Bidspirit auction | Carl Barks

Carl Barks - Carl Barks - Xerxes and Harem, 1980. pencil and crayons on paper 44,5 x 54 cm Preliminary drawing made by Barks in 1980 for his famous oil painting entitled ”Xerxes and Harem”, produced within the series ”Famous Figures of History as They Might Have Looked Had Their Genes Gotten Mixed with Waterfowl”. In this scene Xerxes relaxes, in his advanced years, surrounded by his harem of bejeweled beauties, interested only in his game of ”cat's cradle”. Slight crease at lower right corner. Signed.