David Lloyd Auction Prices and Value Guide

David Lloyd auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 1,019 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.

David Lloyd auction prices: quick answer

David Lloyd auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.

Artist
David Lloyd
Source records
1,019
Market update
2026-02-06

Artist context

About David Lloyd

David Lloyd (born 1950) is an English comics artist and illustrator whose work has had a lasting impact on graphic storytelling and popular protest culture. He is best known as the co-creator and illustrator of V for Vendetta, written by Alan Moore, a dystopian graphic novel first serialized in the early 1980s. Lloyd designed the iconic Guy Fawkes mask worn by the story's protagonist, a design that transcended the comic to become one of the most widely recognized symbols of political protest worldwide. Beyond V for Vendetta, Lloyd created the graphic novel Kickback, published in multiple languages, and founded Aces Weekly, a digital comics anthology featuring work by leading creators. His career spans illustration, writing, editing, and publishing within the British and international comics scene.

British comicsGraphic novelsComics illustrationDigital comicsPolitical and dystopian themesProtest and activism imageryNoir and crime fiction

Common works and media

Collectors and appraisers may encounter Lloyd's work as original ink-and-wash comic book pages, published graphic novels (including trade paperback and hardcover editions of V for Vendetta), signed prints, convention sketches, comic book covers, and contributions to anthology titles such as Aces Weekly. The Kickback graphic novel, available in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Greek, and Portuguese editions, represents another collectible category. Ephemera such as promotional posters, convention programs, and signed first editions also appear in the secondary market.

Market and appraisal context

The Appraisily auction record index contains 9 lots attributed to 'David Lloyd,' with 8 carrying a realized price, spanning December 2007 through May 2025. Prices range from £6 (GBP) to €6,067 (EUR), with a median of roughly €350 and a 75th percentile near €400. Eight distinct auction houses appear—Artcurial, Abell Auction, Chaucer Auctions, Finarte, Gray's Auctioneers, Heritage Auctions, Leland Little Auctions, and Levis Auction—suggesting broad geographic dispersion (Europe and North America) but very low liquidity: only one lot appeared in the most recent 12-month window (May 2025, Finarte), and none in the prior 12 months. The €6,067 Artcurial result (May 2015) is an outlier that skews the ceiling; the remaining priced lots cluster between roughly €60 and €600. Crucially, several lots are identifiable as works by other artists sharing the same name—specifically an American fine artist born 1955 whose charcoal works and mixed-media collages appear at Heritage, Abell, and Gray's, and a signed cricket book at Chaucer Auctions unrelated to the comics illustrator. Only the Finarte lot (Sandman Mystery Theatre Annual, 1994, €600) is clearly attributable to the English comics artist David Lloyd (born 1950).

Auction categories and appraisal factors

Common auction categories

  • Comic art and illustration
  • Original comic book artwork and pages
  • Signed graphic novels and prints
  • Comics illustration
  • Graphic novels

Value drivers

  1. Provenance to V for Vendetta original artwork significantly affects value
  2. The cultural impact of the Guy Fawkes mask design may increase collector interest in associated original artwork
  3. Condition, signature, and whether a piece is an original page versus a print or reproduction are key appraisal factors
  4. Attribution clarity: many auction records conflate multiple artists named David Lloyd; only lots explicitly tied to comics illustration should inform valuation for this artist
  5. Medium distinction: original hand-drawn comic pages (especially V for Vendetta interior art) carry substantially different value from published graphic novels, prints, or convention sketches
  6. Cultural significance of subject matter: V for Vendetta-related original art commands a premium due to the Guy Fawkes mask's global protest-culture resonance

Appraisal caveats

  • The auction market for comics original artwork is distinct from fine art; specialist knowledge of comic art grading and provenance is recommended.
  • No specific realized auction prices were available in the collected source pack; appraisal should reference comparable comic art sales databases.
  • The 1,019 items attributed to this artist in the Appraisily catalogue likely span a wide range of media (original art, prints, graphic novels, ephemera) and should be evaluated individually.
  • Name collision: at least four of the nine collected lots—Heritage (American, b. 1955 charcoal), Abell (American, b. 1955 untitled), Gray's (Los Angeles, b. 1955 mixed media), and Leland Little (Bob Timberlake studio model)—are clearly works by different artists named David Lloyd, not the English comics illustrator born in 1950.

Evidence

Sources for artist context

This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.

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Data basis

This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.

LLM-readable Markdown summary for David Lloyd

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Artist value FAQ

How much is David Lloyd worth?

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