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Billy Childish — girl in swimming, yuga river
Billy Childish

girl in swimming, yuga river

2022

A raw and expressive figurative work rendered in oil and charcoal on linen, this painting depicts a girl immersed in the flowing waters of the Yuga River with Childish's characteristically bold, gestural mark-making. The earthy, muted palette and rough linework convey a sense of primal connection between the figure and the natural landscape. True to Childish's outsider sensibility, the work resists polished refinement in favor of emotional directness and rugged vitality.

Medium
oil and charcoal on linen
Dimensions
Signed
Yes

Notes

Execution: Executed in 2022.

🔨 Auction Lot

Modern & Contemporary Art: Evening & Day Sale

June 27, 2002

Estimate: $15,000$20,000

Sold: $44,450

Lot 94

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Billy Childish, girl in swimming, yuga river, 2022

A raw and expressive figurative work rendered in oil and charcoal on linen, this painting depicts a girl immersed in the flowing waters of the Yuga River with Childish's characteristically bold, gestural mark-making. The earthy, muted palette and rough linework convey a sense of primal connection between the figure and the natural landscape. True to Childish's outsider sensibility, the work resists polished refinement in favor of emotional directness and rugged vitality.

Medium
oil and charcoal on linen
Dimensions
152.2 x 153 cm
Year
2022
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Figurative Painting, Oil And Charcoal, Male Artist, British Artist, Female Subject, Muted Tones, Linen Canvas, Raw Aesthetic, Cult Figure, Contemporary Art, Neo-Expressionism

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