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Billy Childish

British · b. 1959 · Painter, Printmaker

Billy Childish is an English painter, author, poet, photographer, film maker, singer, and guitarist. Since the late 1970s, Childish has been prolific in creating music,… (Wikipedia)

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Man Howling to WolvesPhillips · Oct 2025£54,180≈ $72,785≈ €62,311Sign up to see
Birch Trees with Spring SnowPhillips · Jun 2024HK$482,600≈ $61,729≈ £48,560≈ €56,883Sign up to see
girl in swimming, yuga riverPhillips · Jun 2024£44,450≈ $56,207≈ €52,550Sign up to see

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Billy Childish, Cypress Tree, 2022, archival pigment print — Cypress Tree, 2022
Sworders · Jul 28, 2026
£200Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Hoar Frost in Morning Light, 2022, archival pigment print — Hoar Frost in Morning Light, 2022
Sworders · Jul 28, 2026
£120Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Sailing Away, oil on cardboard box — Sailing Away
Sworders · Mar 31, 2026
£480Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Volcano (from the Greenpeace 50 Years portfolio), 2022, screenprint and lithograph in colors on Somerset — Volcano (from the Greenpeace 50 Years portfolio), 2022
Rago Auctions · Mar 13, 2026
$635Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, 3 Skulls on a Shoreline, 2022, oil and charcoal on linen — 3 Skulls on a Shoreline, 2022
Phillips · Dec 3, 2025
£9,675Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Man Howling to Wolves, 2015, oil and charcoal on linen — Man Howling to Wolves, 2015
Phillips · Oct 18, 2025
£54,180Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Self-portrait in Astrachan Hat, 2011, oil and charcoal on linen — Self-portrait in Astrachan Hat, 2011
Phillips · Oct 14, 2025
£8,385Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, sunrise and distant burn-oﬀ, 2021, oil and charcoal on linen — sunrise and distant burn-oﬀ, 2021
Phillips · Sep 28, 2025
HK$206,400Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Ohne Titel, 1990, Öl auf Leinwand — Ohne Titel, 1990
Van Ham · Jul 3, 2025
€2,376Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Ohne Titel, 1994, Öl auf Leinwand — Ohne Titel, 1994
Van Ham · Jul 3, 2025
€1,848Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, "Rüdiger", 1990, Mischtechnik auf Leinwand — "Rüdiger", 1990
Van Ham · Jan 29, 2025
€3,432Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Ohne Titel (Three Men Sitting), 1990, Mischtechnik auf Leinwand — Ohne Titel (Three Men Sitting), 1990
Van Ham · Jan 29, 2025
€2,244Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Cherry Trees, 2006, oil on canvas — Cherry Trees, 2006
Phillips · Nov 26, 2024
£24,130Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Untitled, 1987, oil on board — Untitled, 1987
Phillips · Nov 26, 2024
£2,794Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Girl in Snow With Tree, 2012, etching in colors — Girl in Snow With Tree, 2012
Rago Auctions · Nov 1, 2024
$262Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Volcano, 2011, Gestetner duplicator print on pink recycled paper — Volcano, 2011
Rago Auctions · Nov 1, 2024
$393Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, The Dance of Death, 1987, oil on board — The Dance of Death, 1987
Phillips · Sep 9, 2024
£2,032Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, girl in swimming, yuga river, 2022, oil and charcoal on linen — girl in swimming, yuga river, 2022
Phillips · Jun 27, 2024
£44,450Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Birch Trees with Spring Snow, 2021, oil and charcoal on linen — Birch Trees with Spring Snow, 2021
Phillips · Jun 1, 2024
HK$482,600Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Self Portrait, 2004, oil on linen — Self Portrait, 2004
Phillips · Sep 19, 2023
£6,350Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Volcano (from the Greenpeace 50 Years portfolio), 2022, screenprint and lithograph in colors on Somerset — Volcano (from the Greenpeace 50 Years portfolio), 2022
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 7, 2023
$882Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, volcano, 2022, Screenprint and lithograph in colors, on Somerset paper, with full margins — volcano, 2022
Phillips · Sep 6, 2023
$1,524Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Art Car Boot Fair Prize Draw Ticket No. 000167/250, 21st century woodcut — Art Car Boot Fair Prize Draw Ticket No. 000167/250
Toovey's · Jul 12, 2023
£25Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, The Trickster: The Creation of Havoc, 1987, oil on board — The Trickster: The Creation of Havoc, 1987
Phillips · May 18, 2023
£8,890Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Untitled, watercolour 35 x 24.5cm — Untitled
Sworders · Apr 25, 2023
£1,700Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, BILLY + TRACI, 1983, oil on board — BILLY + TRACI, 1983
Phillips · Apr 12, 2023
£10,795Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Self Portrate, 1982, oil on board — Self Portrate, 1982
Phillips · Oct 25, 2022
£7,560Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Untitled, c.1990s oil on canvas 50 x 25cm Provenance: the artist; Lilford Gallery — Untitled
Sworders · Oct 4, 2022
£2,200Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Man in Hat with Fish Skeleton, 1994, oil on panel, in artist's frame — Man in Hat with Fish Skeleton, 1994
Phillips · Jul 6, 2022
£4,032Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Orange Man with Banjo, 1995, oil on panel, in artist's frame — Orange Man with Banjo, 1995
Phillips · Jul 6, 2022
£1,890Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Tattoo/Yellow Dog, 1991, oil on panel, in artist's frame, double-sided — Tattoo/Yellow Dog, 1991
Phillips · May 11, 2022
£4,410Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Six works, c. 2013, lithograph in colors — Six works, c. 2013
Rago Auctions · Oct 13, 2021
$1,625Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Six works, c. 2013, lithograph in colors — Six works, c. 2013
Rago Auctions · Oct 13, 2021
$1,375Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Six works, c. 2013, lithograph in colors — Six works, c. 2013
Rago Auctions · Oct 13, 2021
$1,250Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Six works, lithograph in colors — Six works
Rago Auctions · Oct 13, 2021
$1,375Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Man Walking Up a Snowy Slope, 2010, Etching with hand-coloring, on Somerset paper, with full margins, with accompanying linocut with letterpress poem with artist's stamp — Man Walking Up a Snowy Slope, 2010
Phillips · Apr 20, 2021
$945Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Man Walking Up A Snowy Slope, 2010, Etching with hand-coloring, on Somerset paper, with full margins, with accompanying linocut with letterpress poem with artist's stamp — Man Walking Up A Snowy Slope, 2010
Phillips · Oct 22, 2020
$945Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, chrysanthemums, 2014, oil and charcoal on linen — chrysanthemums, 2014
Phillips · Apr 11, 2019
£11,250Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Bank Pub Crucifix, 1989, oil on canvas — Bank Pub Crucifix, 1989
Phillips · Apr 6, 2017
£4,375Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Sheila, 1982, oil on board — Sheila, 1982
Phillips · Dec 8, 2016
£3,750Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Girl Holding Breast, 2005, oil on canvas, in artist's frame — Girl Holding Breast, 2005
Phillips · Apr 13, 2016
£5,000Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Stood Before Juniper Trees - High Atlas, 2010, oil and charcoal on linen — Stood Before Juniper Trees - High Atlas, 2010
Phillips · Feb 29, 2016
$22,500Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, The Bitter Cup, 2004, oil on canvas — The Bitter Cup, 2004
Phillips · Dec 9, 2015
£12,500Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, The Tattooist, 1990, oil on canvas — The Tattooist, 1990
Phillips · Jul 3, 2014
£10,625Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Despair, 1985, oil on board — Despair, 1985
Phillips · Apr 8, 2014
£15,000Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, The Kiss, 2000, oil, charcoal on canvas in artist's frame — The Kiss, 2000
Phillips · Feb 11, 2014
£10,000Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, The Vines, 2002, wire, oil on wood — The Vines, 2002
Phillips · Dec 11, 2013
£7,500Sign up free to see

Billy Childish, Man in a landscape - North Beach San Franscisco, 2007, oil on linen — Man in a landscape - North Beach San Franscisco, 2007
Phillips · Oct 17, 2013
£23,750Sign up free to see

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