theshelvedpaintingideasi

At his death Barks left a number of both Duck and Non-duck paintings in different stages of completion, which means that they were never finished for sale. Here are some of them.

Money Lake - 1980s

Barks finished a number of paintings with the same main motif. They were all based on the front cover for FC0386 Only a Poor Old Man. See the rough sketch idea under DUCKS.

Prosperity posed for Posterity - 1980s

This half-finished painting was either painted before Barks finished 126/1983 Till Death Do Us Part as a preliminary or after as a 'sequel'. See two rough sketch ideas under DUCKS.

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Which Disney Themepark is This? - 1984 Barks made three idea sketches of which two are shown here. They received the working title Which Disney Themepark Is This? (Barks wrote Theme Park as one word), and here he focussed on many real Disneyana collectables. The initial idea was that the ensuing painting should embellish the front cover of a new book on Disneyana, but it never happened. See a rough sketch idea under DUCKS.

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Trail of the Forty Thieves - 1980s Barks made at least these two preliminaries for this painting (note the many differences), before he finally abandoned the project.

First Girl He's Ever Seen - 1980s

In the early 1980s Barks finished a few paintings on Masonite with the old Wild West saloons as the main theme. 01-82 Well-armed Stranger and 02-82 Worth a Whole Month's Wages are fairly well-known. In this one Barks stopped before finishing the details of which the lady's dress is the most apparent.

#8-96 Queen of Sheba

The motif is the famous African queen's visit to the Judaic King Solomon of Jerusalem, and it was mistakenly published - and numbered - in the book Animal Quackers from 1996. Barks tried to have the painting removed from the book but did not succeed. He did this because the painting was not finished. If you look closely you can see the following items that still need attention: the queen's headgear, the gemstones, and some of the servants.

DUCKS	WATERFOWLS	FANTASY
GIRLS	INDIANS	OTHER PEOPLE
BUILDINGS	LANDSCAPES	HALF-FINISHED