CARL BARKS LITHO MAKINGS OF A FISH STORY GOLD PLATE 100 Another Rainbow - Signed by Barks - GOLD PLATE #100/100 Start Price USD 1,499.95 Current Price USD 1,499.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 1,699.95 Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, September 05, 2008 End Time Friday, September 12, 2008 Location Disneyland Paris See more about 'CARL BARKS LITHO MAKINGS OF A FISH STORY GOLD PLATE 100' Description     Offered for sale is the Carl Barks lithograph  THE MAKINGS OF A FISH STORY  published in 1988 by Another Rainbow. Handsigned by Carl Barks.   GOLD PLATE EDITION WITH THE MAGICAL AND EXTREMELY RARE NUMBER 100/100 !   #100 out of only 100 copies worldwide, with matching Certificate of Authenticity.   It comes double matted and framed, as originally purchased from Another Rainbow in 1988.       WILL SHIP WORLDWIDE. (USPS Global Express / UPS Express / FedEx / DHL / insured & with tracking number)   Paypal preferred. Payment accepted in US Dollars or Euros. Payment due 7 days after auction close.   See my eBay store and my other listings for more Carl Barks lithographs !   Donald Duck and nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie follow their Uncle Scrooge McDuck into the ocean depths in search of treasures guarded by mermaids and other creatures of the deep: their expedition taking them right into the locker of the legendary Davy Jones himself! When Carl Barks was nearly finished with this extraordinary painting he happened upon an aquarium in a restaurant and was fascinated to discover that there were real fish with colors no artist could imagine. He went home and painted the fish over in The Makings of a Fish Story. Barks lived in a fantasy world-as do his fans - but he always has had one foot planted squarely in the real world, and his painting reflects this. . . in his attention to detail and efforts to improve his craft. That he has done so - going into his 88th year - is evident to anyone who ordered this lithograph, which was so complicated for The Black Box of Chicago to do that it took them an extra four months to produce and over twice as many color plates (in continuous-tone) as they've ever had to use for a Barks painting before! The Makings of a Fish Story took a staggering 31 colors, as compared to the average Duck print in the past that has taken ten to fourteen! In 1988, The Makings of a Fish Story was available in editions of 345 continuous-tone lithographs, 100 Gold Plate prints, 5 boxed sets of Progressive Proofs, and 100 Tokyo Edition prints (available only in Japan). In addition there were a small number of artist's, publisher's­ and printer's proofs not for sale. There have been no previous editions, there will be none in the future, and there are no unsigned or unnumbered copies. All printing plates have been destroyed to prevent future use.  The Makings of a Fish Story is the twelfth Carl Barks lithograph in a series produced by Another Rainbow Publishing. It was printed by The Black Box, continuous-tone lithographers, of Chicago.   On Jun-11-08 at 17:36:59 PDT, seller added the following information: Sellers: Delight buyers. Get your own map of past buyers. Place a Bid!