Julien’s Auctions: Celebrating Bob Dylan: The Aronowitz Archive & More results announced
Julien’s Auctions returned to Music City for their latest auction Celebrating Bob Dylan: The Aronowitz Archive & More on Saturday (Jan 18th) at the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum. Generating nearly $1.5 million in sales, the white glove auction featured a spectacular lineup of 60 pieces of music history owned and used by Dylan, including 50 from trailblazing rock journalist Al Aronowitz’s archive. The excitement was palpable as a room full of bidders at the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum, and several thousand registered bidders online, and those phoning in offers from around the world raced to acquire an array of rare Dylan memorabilia from his “A Complete Unknown” era.
The bidders, hailing from Slovakia, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States and beyond, reflected an unprecedented audience at the auction. This global reach underscores Dylan’s enduring demand and his deserved epithet, “The Voice of a Generation.”
Headlining auction items included the original typewritten lyrics to Dylan’s “Mr. Tambourine Man,” which sold for $508,000. The song appeared as the lead track on the acoustic side of his 1965 album Bringing It All Back Home and became the first Dylan composition to reach #1 in the United States and the UK. Additionally, a signed original 1968 oil on canvas painting by Dylan sold for $260,000. The figural painting was from the very inception of Dylan’s painting endeavors when he received his first set of oil paints as a 27th birthday present from his wife Sara. Dylan owned and played the 1983 Fender Telecaster, which sold for $222,250. It was made specifically for the legendary singer-songwriter.
Additional stellar highlights include the original pencil sketch of a hand on a Plaza Hotel memo pad fetching for $88,900, almost 60x the estimate; signed handwritten lyrics for “Blowin’ in the Wind” raking $44,450, nearly three times its original estimate; screen-worn patchwork denim jacket from 1987 feature film Hearts of Fire selling for $25,400; handwritten notes on Allen Ginsberg for $25,400, 31 times the estimate; signed M. Hohner Marine Band harmonica for $15,875, nearly 16 times the estimate; large Nat Finkelstein signed photograph of the visit to Andy Warhol’s Factory for $12,700, almost 16 times the estimate; and a 7” “Blowin’ In The Wind” / “Don’t Think Twice, It’s All Right” DJ promo single for $8,890, over ten times the estimate.
Julien’s Auctions continues to solidify its position as an innovative global leader in music, entertainment and celebrity auctions, uniting collectors and enthusiasts from 14 countries for this sale.
