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."

Dylan's collections for Castle Fine Art include The Beaten Path, which chronicles his travels across America, Mondo Scripto, in which handwritten lyrics are paired with illustrations from his most iconic songs, Deep Focus, which takes inspiration from classic movies, and the Drawn Blank series which features Dylan's first publicly-seen visual art.

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."

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.

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'.

Dylan's original art has been exhibited in high-profile shows worldwide, beginning with a show of the Drawn Blank series at Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz in Germany in 2007 and most recently at Rome's MAXXI museum, His work has also been seen at the Piazza Reale in Milan, the National Portrait Gallery in London, Miami's Frost Art Museum, the Today Art Museum in Beijing and Shanghai's Modern Art Museum. It is regularly exhibited at Castle Fine Art's sister gallery, Halcyon, in London.