The Money Lender

Description

Being one of the finest Scrooge portraits ever made by Carl Barks, the exclusive and very limited Money Lender lithograph stands out from the crowd in many different ways. Inspired by the famous Norman Rockwell stone lithographs recreated under the master’s guidance in the 1970’s by Atelier Ettinger Inc., of New York, Barks and Another Rainbow chose this studio to create this unique lithograph. This is the only Carl Barks lithograph made using the classic stone printing method. This approach  combined with the high-quality efforts of Atelier Ettinger Inc. gives this lithograph a truly deep and unique lustrous colour-tone compared to the other lithographic Carl Barks releases. This medium-size lithograph was produced in 1983 but was not released until 1997 to commemorate Scrooge’s 50^th anniversary. It was printed in two different paper editions and the one offered here is the Papier d’Arches version. This lithograph is in near-mint condition and numbered 159 of a limited edition of just 200. This extremely beautiful and rare lithograph is housed in the original frame licensed by Disney consisting of a gold frame and a brown mat placed behind the lithograph to highlight its deckled edges. This framed artwork measures a total of approx. 70 x 60 cm and is accompanied by the original CoA from Another Rainbow.

This exclusive fine-art lithograph is counted as a true ‘must have’ in any serious Barks collection which is also the reason why this is just the third time in our gallery’s 12-year history we are able to offer one of these rare high investment-grade art gems for sale – and the first time ever we have been able to offer one in the original Disney frame.