Works
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David ByrdTortured Woman, n.d. -
David ByrdAttendants and Patients, n.d.
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David ByrdMax, 1968
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David ByrdBroom, 1952
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David ByrdMountain Road, n.d.
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David ByrdTrees, 1960
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David ByrdSidney Plaza, 1980
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David ByrdWoman in Car, Filling Station, n.d.
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David ByrdBridge Workers, n.d.
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David ByrdBrooklyn Mannequins, 1973
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David ByrdBalcony With Screens, 1955
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David ByrdLaundromat Scene, 2011
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David ByrdTwo Houses, 1960
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David ByrdOutside Newburgh, 1974
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David ByrdLoose Sketch 70R, 70V, n.d.
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David ByrdLoose Sketch 105, n.d.
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David ByrdLoose Sketch 75, n.d.
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David ByrdSketchbook 4, p.15, n.d.
Exhibitions
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David Byrd: Auction Action
October 29 - December 20, 2025Anton Kern Gallery is pleased to present a thematic exhibition of works by the late American artist David Byrd (1926 – 2013), focusing on depictions of live auctions. The format...Read more -
David Byrd: Bad jobs can produce very good pictures
October 30, 2024 - January 10, 2025Anton Kern Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of works by David Byrd (1926 – 2013) coinciding with the release of Volume 1 of the late American artist’s catalogue...Read more -
David Byrd: Art Basel Kabinett
June 13 - 18, 2023David Byrd (1926 – 2013) was an American painter who lived and worked in isolation. He used the GI Bill to enroll at the Ozenfant School of Fine Arts in...Read more -
Montrose VA 1958-1988
David Byrd February 25 - April 3, 2021Anton Kern Gallery is pleased to announce its forthcoming exhibition David Byrd: Montrose VA, 1958 – 1988 . The opening date, February 25th, coincides with the late-artist’s 95th birthday. The...Read more
Publications
News
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David Byrd reviewed in Artforum
February 4, 2026'...The works gathered here—paintings, drawings, wooden sculptures, and various ephemera—dealt with the affects of auctioneering. This focus was most clearly illustrated in the artist’s canvases:...Read more -
David Byrd | Catalogue Raisonné
September 24, 2024Anton Kern Gallery is pleased to announce the launch of David Byrd's Online Catalogue Raisonné: Volume 1: Painting, Sculpture, Book, Studies. The David Byrd Estate...Read more
Press
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Auction Action: Artforum Must See
Artforum, November 3, 2025 -
Inside the Kabinett: our top five picks from the new Art Basel section
Jhala, Kabir and Shaw, Anny, The Art Newspaper, June 15, 2023 -
11 Things You Should See at Art Basel
Monopol, June 15, 2023 -
How Vincenzo de Bellis is planning to future-proof Art Basel
Edward Behrens, Apollo, June 13, 2023
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4 Art Gallery Shows to See Right Now
Roberta Smith, The New York Times, March 24, 2021 -
David Byrd's palpable tenderness
Craig Taylor, Two Coats of Paint, March 4, 2021 -
Goings On About Town: David Byrd
Andrea K. Scott, The New Yorker, February 24, 2021 -
Five Art Books to Read This Summer
Brett Sokol, The New York Times, May 21, 2020