von Carl Barks
4. AR lithograph, published : 1984
honoring Donald Duck's 50th birthday
Auflage weltweit : 345 regulars + 100 Gold Plates
Format : 46 x 57 cm Bild auf 59 x
69 cm Blatt
Preis :
auf Anfrage / on request
Carl Barks' “A 1934 Belchfire
Runabout!" is a continuous-tone commemorative lithograph
honoring Donald Duck's
50th birthday, produced on Opalesque paper and limited to two editions
plus six artist's proofs, 15 publisher's proofs and ten printer's proofs.
The first edition is of 345 signed and numbered copies.
The twin edition
of 100 lithographs is stamped with a gold seal displaying Donald and the
words "Gold Plate Edition".
In addition it has a three dimensionally
debossed ¼” gold band surrounding the 18" x 22 ½” image area.
The paper size is 23 ¼” x 27".
Opalesque is a newly registered archival-quality paper constructed of 100%
cotton fiber for strength
and longevity that is coated with an enhancing
mother-of-pearl silken finish.
It has exceptional ink holdout for quality
and consistency in color reproduction,
is acid free to resist aging and
has alkaline buffering to counteract the effects of acids normally present
in the environment.
This historic limited edition lithograph has had no previous editions and
there will be none in the future.
There are no unsigned or unnumbered copies. All printing plates have been permanently scarred to prevent
future use
and are being kept for historical purposes at the Walt Disney Archives.
“A 1934 Belchfire Runabout!" is
the fourth Carl Barks lithograph produced by Another Rainbow Publishing.
It was printed by The Black Box, continuous-tone lithographers, of
Chicago.
Die 4. Lithographie ist die erste im continous-tone-Verfahren hergestellte Litho (1984).
Das Oldtimer-Motiv, von Barks zu
einem besonderen Anlass entworfen -
die Lithographie trägt den Untertitel
"A Commemorative Lithograph for Donald Duck's 50th Birthday" -,
findet
sich in Chugwagon Derby (US 34), dt.: Das Autorennen (MM 27/1962) bzw. Rennen
der Oldtimer
(Tollste Geschichten 49, Klassik Album 37). Allerdings fährt Duck
in dieser Geschichte einen wirklichen Oldtimer
und nicht - wie auf dem Bild
- seinen eigenen '1934er feuerspuckenden offenen Kleinwagen'.
Der
grotesk-zynische Witz der Comic-Vorlage mit einem jeder Wettkampfethik
entkleideten Rennen,
bereits in The Hard Loser (FC 29) durchgespielt,
ist
in der auf einen nostalgischen Schnauferl-Korso reduzierten Lithographie nicht
vorhanden..