4th Oct, 2022 10:00
Modern and Contemporary Art
305
▲ Billy Childish (b.1959)
Billy Childish (b.1959)
Crying soldier, c.1990s
oil on canvas
50 x 25cm
Provenance: the artist;
Lilford Gallery, Canterbury, 3 Aug 2007
Childish was born in 1959 in Chatham, Kent. In his late teens, Childish worked as an apprentice stonemason at a naval dockyard. At the same time, he began his artistic career - producing hundreds of paintings which ultimately gained him entry to the prestigious St Martin’s School of Art in London. Childish was subsequently expelled in 1981, whereupon he began to experiment with different forms of expression, such as writing confessional poetry and recording LPs. Through each of these disciplines, Childish seeks to express themes such as protest, his struggle with addiction, and war. The painting in question addresses the lattermost theme, depicting a crouching soldier with tears falling from his eyes. Childish has expressed that he most strongly identifies with artists who have been labelled as outsiders; those operating independently from other groups or on the parameters of society, such as Van Gogh and Munch. Childish has received acclaim for his work in the form of solo exhibitions at venues such as the Institute of Contemporary Art in London, whilst also having his work displayed in group exhibitions alongside artists such as Tracey Emin and Juergen Teller.
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A selection of Contemporary Art and Prints featured in our 4 October Modern and Contemporary Art sale.
Sold for £2,200
Condition Report
Framed size 57 x 30.5cm
A little dusty but no obvious condition issues.
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Auction: Modern and Contemporary Art, 4th Oct, 2022
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