Bob Dylan Contemporary Art Auction

STEVEN ROBERTSON ART are delighted to be auctioning a comprehensive collection of Bob Dylan's signed limited edition signed artworks from the past 15 years.

The auction will include artworks from his critically acclaimed Train Tracks series, the Beaten Path series, and The Drawn Blank series. The Beaten Path, which chronicles his travels across America, and the Drawn Blank series which features Dylan’s first publicly-seen visual art.

Catalogue available from Monday 9th June 2025.

Auction commences Monday 16th June 2025.

Auction ends Wednesday 26th June 2025 (GMT 21:00).

Viewings at the gallery on a selection of the artwork from Thursday 12th June 2025; STEVEN ROBERTSON ART, 9 The Parade, Old Lodge Lane, Purley, CR8 4DG, LONDON.

For auction and viewing enquiries please email hello@stevenrobertsonart.com

The Buyer's Premium is 10% and there is 0% VAT.

Shipping can be arranged by the gallery, at an additional cost. Collections are welcome.

Shipping Zones

Zone 1 - UK £23 | Zone 2 EU £42 | Zone 3 - US/Canada £45 | Zone 4 - International £55

Please note shipping rates are for unframed artworks and are for guidance only. 

Import & Local Sales Taxes will be paid separately & directly by the Buyer to the relevant authority.

Says Dylan: “The common theme of these works is how you see the American landscape while crisscrossing the land and seeing it for what it’s worth. Staying out of the mainstream and travelling the back roads, free born style”.

The artist’s extraordinary powers of observation extend from his music and lyrics, thorough to his art, particularly when it comes to his explorations of the USA in the Beaten Path series, which finds beauty in the overlooked locations that form the backdrop of daily life for most Americans.

Bob Dylan truly is one of the most influential cultural icons of our age.

"His brushstrokes are like his voice: straightforward, rough, occasionally fragile." Marisha Pessl, The New York Times.

Bob Dylan (b. 1941) is a worldwide cultural icon who has been inspiring audiences for six decades. Since 1961 he has released over 38 studio albums and performed to millions of people across the world. Dylan’s music defies formal definition. Iconic songs such as ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ (1963), ‘Like A Rolling Stone’ (1965) and ‘Tangled Up In Blue’ (1975) have altered the course of cultural history, proving that popular music can be great art.

However, Bob Dylan is now just as revered for his fine art, which offers a unique insight into his extraordinary world. He dates the origins of his work as a visual artist to the early 1960s, when some of his drawings reached the public gaze with album covers like The Band’s Music from Big Pink (1968) and his own Self Portrait (1970). In 1974, Dylan spent two seminal months studying art with Ashcan School tutor Norman Raeben, who philosophised the importance of 'perceptual honesty' - painting life as it as seen, not imagined. Dylan says of this time: "He put my mind and my hand and my eye together, in a way that allowed me to do consciously what I unconsciously felt."

Understanding Dylan's art aids in the appreciation of his singular cultural impact. His art - paintings, drawings and even ironwork sculptures - reflect his creative journey. An observer of the world, Dylan echoes Warhol, Monet and the Impressionists, valuing the experience over the finer details of the finished image. The artist’s journeys between cities and towns are personified by his Expressionist lines, which capture the instant moment of a place, person and time. Repeated motifs encourage the viewer to explore the depths of colour and the evolution of his work. His art has been likened to that of Pablo Picasso, with critics applauding the relatability of his collections. Dylan mostly from life, stating: "I’m pretty much interested in people, histories, myth, and portraits; people of all stripes."