AN iconic limited-edition graphic by Bob Dylan, hand-signed by the artist, will be unveiled at an Edinburgh gallery tomorrow.
The Train Tracks graphic will be available to purchase from Castle Fine Art on Multrees Walk as well as from www.castlefineart.com – but carries a price tag of £14,950, with only 195 editions to be made available worldwide.
In a world first, the graphic has been released as a limited-edition silkscreen print and in landscape form and has been framed with museum glass. The most technically sophisticated glazing for artworks, museum glass is used in world-renowned establishments like the National Gallery and is virtually invisible in controlled lighting conditions, allowing intricate details to stand out.
Train Tracks was first released in 2008 to great critical acclaim and has become synonymous with Dylan and his travels across America – symbolised by the expanse of railway line, surrounded by an anonymous landscape.
It is taken from the Drawn Blank Series, which comprises sketches created by Dylan between 1989 and 1992.
Graeme Watson, gallery
manager at Castle Fine Art, Edinburgh, said: “Ever since Bob Dylan released the first instalment of The Drawn Blank series in 2016, the Train Tracks graphic has become symbolic to collectors all around the world.
“We feel privileged to unveil the graphic as a silkscreen in landscape form.”
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