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 30, 2022 at 8:39pm

its obvious you just want attention.. Ive posted many comparisons to back up my opinions.. you have not.. we are done

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Permalink Reply by Eric Keith Longo on November 30, 2022 at 11:08pm

Mine comes with a full quality assessment and the ability to ask questions as well! :-)

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Permalink Reply by Lars Olav Karlsen on November 23, 2022 at 5:45am

Lets be honest - there are no reason why the crossed y cant be real.

If it was signed by another person it has to be someone close to the management, and if its not Bob then why would they make autopen copies of it? That must have been a much bigger job than just make the person originaly sign the books instead?

It just dont make sence making autopen copies of fake signatures :)

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Permalink Reply by Jason H on November 23, 2022 at 6:20am

I agree but with the amount of money everyone is spending on these, all possibilities need to be explored and ruled out. I am confident now that the crossed Y versions are still Dylans signature. My only concern is if there are autopen versions out in the wild. At this point it seems to be confined to the castle art item listing. Owners of his art prints need to continue providing photos on here

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Permalink Reply by TennesseeJed on November 23, 2022 at 6:37am

This is mine from the 2020 Mondo Scripto series, bought from castle fine art. Not the best photo as it’s behind glass and I can’t get a sharper image

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Permalink Reply by Findbooks on November 23, 2022 at 11:14am

That rather stupid cross on the Y is a curious and questionable sudden affectation - no-one can question that. But it would take unfeasibly immense-sized testicles for a flunkey charged with the task of reproducing the Master's autograph to take it upon themselves to introduce this new feature without direction from Dylan himself. What did Dylan say - "add some kind of marker so that I can tell the difference"???

I can see 3 basic scenarios for any autopen nonsense (some variants in-between):

1. Evil Bob - "Hey Guys, I've thought of a new way in which I can shaft my loyal fans and customers" - cue Vincent Price-type manic laughter as recorded on "Thriller".

2. Couldn't-give-a-sh$t-Bob - "Well, if it's good enough for The President of the United States and Dolly Parton...."

3. Doesn't-have-a-clue Bob - Flunkey, to Bob, "We need you to sign a few of these books for charity/P.R., staff and S & S executives etc". Bob, to flunkey: "How many?". Flunkey (thinks quickly to himself, "Well I want 5, the boss will want 10, 10 for friends/realtives, Peggy in Marketing wants a couple as does Sue in Event-Management, a couple for charity auctions, couple for the lawyers, 5 for S&S executives, maybe 20 for the autopen scam"). Flunkey to Bob: "About 50 or 60". Bob to flunkey: "FFS - ok, set it up". End of Bob´s involvement.

I am not a huge fan - have two of his albums, forced myself to attend one of his gigs a few years ago, didn't order a book - £500 for a signature sheet? I'm impartial, but my money is on scenario 3 or something like it.

In respect of the prints - these are very expensive to make and are made on very high quality, fine art paper. No artist is going to allow grunts to be handling them and potentially damaging them in order to apply machine-print signatures. Makes no sense.

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Permalink Reply by michelle on November 23, 2022 at 11:58am

um why female speaking as one? However the cross y sigs look very unatural and forced.

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Permalink Reply by Jason H on November 23, 2022 at 11:24am

Maybe Castle Fine Art can explain in detail why they have an autopenned art print on their website???

https://www.castlefineart.com/head-office

https://www.castlefineart.com/contact

That's hilarious though

Link to the item in question

https://www.castlefineart.com/art/bob-dylan/cactus

Link to the post that has more of an explanation

https://live.autographmagazine.com/forum/topics/bob-dylan-autopen-i...

Include this information in your inquiries

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Permalink Reply by BallroomDays67 on November 23, 2022 at 11:33am

This one also contains an autopen signature:

https://www.castlefineart.com/art/bob-dylan/walking-in-the-fog

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Permalink Reply by Jason H on November 23, 2022 at 11:35am

Thank you, I will add it

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Permalink Reply by Jane Bond on November 30, 2022 at 10:53pm

It looks like Cactus has been removed from the Castle website. They usually still appear even if they are sold so that’s interesting in it’s self. However look at Huon Province and see what you think of that