The Golden Christmas Tree

Description

Original Carl Barks Pencil Study (1975)

Preliminary drawing for the identically oil painting

This exceptional original pencil study from 1975 offers a rare and intimate glimpse into the creative process of Carl Barks, the undisputed “Good Duck Artist” and creator of Scrooge McDuck and Duckburg as we know it.

Executed as a preparatory work for the celebrated oil painting The Golden Christmas Tree, this drawing captures Barks’ storytelling genius at its most authentic. With confident yet economical pencil lines, Barks establishes composition, character placement, and narrative flow—demonstrating the remarkable clarity of vision that defined his late-career fine art.

Unlike finished paintings or printed editions, pencil studies such as this were never intended for public display. They were working tools—quiet moments between imagination demonstrating his remarkable clarity of vision.

The artwork is signed and dated by Barks and accompanied by a CoA from Gallery Disneyana+. This artwork has been professionally framed and matted to a total size of 55 x 41 cm. Original oil painting studies by the great duck artist rarely surface on the secondary market, and when they do they are in high demand!