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Bob Dylan Signed Art Prints

Hi all,

I purchased a set of Bob Dylan signed Mondo Scripto prints a couple of years ago from Castle Art.

The recent S&S book controversy is making me uneasy about the authenticity of the “hand-signed” signatures on the prints.

How can I tell if the signatures are autopen/are there any forum members who also may have any of these prints so we can compare signatures?

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Permalink Reply by Jason H on November 25, 2022 at 6:08pm

I still feel weve just barely scratched the surface.. I want to compile so much more information and post everything that could potentially be suspect outside of what we already know up to this point. Im on a mission. Its a shame that its so difficult to find many examples of 100% certain Dylan signatures with evidence of him signing that item

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Permalink Reply by Knob Dylan on November 25, 2022 at 6:18pm

I have a Matt Dillon signed Bob Dylan Mondoscript I paid big bucks for, did I get fleeced or does Bob just have a wicked sense of humor?

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Permalink Reply by Knob Dylan on November 25, 2022 at 6:23pm

It did come with a "Come On Down!" COA. Seemed a bit off to me

Permalink Reply by BC on November 26, 2022 at 5:06pm

What a complete and utter fraud.

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Permalink Reply by Nichole on November 26, 2022 at 8:52pm

What did I miss.

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Permalink Reply by Knob Dylan on November 25, 2022 at 6:29pm

Agreed. Some say they're the best. Thank you InkInvestor.

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Permalink Reply by Mark Roberts on November 27, 2022 at 10:12am

Here are my prints that I have purchased recently. According Castle Gallery, the only items that were auto penned were Dylan's last 2 series. The mondo prints were all hand signed, this is according to Dylan, of course. Not sure what I believe at this point. I will post my Taxi that is autopen and my 2 Mondo prints that are supposedly hand signed. This is according to what Dylan told the gallery. NOW.. is the value on his signed prints after 2019 of this stuff going to be forever be tainted. I purchased the mondos in 2020. Very disappointed to say the least. The gallery did say that I was going to be taken care of.

Here is Taxi - which is autopen - according to what Dylan told Castle Gallery

Here is It Aint Me Baby - Mondo - which is a live signature - according to what Dylan told Castle Gallery

Here is Like A Rolling Stone - Mondo - which is a live signature - according to what Dylan told Castle Gallery

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Permalink Reply by Jason H on November 27, 2022 at 10:29am

I do not see evidence of autopen in your mondos but I do see a variation in slant and its something I am actively trying to determine if both styles are from bobs hand.. I have no proof as of yet but im suspecting the style from your "It Ain't Me Baby" could be secretarial.

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Permalink Reply by Lars Olav Karlsen on November 27, 2022 at 10:32am

But how could we prove they are secreterial? My problem with that is that it is just to easy to denie.

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Permalink Reply by Jason H on November 27, 2022 at 10:37am

True. Im researching everything I can find. Manuscripts, handwritten lyrics, etc.. if I can not find anything that matches, the more research I do, I feel my theory will be reinforced but never actually proven.

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on November 27, 2022 at 10:44am

I found it easy to identify Gleason's secretaries by violent and immediate changes to his signature - each time he got a new secretary or moved (Miami). Now I know them by name on sight.

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Permalink Reply by Nichole on November 27, 2022 at 11:58am

Yo be honest. I’ve written with all sorts of slant

get tired and you slant.
idk. Slant doesn’t prove it to me. I have samples for you. 3 from friends. 10 from me. Just have to get them together and post in the correct thread.