American Traditional Tattoo Appraisal

Sailor Jerry Traditional Tattoo Art Tiger Poster

This is a contemporary art poster featuring a large, stylized tiger's head in the American traditional tattoo style of Norman 'Sailor Jerry' Collins. The artwork is printed on a heavy-weight, matte black background, which makes the vibrant colors of the central image pop. The tiger is depicted in a classic roaring pose with an open maw, showing sharp white fangs and a detailed pinkish-red tongue. Its fur is rendered in a gradient of golden yellow and orange with bold, thick black stripes and stippled shading consistent with mid-20th-century tattoo flash. The eyes are small and yellow with black pupils, giving the tiger a fierce, predatory gaze. Surrounding the tiger head are several small, five-pointed stars scattered across the black field. In the bottom right corner, the iconic 'Sailor Jerry' logo is printed in a cursive, cream-colored font featuring the anchor-style 'S'. The condition appears to be excellent with sharp corners, no visible creasing, tearing, or foxing. This piece likely dates from the late 20th to early 21st century as promotional or decorative high-quality lithographic merchandise for the Sailor Jerry brand. The printing shows fine dot-matrix patterns upon close inspection, indicating professional commercial offset printing techniques.