THOM DaVITA, TATTOO LEGEND - RARE UNIQUE VINTAGE TATTOO FLASH ON WOOD
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:544014 | Country/Region of Manufacture: United States |
This unique original hand-painted flash art is from the world renowned Lower East Side tattoo parlor of the late, great Thom DaVita - one of the oldest and most notorious underground tattoo studios in New York City, and an important piece of modern tattoo history.
DaVita was a contemporary of Sailor Jerry, Bob Shaw, Ed Hardy, Zeke Owen, and many other historical tattoo icons. DaVita first became famous after being featured in Ed Hardy's groundbreaking Tattootime Magazine.... Painted in 1993, this one-of-a-kind original flash art by one of modern tattoo history's most 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.
Signed copies of Jonathan Shaw's VINTAGE TATTOO FLASH books can be ordered here:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/254067720569
https://www.ebay.com/itm/254092585542
More about Thom DaVita:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/04/obituaries/thom-devita-85-dies-revolutionized-the-art-of-tattooing.html
https://yourskinonline.com/thom-devita-1932-2018-remembering-the-colorful-life-of-an-iconic-tattoo-artist/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l1mqYQuNf8
This beautiful flash art piece is painted on a wooden slat from an old fruit box, distinctive of much of DaVita's finest groundbreaking, experimental tattoo-related artwork. It measures aprox. 6" x 14" and comes with a hand-written letter of authenticity from Shaw.
NOTE: Original vintage tattoo flash artwork like this 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 piece is a one-of-a-kind example of classic American tattoo art. Read more about the Jonathan Shaw Collection of Vintage Tattoo Flash here:
http://www.esquire.com/style/a44307/jonathan-shaw-vintage-tattoo-flash/
https://occultvibrations.wordpress.com/category/tattoo-artists/jonathan-shaw/
https://www.mensjournal.com/style/golden-age-of-tattoo-art-w203747
All reasonable offers will be considered and responded to. Thank you!
DaVita was a contemporary of Sailor Jerry, Bob Shaw, Ed Hardy, Zeke Owen, and many other historical tattoo icons. DaVita first became famous after being featured in Ed Hardy's groundbreaking Tattootime Magazine.... Painted in 1993, this one-of-a-kind original flash art by one of modern tattoo history's most 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.
Signed copies of Jonathan Shaw's VINTAGE TATTOO FLASH books can be ordered here:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/254067720569
https://www.ebay.com/itm/254092585542
More about Thom DaVita:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/04/obituaries/thom-devita-85-dies-revolutionized-the-art-of-tattooing.html
https://yourskinonline.com/thom-devita-1932-2018-remembering-the-colorful-life-of-an-iconic-tattoo-artist/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l1mqYQuNf8
This beautiful flash art piece is painted on a wooden slat from an old fruit box, distinctive of much of DaVita's finest groundbreaking, experimental tattoo-related artwork. It measures aprox. 6" x 14" and comes with a hand-written letter of authenticity from Shaw.
NOTE: Original vintage tattoo flash artwork like this 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 piece is a one-of-a-kind example of classic American tattoo art. Read more about the Jonathan Shaw Collection of Vintage Tattoo Flash here:
http://www.esquire.com/style/a44307/jonathan-shaw-vintage-tattoo-flash/
https://occultvibrations.wordpress.com/category/tattoo-artists/jonathan-shaw/
https://www.mensjournal.com/style/golden-age-of-tattoo-art-w203747
All reasonable offers will be considered and responded to. Thank you!
