He certainly has his fanbase. I only own one of his films, Dune, and that is his own personally hated creation. I’ve seen many of his movies, and they are mostly bizarre, albeit with interesting visuals and unique characters.
To call him The Master Of Cinema is something I would expect his die hard fans to say. IMHO he did not make banger after banger, he’s no Stanley Kubrick, or Akira Kurosawa, or even Quentin Tarantino.
When I look at David Lynchs style, and his characters and dialogue, saying he was Visionary is appropriate.
I can't stand Tarantino. There's a base, mean-spirited, ugliness of soul to his films.
By contrast, Lynch's works evoke a twisted beauty, without any mean-spiritedness.