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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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I am with you on this.   Let’s just work this through. So we have his validated signature  - see previous posts. November 2022.  (Charity site) This  looks the same as his signature on his 2017/ 2018 release of signed prints . So let’s call those releases the backstop.  Dylan admits to problems in 2019 and through the covid years  and using autopen . His signature is questionable on a limited edition from a 2019 release which I purchased and on the Asia Series which I also purchase in Feb 2021.  The Asia Series was released during lockdown.  These dates tie  in with Dylan’s Statement. The signatures are noticeably different from his previous print releases and I have been purchasing since 2008.  Bob has confessed to using autopen during 2019 and covid years. . Castle have said the only art effected was released in 2022 and everything else released before then is Ok because it was all signed before 2019. If that’s the case then Bob must have been using autopen for much longer which I do not believe.  I bought a 2017 release and it  has a signature consistent with previous releases.   It feels like there is a damage limitation exercise being carried out because let’s face it the stakes are eye poking if redress has to be paid out on more releases due to mis selling by Castle.  Asia for example is a sell out.  Do the maths! Bob said he wanted to make amends. Castle are sticking to their script . More  transparency required 

Not autograph related but some of Bob's paintings have been accused of being copied straight from random photos off the internet.

Fan suspicions http://expectingrain.com/discussions/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=63507...

Blog by somebody who thinks Bob copied his photograph (also mentions & links to a theory that Dylan didn't even paint them)

https://diamondgeezer.blogspot.com/2017/01/painted-by-bob-dylan.html
Rolling Stone summary
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/bob-dylan-accused-of-...

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