition serigraph with remarque on paper by Carl Barks (1901-2000), numbered and hand signed by the artist. This piece is licensed by Disney Fine Art. Includes Letter of Authenticity. Measures approx. 34" x 28.5" (image), 28" x 22" (image). Reference#: 29987.
Robinhood Auctions
sold
May. 30, 2023
Carl Barks (1901-2000), "Surprise Party at Memory Pond" Limited Edition Serigraph from Disney Fine Art, Numbered and Hand Signed with Letter of Authenticity
Est: $864 - $1,080
Surprise Party at Memory Pond is a limited edition serigraph on on paper by Carl Barks (1901-2000), numbered and hand signed by the artist. This piece is licensed by Disney Fine Art. Includes Letter of Authenticity. Measures approx. 34" x 28.5" (image), 28" x 22" (image). Reference#: 29986.
Robinhood Auctions
sold
May. 27, 2023
USA ILLUSTRATION GRAPHITE PAINTING BY CARL BARKS
Est: $100 - $150
Carl Barks, American, 1901 to 2000, graphite painting on paper, depicting an illustration of Uncle Scrooge McDuck. Circa: 1960s to 1970s. Signed lower left. Framed. Carl Barks is an American Illustrator cartoonist. Carl Barks established his reputation as a comic book artist, and the work that ultimately won him the most distinction was done anonymously from 1942 to 1966 when he drew and wrote the first original Donald Duck comic book stories. Along the way, he created such characters as Gyro Gearloose, Gladstone Gander, the Beagle Boys, and Uncle Scrooge. One of a kind artwork.
Antique Arena Inc