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Scab Vendor: Rare Tattoo Flash and Underground Art from the Collection of Jonathan Shaw

Thu, Apr 9, 2026 11:00AM EDT
  2026-04-09 11:00:00 2026-04-09 11:00:00 America/New_York Potter & Potter Auctions Potter & Potter Auctions : Scab Vendor: Rare Tattoo Flash and Underground Art from the Collection of Jonathan Shaw https://auction.potterauctions.com/auctions/potter-potter/scab-vendor-rare-tattoo-flash-and-underground-art-from-the-collection-of-jonathan-shaw-22528
“Jonathan Shaw is the great nightmare anti-hero of the new age.” — Iggy Pop. This auction features tattoo flash by legends of the form, along with art and countercultural gems from the acclaimed personal collection of Jonathan Shaw. Purchase Catalog
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Lot 6

Earl Brown Seven Design Flash Sheet, USA, ca. 1950s

Estimate: $1,200 - $1,800
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$600

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Hubert Earl Brown (American, 1904-1983). Earl Brown Seven Design Flash Sheet, USA, ca.1950s. Unsigned. Ink and watercolor on board. Seven flash designs, most with a humorous undertone. 10 x 14 1/4". 

Toned with foxing across the sheet. Edge wear and pinholes to each corner. 

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p.251, Vintage Tattoo Flash, Volume 1

The Jonathan Shaw Collection