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Dennis Cockell A Group of Early Tattoo Flash, 1966-1969 9
3 March 2022, 10:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £3,570 inc. premium
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Dennis Cockell
A Group of Early Tattoo Flash, 1966-1969
comprising of nine illustration boards with hand-coloured tattoo designs in ink and colour-pencil, for traditional sailor-style tattoos including, pin-up girls, eagles, roses, butterflies, mermaids, Geishas, snakes, daggers, crests, ships, peacocks, horses, leopards, sharks and lions, each board signed and dated by the artist in black ink, each sheet under protective acetate
40.5 x 33cm (16 x 13in) each, (9)
comprising of nine illustration boards with hand-coloured tattoo designs in ink and colour-pencil, for traditional sailor-style tattoos including, pin-up girls, eagles, roses, butterflies, mermaids, Geishas, snakes, daggers, crests, ships, peacocks, horses, leopards, sharks and lions, each board signed and dated by the artist in black ink, each sheet under protective acetate
40.5 x 33cm (16 x 13in) each, (9)
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Offered directly by tattooist, tattoo art collector and 'Diamond Jacks' studio owner, Darryl Gates
Tattoo artist Dennis Cockell (b.1948) was raised in Worcester, England before moving to London to pursue his art. Originally trained as a Graphic Designer, Dennis soon found tattooing and these are his early artworks before he was tattooing clients.


















