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Lot 102

Dennis Cockell
A Group of Large Tattoo Flash, 1977-1986

3 March 2022, 10:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £2,040 inc. premium

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Dennis Cockell

A Group of Large Tattoo Flash, 1977-1986
comprising of four large illustration boards with hand-coloured tattoo designs in ink and colour pencil, for traditional Japanese-style tattoos including a dragon with black background (1977-1978), a floral design (1983), another dragon (1985) and a black and white Koi Carp (1986), these being some of Dennis' signature designs mainly for large body pieces, each signed and dated by the artist in black ink
42 x 58.5cm (16 1/2 x 23in)

Footnotes

Provenance
Offered directly by tattooist, tattoo art collector and 'Diamond Jacks' studio owner, Darryl Gates

Beside the rocker-style tattoos, Dennis was also famous for his large-scale Japanese tattoos as featured here. These were executed at both of Dennis' studios during 1977-1986.

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