Lot 22
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BILLY CHILDISH | Man on Rock, River Althing, Iceland

Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Billy Childish
  • Man on Rock, River Althing, Iceland
  • signed with the artist's monogram and dated 07; titled on the reverse
  • oil and charcoal on linen
  • 182.5 by 152 cm. 71 7/8 by 59 7/8 in.

Provenance

Private Collection (acquired from the artist in 2008)
Christie's, London, 17 April 2013, Lot 395
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

London, The Aquarium L-13, I Fill all your Dreams, March - April 2008
London, Institute of Contemporary Art, Billy Childish: Unknowable but Certain, February - May 2010

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the colours are slightly darker and there is more contrast in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Extremely close inspection reveals a few tiny losses to some of the impasto peaks. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light.
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