What is a Billy Childish painting worth?
b. 1959 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 50 works by Billy Childish with a published auction price sold between $1,412Sign up free to see and $15,225Sign up free to see, and the median is $4,769Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $11,119Sign up free to see across 35 sales. In the last five years the median was $2,493Sign up free to see across 35 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Billy Childish prices by medium
- Auction results
- 60
- Sold rate
- 83%
- Active at auction
- 2013–2026
- Median price
- $4.8kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $72.8kSign up free to see Man Howling to Wolves, Phillips, Oct 2025
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 35 | $4.2k–$20.7kSign up free to see | $11.1kSign up free to see |
| Prints | 12 | $575–$1.4kSign up free to see | $945Sign up free to see |
| Photographs | 2 | $159–$266Sign up free to see | $213Sign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (42), Rago Auctions (7), Sworders (5)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 4 | $485–$945Sign up free to see | $790Sign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 19 | $759–$2.7kSign up free to see | $1.5kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 18 | $5.5k–$15.2kSign up free to see | $9.8kSign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 7 | $25.6k–$59kSign up free to see | $38.3kSign up free to see |
Recent Billy Childish sales
- Hoar Frost in Morning Light, archival pigment print — $159Sign up free to see, Sworders, Jul 28, 2026
- Cypress Tree, archival pigment print — $266Sign up free to see, Sworders, Jul 28, 2026
- Sailing Away, oil on cardboard box — $636Sign up free to see, Sworders, Mar 31, 2026
- Volcano (from the Greenpeace 50 Years portfolio), screenprint and lithograph in colors on Somerset — $635Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Mar 13, 2026
- 3 Skulls on a Shoreline, oil and charcoal on linen — $12,878Sign up free to see, Phillips, Dec 3, 2025
- Man Howling to Wolves, oil and charcoal on linen — $72,785Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 18, 2025
- Self-portrait in Astrachan Hat, oil and charcoal on linen — $11,119Sign up free to see, Phillips, Oct 14, 2025
- sunrise and distant burn-off, oil and charcoal on linen — $26,527Sign up free to see, Phillips, Sep 28, 2025
Questions about Billy Childish prices
What is a Billy Childish painting worth?
Based on 50 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Billy Childish have sold for a median of $4,769, and half of them sold between $1,412 and $15,225. For paintings alone the median is $11,119 (35 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Billy Childish sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $72,785 for “Man Howling to Wolves” at Phillips in October 2025.
Which Billy Childish medium sells for the most?
By median price, paintings lead with $11,119 (35 sales).
How often do Billy Childish works sell at auction?
83% of the 60 lots recorded between 2013 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Billy Childish painting?
Request a free auction estimate on ArtSell: send photos and details, and our specialists will reply with an estimate. There is no obligation.
Billy Childish have appeared at auction 60 times in ArtSell’s records between 2013 and 2026; 50 sold, a sell-through rate of 83%.
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