Lynette Yiadom-Boakye Market Data: Auction Results & Gallery Prices

About the Artist

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, a British painter of Ghanaian descent, depicts fictional Black figures in oil portraits using muted palettes and atmospheric settings to address interiority and representation in contemporary art.

RECORD AUCTION PRICE

$3.6M

12-MONTH AVERAGE PRICE

$297,918

MAJOR INSTITUTIONS

MoMA, The Museum of Modern Art, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Modern One & Modern Two), David Zwirner, New York (525 W 19th Street)

CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

Jack Shainman Gallery, New York (20th Street)

FAQ

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye is a British Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1977.

How much does a Lynette Yiadom-Boakye cost?

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices of up to 3,604,927 USD for paintings, and 17,500 USD for works on papers. In the past 12 months, her artworks have averaged 205,777 USD.

What is Lynette Yiadom-Boakye's most expensive painting?

Since 2013 the record price for this artist at auction is 3,604,927 USD for Six Birds in the Bush, sold at Sotheby's London in 2023.

Where can I see Lynette Yiadom-Boakye's works?

Her work is currently being shown at multiple venues like MCASD, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla. Numerous key galleries and museums such as MACBA, Museu d'Art Contemporani de Barcelona have featured Lynette Yiadom-Boakye's work in the past.

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye in the news

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye has been featured in articles for Aesthetica, Art Review and WHITEWALL. The most recent article is East Sussex Gallery Reviews Hastings To Bexhill written for ArtLyst in July 2026.

Artist's alternative names: Lynette Yiadom Boaky