David Lynch

American | 1946 - 2025

David Lynch was an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1946.

How much does a David Lynch cost?

David Lynch's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 4 USD to 75,316 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is David Lynch's most expensive painting?

Since 2007 the record price for this artist at auction is 75,316 USD for What did she say, sold at Christie's Paris in 2024. In the past 12 months, his artworks have averaged 17,604 USD.

Where can I see David Lynch's works?

His work is currently being shown at Bonnefanten Maastricht. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Pace New York (540 West 25th Street) have featured David Lynch's work in the past.

David Lynch in the news

David Lynch has been featured in articles for Le Monde, Wallpaper and ARTnews. The most recent article is David Lynch’s Outsized Influence on Photography written for Aperture in January 2025. The artist died in 2025.

Artist's alternative names: David Keith Lynch

At Auction

Notable Lots

Light cigarette #1

By David Lynch

I FIX MY HEAD II ,2014

By David Lynch

Untitled.

By David Lynch

+87%

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VIEW 113 ARTWORKS

Recent Auction Results

Um 1980 ,1980

+500%

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Zofingen Auction House

Soft Shapes Behind a Veil ,1987

By David Lynch

+99%

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Los Angeles Modern Auctions

Sam's Lightning ,1988

By David Lynch

+109%

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Los Angeles Modern Auctions

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Current Exhibitions

In Memoriam David Lynch (1946 - 2025)

Bonnefanten Maastricht

Maastricht | Netherlands

Jan 29,2025 - Mar 30,2025

Past Exhibitions

Other Worlds

Nanda Hobbs

Chippendale | Australia

Sep 03,2024 - Sep 21,2024

On Tenterhooks

Tandem Press

Madison | Wisconsin | USA

May 20,2024 - Aug 16,2024

VIEW 62 EXHIBITIONS

Articles

David Lynch’s Outsized Influence on Photography

Aperture 24/01/2025

Gregory Crewdson, Roe Ethridge, Yelena Yemchuk, and others reflect on the visionary director.

'David Lynch's Wildly Ambiguous, Sometimes Incomprehensible Films Are Magnificent Aberrations'

Le Monde 24/01/2025

Struggling to understand the films of David Lynch, who died on January 16, is not a problem, because the American director intended to activate our sensations and the thinking machine working inside us, writes Le Monde columnist Michel Guerrin.

'David Lynch Examined an America in the Grip of Evil'

Le Monde 24/01/2025

Critic and director Thierry Jousse argues that David Lynch's vision took on a quasi-political dimension in his final work, 'Twin Peaks: The Return,' which resonates with the troubled times we live in.

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Coverage

“ ..Known for her text-based works and installations, Rosen’s contribution underscores language’s imagistic quality or in this case the work’s title alluding to music via synesthesia while underscoring the... ”
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Ethan Cohen, New York

“ ..Often depicting these scenes with a language of surrealism and mystery, Lynch’s work balances at the porous divide between the body and the world it inhabits... ”
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Sperone Westwater

“ ..Lynch’s surfaces, which are scratched, charred and three-dimensional in form, are like windows into the soul... ”
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Home Manchester

“ ..Organizers will present around 400 of Lynch’s works: from his earliest sketching explorations from 1950s, through his painting/film inspirations from 1960s to his latest works from 2017... ”
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Centre of Contemporary Art Znaki Czasu in Torun