By South China Morning Post | Created at 2025-01-19 14:16:36 | Updated at 2025-01-19 17:04:48
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Bob Dylan’s typewritten drafts for his hit song Mr Tambourine Man have sold for more than US$500,000 after they went under the hammer in the United States.
The two yellow sheets of paper contain three progressive drafts of the lyrics, with annotations made in Dylan’s hand on the third draft of the song which he released in 1965.
They went to sale on Saturday in Nashville, Tennessee with an estimated price tag of between US$400,000 to US$600,000, finally selling for US$508,000.
The lyrical drafts were among 60 items that were up for sale in the dedicated auction for acclaimed musician Dylan, with 50 pieces from the personal collection of US music journalist Al Aronowitz.
A 1968 oil painting created and signed by Dylan also met its estimate of US$200,000 to US$300,000 as it went for US$260,000.
The artwork, which depicts a figure in bold colours and in a cubist style, was produced by the US star at the beginning of his artistic endeavours after his first wife Sara gifted him oil paints for his 27th birthday.
