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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Record prices
Man Howling to WolvesPhillips · £54,180≈ $72,785≈ €62,311Sign up to see
Birch Trees with Spring SnowPhillips · HK$482,600≈ $61,729≈ £48,560≈ €56,883Sign up to see
girl in swimming, yuga riverPhillips · £44,450≈ $56,207≈ €52,550Sign up to see
Billy Childish’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
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Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 44 | 35 | 80% | $16.4kSign up | $11.1kSign up | $72.8kSign up |
| Oil | 42 | 33 | 79% | $17.2kSign up | $12.3kSign up | $72.8kSign up |
| Mixed media | 2 | 2 | 100% | $3kSign up | $3kSign up | $3.6kSign up |
| Works on paper | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 13 | 12 | 92% | $937Sign up | $945Sign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Etching | 4 | 3 | 75% | $717Sign up | $945Sign up | $945Sign up |
| Lithograph | 4 | 4 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Screenprint | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1kSign up | $882Sign up | $1.5kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $32Sign up | $32Sign up | $32Sign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $393Sign up | $393Sign up | $393Sign up |
| Photography | 2 | 2 | 100% | $213Sign up | $213Sign up | $266Sign up |
| Photograph | 2 | 2 | 100% | $213Sign up | $213Sign up | $266Sign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.