Dylan, Bob. (b. 1941)
"Man on a Bridge"
Original colorful giclée print "Man on a Bridge" from The Drawn Blank Series, signed and numbered in pencil 261/295. The Drawn Blank Series (Washington Green/Halcyon Gallery, 2008): Number 64.5 (the most brightly colored example from the series). Hahnemühle 350gsm Museum Etching Paper. Print measures 27 1/2" x 22"; framed to 35" x 42". In very fine condition, framed with the original publisher's certificate on verso. This is one of the most sought after images in the "Drawn Blank" series."Dylan’s coiled and slightly nervous manner of drawing, which often teeters on the brink of cartoon or caricature is in a line of descent that goes back to the works of artists like Toulouse- Lautrec, Degas, van Gogh. In fact, Dylan's 'Man on a Bridge' might be a pastiche of a van Gogh drawing; the figure even has something of a look of van Gogh himself." (Andrew Graham-Dixon in the book "Drawn Blank")
"In Bob Dylan’s extraordinary collection of paintings, “Bob Dylan: The Drawn Blank Series,” we are given insight into the expressive, unvarnished way this artist approaches the world and reminded he is that rare person who can move effortlessly between music, word, ink, paint, as if he’s just futzing around with a few different instruments in the studio. Yet again and again, he reflects life back to us with a truth and simplicity that defy words... Dylan drew the moody black-and-white sketches while on tour between the years 1989 and 1992, and in 2007 turned some of these drawings into more than 200 paintings...by adding vibrant watercolors and gouaches...The naturalistic scenes record the world around him, observed between performances, and illustrate how his eye relentlessly pursues usually ignored people, buildings and common objects. He wrenches objects from the background — an outdated TV, Venetian blinds, empty doorways and alleys — and puts them center stage, unearthing a beauty in the bland.... " (12556)
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