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CONEY ISLAND JOE -LARGE ORIGINAL hand painted CLASSIC 60s VINTAGE TATTOO FLASH

$ 1557.6

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Brand: Handmade
  • Condition: The 30 day handling time option is merely a precaution, as I'll be traveling away from home until mid-April. Please rest assured that all purchased items will be shipped out by April 20th, if not sooner. Thanks for your patience.
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    Own an authentic piece of early American tattoo history with t
    his large original hand-painted flash sheet is by New York's Coney Island Joe
    Coney Island Joe was a contemporary of Crazy Eddie Funk, Big Joe Kaplan and many other historical East Coast tattoo icons.
    Painted in the 1960s, this one-of-a-kind original flash sheet by one of East Coast tattoo history's important figures comes from the extensive collection of world famous tattoo artist, Jonathan Shaw. It is part of the renowned archives of classic tattoo artwork featured in Shaw's ongoing book series Vintage Tattoo Flash published on Powerhouse Books.
    This beautiful flash sheet
    measures aprox. 15" x 20" and comes with a hand-written letter of authenticity from Shaw.
    NOTE: Original antique tattoo flash sheets like the one shown here have been increasing in value at an extraordinary rate over the last 10 years. And with the growing interest in tattoo art in the mainstream art world, there is no end in sight - making this a very solid investment for the forward-thinking collector. Bottom line: there's only so much of this kind of priceless artwork in existence - and they ain't making no more! Soon enough they will all be unobtainable and sitting in museums.
    This beautiful original vintage tattoo flash sheet is a one-of-a-kind example of classic American tattoo art.
    Feel free to make an offer.