BarksBase: Paintings (Non-Disney paintings)

»Nude Woman Sitting on Stone«

1930's · 11.5x10 · watercolor

Life Can Be Beautiful

1956? · watercolor

The Last Citizen

1956? · 10x14 · watercolor

Dawn in Diamond Valley

1960's? · 10x14 · watercolor

Rose of Tralee

1966? · acrylic on masonite

Allah's Little Lamplighter

1966? · acrylic on masonite

Spring in Samarkand

1967 · 9x7 · acrylic on masonite

CBL X/3/703

What a Nerve!

1967 · 10x8 · 23-67 · acrylic on masonite

Rodeo Queen

1968 · 7x5 · 2-68 · oil on canvas

Dude Ranch Belle

1968 · 7x5 · 4-68 · oil on canvas

Ramona's Decision

1968

The Cool of Morning

1968 · 9x12 · oil on masonite

CBL X/3/701

Yesterday's Mansion

1968 · 12x16 · oil on canvas

CBL X/3/701

Barks applied several changes to this painting over the years.

Last Days of an Old School

1968 · 24x48 · oil on canvas

CBL VI/3/684

Daughter of the Chief

1969 · 26x21 · 2-69 · oil on canvas

A Day in May

1969 · 16x20

Lost River Ranch

1969

Hayday

1969 · 18x24 · oil on masonite

CBL X/3/700

Carving the Maze Stone

late 1960's

»Field with a Ditch and a Mailbox«

late 1960's

»Barn«

late 1960's? · 10x8

Young Pauma Savage I

1969 · 24x18 · oil on canvas

Young Pauma Savage II

1969 · 24x18 · oil on canvas

Young Pauma Savage III

1969 · 24x18 · oil on canvas

With All Their Possessions

1969 · oil

Evening Star

1969 · oil

Lost River at Enman's

1969 · 12x16 · oil on canvas

CBL X/3/702

Flight to the Mountains

late 1960's · 11.5x9 · acrylic on masonite

Coast Range Farm

1970 · 8x10 · 9-70 · canvas

What's the Hurry?

1970 · 18x24 · oil on canvas

CBL X/3/703

The Showoff

1970 · 24x12

Big Shot

1971 · 7x5 · 5-71

Goleta Hillside #3

1971 · 5x7 · 8-71 · oil on masonite

Student Witch

1974 · 16x20 · 3-74 · oil

CBL II/3/464

4th lithograph of Edition 313 (1997)

Barks created this painting for the cover of Funnyworld magazine 16 (1974).

The Halloween paintings

Porky of the Mounties

1976 · 22.25x14 · 5-76 · oil

Illustrates FC 48/1.

Barks created this painting for the cover of Robert M. Overstreet's book »The Comic Book Price Guide No. 7« (1977).

King Midas Having Fun

1976 · 20x16 · 8-76 · oil

This is the 1st painting of the series »Kings and Queens of Myth and Legend«.

Midas was a king from Greek-Roman mythology who could turn everything to gold by touching it.

Kings and Queens of Myth and Legend

Old King Cole

1977 · 20x16 · 1-77 · oil on masonite

Cole, or Coel Hen, was one of the first kings of Britain in the post-Roman era. His name lives on in a nursery rhyme.

Kings and Queens of Myth and Legend

King Neptune

1977 · 20x16 · 2-77 · oil

Neptune/Poseidon was the Greek-Roman deity of the sea.

Kings and Queens of Myth and Legend

St. George

1978 · 10x8 · 1-78 · watercolor

This is the 1st painting of the series »Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl«.

Published as a serigraph.

George was an early Christian saint who, according to legend, rescued a Libyan princess from a dragon.

Attila the Duck

1978 · 10x8 · 2-78 · watercolor

Attila was a king of the Huns in the 5th century and invaded great parts of the Roman Empire.

Robin Hood Duck

1978 · 10x8 · 3-78 · watercolor

Robin Hood was a legendary medieval English rebel whose existence has never been proven.

The Robin Hood waterfowls

Hercules Honker

1978 · 10x8 · 4-78 · watercolor

Hercules/Herakles was a half-god from Greek-Roman mythology who possessed superhuman strength.

Billy the Duckling

1978 · 10x8 · 5-78 · watercolor

William H. Bonney, Jr. (1859-1881), better known as Billy the Kid, became a desperado in his early teens and is said to have killed more than 20 men until he was shot by Sheriff Pat Garrett.

The western waterfowls

Teddy Goosevelt

1978 · 10x8 · 6-78 · watercolor

Theodore »Teddy« Roosevelt (1858-1919), 26th president of the U.S.A.

David Duck vs. Goliath Goose

1978 · 10x8 · 7-78 · watercolor

David was a biblical king whose first heroic deed was the slaying of Philistine giant Goliath.

The biblical waterfowls

Buffalo Bill Cooty

1978 · 10x8 · 8-78 · watercolor

William F. Cody (1846-1917) alias Buffalo Bill made himself a name as a buffalo hunter and Indian fighter. Later his Wild West shows became immensely popular.

The western waterfowls

Robin Hood Two-Bow Duck

1978 · 10x8 · 9-78 · watercolor

The Robin Hood waterfowls

Billy the Duckling at Work

1978 · 10x8 · 10-78 · watercolor

The western waterfowls

Robin Hood Super Archer

1978 · 10x8 · 11-78 · watercolor

The Robin Hood waterfowls

Billy the Duckling on Guard

1978 · 10x8 · 12-78 · watercolor

The western waterfowls

Samson Swan and Delilah Duck

1978 · 10x8 · 13-78 · watercolor

According to the Bible, Delilah seduced Judaic king Samson to coax him into revealing the secret of his strength.

The biblical waterfowls

Bad Bird from Bodie

1978 · 10x8 · 14-78 · watercolor

Bodie was a famous boom town in the Californian gold rush.

The western waterfowls

Sheriff of Tombstone

1978 · 10x8 · 15-78 · watercolor

The sheriff of Tombstone is meant to depict Wyatt Earp (1848-1929), lawman and gambler, whose career culminated in the famous gunfight at the OK Corral.

The western waterfowls

Calamity Jane

1978 · 10x8 · 16-78 · watercolor

Calamity Jane (1852-1903), actually Martha Jane Cannary, was one of the most legendary women of the Wild West.

The western waterfowls

Dangerous Dan McGoose

1978 · 10x8 · 18-78 · watercolor

The title is a quote from Robert W. Service's ballad »The Shooting of Dan McGrew« (1907).

The Klondike waterfowls

J. Edgar Honker

1978 · 10x8 · 19-78 · watercolor

J. Edgar Hoover (1895-1972) was the director of the FBI for nearly 50 years. His methods, however, were controversial.

Blackbeard the Pirate

1978 · 10x8 · 20-78 · watercolor

The pirate Blackbeard, actually Edward Teach, terrorized the American coast during the early 18th century.

The pirate waterfowls

Robin Hood at Nottingham

1978 · 10x8 · 21-78 · watercolor

The Robin Hood waterfowls

Adam and Eve

1978 · 10x8 · 22-78 · watercolor

According to the Bible, Adam and Eve were the first human beings on earth, driven out of paradise by the machinations of a serpent.

The biblical waterfowls

Blackstone the Great

1978 · 10x8 · 23-78 · watercolor

Blackstone, actually Henry Boughton (1885-1965), was one of the most famous stage magicians in the USA from the 1920's through the 1940's.

Tom Horn, Bounty Hunter

1978 · 10x8 · 24-78 · watercolor

Tom Horn (1860-1903) worked as an army scout and a Pinkerton detective and finally got the reputation of a most cold-blooded bounty hunter.

The western waterfowls

Klondike Kate and Troupe

1978 · 10x8 · 25-78 · watercolor

Kathleen Eloisa Rockwell (1876-1957), who called herself Klondike Kate, was one of the most famous dancers who appeared on stage during the gold rush in Alaska.

The Klondike waterfowls

Belle Starr, Outlaw Queen

1978 · 10x8 · 26-78 · watercolor

Belle Starr née Shirley (1848-1889) had a ranch in Oklahoma which was a hideout for outlaws of every sort.

The western waterfowls

Siegfried and the Rhine Maidens

1978 · 10x8 · 27-78 · watercolor

Siegfried was one of the most famous figures of medieval German heroic literature.

Luke Short, Undertaker's Friend

1978 · 10x8 · 28-78 · watercolor

Luke Short (1854-1893) was known as a gambler and gunman in the Wild West.

The western waterfowls

Ajax, Returning Hero

1978 · 10x8 · 29-78 · watercolor

Ajax was a somewhat shady Greek hero who battled against Troy.

Belles of the Klondike

1978 · 14x11 · oil

The Klondike waterfowls

Captain Kidd the Pirate

1978 · 10x8 · 31-78 · watercolor

William Kidd (1645-1701) was a British privateer and later pirate before the American coast.

The pirate waterfowls

The Nashville Establishment

1978 · 10x8 · 32-78 · watercolor

J. Pierpont Mallard

1978 · 10x8 · 33-78 · watercolor

J. Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913) was a financier and railroad magnate who had an enormous influence on American industry.

The Lady Known as Lou

1978 · 10x8 · 34-78 · watercolor

The title is a quote from Robert W. Service's ballad »The Shooting of Dan McGrew« (1907).

The Klondike waterfowls

Henry Morgan, Buccaneer

1978 · 10x8 · 35-78 · watercolor

Henry Morgan (1635-1688) was a British buccaneer who had a great share in plundering Spain's Caribbean colonies.

The pirate waterfowls

Long Ben, Arch Pirate

1978 · 10x8 · 36-78 · watercolor

John Avery alias Long Ben was a British pirate who organized a large attack on the Indian trade fleet in the late 17th century.

The pirate waterfowls

Gold Rush Gold Diggers

1978 · 14x11 · 37-78 · oil

The Klondike waterfowls

Bat Masterson

1978 · 14x11 · 38-78 · oil

Bartholomew »Bat« Masterson (1853-1921) made himself a name as gambler, sheriff, and journalist in the Wild West.

The western waterfowls

The Sheik of Araby

1978 · 14x11 · 39-78 · oil

King Beowulf

1978 · 20x16 · 40-78 · oil on masonite

CBL X/3/703

Published in 1978 as a lithograph.

Beowulf was a king from Scandinavian legend whose life culminated in his battle against a dragon.

Kings and Queens of Myth and Legend

The Pied Piper

1978 · 18x14 · 41-78 · oil

The Caliph of Baghdad

1978 · 18x14 · 42-78 · oil on masonite

Sir William Blackstone

1978 · 10x8 · 43-78 · watercolor

William Blackstone (1723-1780) was a jurist whose writings had an important influence on British jurisdiction.

The Vikings

1979 · 10x8 · 1-79 · watercolor

Young Lochinvar

1979 · 10x8 · 2-79 · watercolor

The title refers to Walter Scott's poem »Lochinvar« (1808).

Riverboat Gambler

1979 · 10x8 · 3-79 · watercolor

The western waterfowls

Belle of the Yukon

1979 · 10x8 · 4-79 · watercolor

The Klondike waterfowls

The Voyageurs

1979 · 10x8 · 5-79 · watercolor

Witches of Salem

1979 · 10x8 · 6-79 · watercolor

The title refers to the witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts, of 1692 which resulted in the execution of 19 women.

The Diligent Headhunter

1979 · 10x8 · 7-79 · watercolor

The Mountain Man

1979 · 10x8 · 8-79 · watercolor

Duck Rogers

1979 · 10x8 · 9-79 · watercolor

»Buck Rogers in the 25th Century« was the title of a comic strip by Philip Francis Nowlan (author) and Richard Calkins (art) which appeared in American newspapers since 1929.

Fu Chandu

1979 · 10x8 · 10-79 · watercolor

The Chinese criminal genius first appeared in Sax Rohmer's novel »Dr. Fu Manchu« (1913).

Hiawatha

1979 · 10x8 · 11-79 · watercolor

Hiawatha was a legendary North American Indian leader of the 15th century. His name lives on in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem »The Song of Hiawatha« (1855).