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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 126

Zeke Owen Single Design Flash Sheet, 1980.

Estimate: $900 - $1,300
Starting Bid
$450

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Ink-and-watercolor flash design by Zeke Owen, aka Tattoo Zeke (1940-2019), United States, 1980. Signed and dated to the lower margin. Single portrait design features a dark-haired woman with red roses cascading down her hair, meant for a larger-scale project. 15 x 10".

Even toning across sheet, lightly scattered marks, overall in very good condition. 

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The Jonathan Shaw Collection