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Billy Childish — The Kiss
Billy Childish

The Kiss

A raw and emotionally charged depiction of an intimate embrace, rendered in Billy Childish's characteristically bold, gestural style using oil and charcoal on canvas. The rough, expressive mark-making conveys both tenderness and intensity, with the charcoal lines cutting through the paint to create a sense of urgent, unfiltered feeling. Housed in the artist's own handcrafted frame, the work reflects Childish's commitment to a fiercely independent, anti-establishment approach to art-making.

Medium
oil, charcoal on canvas in artist's frame

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

February 11, 2014

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Billy Childish, The Kiss

A raw and emotionally charged depiction of an intimate embrace, rendered in Billy Childish's characteristically bold, gestural style using oil and charcoal on canvas. The rough, expressive mark-making conveys both tenderness and intensity, with the charcoal lines cutting through the paint to create a sense of urgent, unfiltered feeling. Housed in the artist's own handcrafted frame, the work reflects Childish's commitment to a fiercely independent, anti-establishment approach to art-making.

Medium
oil, charcoal on canvas in artist's frame
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Bold, Expressionism, Emotional, Dark Tones, Kiss, Charcoal, British, Figurative, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary

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