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SPORT OF TYCOONS
This is the third lithograph produced by 313 - DreiDreiZehn in Germany, and were released for sale at 13nd Marts, 1997.
It was produced from the original oil painting which Carl Barks completed in April, 1974.
The "Sport Of Tycoons" lithograph was only produced in one edition of only 313 copies. In addition to that, there were also made 13 Artist Proof's which was for Carl Barks' use, and 13 Publisher Proofs. The edition was for both the german and foreign markets. Acutal image size is 35 x 45 cm (14" x 18")
A numbered reproduction of the cover of the comic "Four Color #386" is accompanying the lithograph
The lithographs were printed on acid free, pure cotton fibre paper which have the size 50 x 60 cm (20" x 24") by Druckhaus Dresden, Germany. As protection against UV-light, an additional UV-resistant varnish has been applied to the surface of the lithographs. Its a 8-color lithograph !
The original sale price for this lithograph was 690 DEM which is about 355$.
Carl Barks signed the lithographs at Grants Pass, Oregon, USA in Marts 1997.
Since this lithograph only was made in 313 copies, and its a socalled money-bin image, it sold out immediately from the publisher. Not many copies were sold to the US, since Carl Barks also is a very popular man in Germany. One of these lithographs, #1/313 was sold at an auction in 2001 for a price of $1,800 as the buyer used "Buy It Now" on the auction shortly after it was listed !
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