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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 99

"Lone Wolf" and Wolf-Centric Tattoo Flash by Sailor Barney, USA, ca. 1960

Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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$400

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Sailor Barney (American, active Early 20th Century). "Lone Wolf" and Wolf-Centric Tattoo Flash by Sailor Barney, USA, ca. 1960. Signed to the lower center. Five ink and watercolor designs on board. Features a central "lone wolf" design surrounded by other stylized depictions of wolves. 12 x 9".

Toning across sheet; stray ink marks; taped edges. 

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p77, Vintage Tattoo Flash, Vol II

The Jonathan Shaw Collection