TATTOO PETER -,ORIGINAL VINTAGE MID-1900s CLASSIC SAILOR TATTOO FLASH SHEET

Description

Own an authentic piece of early tattoo history with this o
riginal classic tattoo flash sheet
by Tattoo Peter, from the oldest tattoo shop in Holland.
This beautiful original vintage tattoo flash sheet is a fine example of classic traditional international tattoo art. Another one-of-a-kind
mid-1900s tattoo flash sheet
from the extensive collection of world famous tattoo artist, Jonathan Shaw, it is part of the renowned archives of classic tattoo artwork being featured in Shaw's acclaimed book series "Vintage Tattoo Flash" published on Powerhouse Books.
This original hand-colored flash sheet
measures aprox. 9" x 11" and comes with a hand-written letter of authenticity from Shaw, upon request.  (Tattoo Peter business card image shown for reference only - not included with flash sheet)
More about Tattoo Peter:
Tattoo Peter was born in Sneek on July 13 1925. Peter grew up in a fishers village in IJmuiden, and lost his leg during an accident in World War 2. After the war Peter was always hanging around ports in the Netherlands, where he began to build an interest for tattooing. In the 50’s Peter quickly became famous by tattooing in a lot of dutch bars and ports. He also traveled to different countries to learn more techniques. After traveling for a few years he opened his first shop in 1955, located on the Sint Olofsteeg, in Amsterdam. In the following years he became busier and busier, this was because Amsterdam was an important port and his was the only shop in Amsterdam. He also worked with a lot of famous artists like Herbert Hoffmann who had a shop in Hamburg. And he also worked with Ole Hansen from Kopenhagen, later becoming his good friend. Tattoo Peter died in1984. The shop still exists and is one of the oldest in Europe.
NOTE: Original antique tattoo flash designs 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- not to mention its solid provenance.
Bottom line: there's only so much of this kind of priceless antique artwork in existence - and they ain't making no more! Soon enough they will all be unobtainable and sitting in museums.
Read more about the Jonathan Shaw Collection of Vintage Tattoo Flash online.
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