Potter & Potter Auctions
Live Auction

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
Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
Lot 26

Six Ed Smith Flash Designs, including "Rock of Ages". NYC: Bowery, ca. 1920s.

Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
Starting Bid
$1,300

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Ed Smith (American, Early 20th Century). Six Ed Smith Flash Designs, including "Rock of Ages". NYC: Bowery, ca. 1920s. Signed to the lower right margin. Ink and watercolor on board. Six illustrated tattoo designs, including a depiction of early Mickey Mouse; all designs indicative of the American Traditional style. 10 x 15". 

Heavily toned sheet; edge wear with losses/bumped corners; scattered stray marks. 

Available payment options

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • Amex
  • Diners
  • Discover
  • JCB
  • Union Pay

If your bid is successful, as an alternative to in-house shipping, we can provide you with a list of shippers. We will not be responsible for the acts or omissions of carriers or packers whether or not recommended by us. Property will not be released to the shipper without the buyer's written consent and until payment has been made in full. Packing and handling by us of purchased lots is at the entire risk of the purchaser, and Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc. will have no liability of any loss or damage to such items. Packing and shipping expenses shall be added to buyer's invoice and will reflect a charge for labor, materials, insurance, transportation, as well as actual shipper fees.

The Jonathan Shaw Collection