Roy De Forest

(American, 1930–2007)

Roy De Forest was an American painter best known for depictions of bizarre, often humorous scenes. Painted in vivid color, his works are frequently populated by cartoon dogs, farm animals, and dissolving forms. He is considered a pioneering figure in the Funk and Nut Art movements, along with other prominent artists like Peter Saul, Gladys Nilsson, and Jim Nutt. His work, Country Dog Gentlmen (1972), is a hallmark example of his self-described practice as an "obscure visual constructor of mechanical delights." Born on February 11, 1930 in North Platte, Nebraska to a farming family, his father was forced to move to them to Yakima, WA during the Great Depression. De Forest went on to study at the California School of Fine Arts, earning a BA in 1953. Later, while working as a sign painter for the US military, he earned his MFA from San Francisco State College. Today, the artist’s work can be found among the collections of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. De Forest died on May 18, 2007 in Vallejo, CA.

Roy De Forest Artworks

Roy De Forest (372 results)

Untitled, 1975

Roy De Forest

Untitled, 1975

Sale Date: October 21, 2013

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Rites of spring, 1990

Roy De Forest

Rites of spring, 1990

Sale Date: October 2, 2013

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Abstract in red, blue and white/ Abstract in , 1952

Roy De Forest

Abstract in red, blue and white/ Abstract in , 1952

Sale Date: August 11, 2013

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Abstract in red, blue and green/ Abstract in , 1952

Roy De Forest

Abstract in red, blue and green/ Abstract in , 1952

Sale Date: August 11, 2013

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Montanna Belle, 1952

Roy De Forest

Montanna Belle, 1952

Sale Date: July 14, 2013

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San Francisco City View and Abstract..., 1952

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San Francisco City View and Abstract..., 1952

Sale Date: July 14, 2013

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Come at Your Own Risk, There are Many Ways..., 1952

Roy De Forest

Come at Your Own Risk, There are Many Ways..., 1952

Sale Date: July 14, 2013

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Dog, 1990

Roy De Forest

Sale Date: June 30, 2013

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The Dog, 1975

Roy De Forest

The Dog, 1975

Sale Date: May 19, 2013

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Untitled #126, 1974

Roy De Forest

Untitled #126, 1974

Sale Date: April 2, 2013

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Untitled, 1979

Roy De Forest

Untitled, 1979

Sale Date: April 2, 2013

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Untitled, 1977

Roy De Forest

Untitled, 1977

Sale Date: April 2, 2013

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Untitled, 1972

Roy De Forest

Untitled, 1972

Sale Date: February 17, 2013

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Untitled, 1973

Roy De Forest

Untitled, 1973

Sale Date: January 20, 2013

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Primeval times

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Primeval times

Sale Date: December 8, 2012

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Birdland, 1993

Roy De Forest

Birdland, 1993

Sale Date: December 8, 2012

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Untitled, 1983–1985

Roy De Forest

Untitled, 1983–1985

Sale Date: November 17, 2012

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Untitled (2 works)

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Untitled (2 works)

Sale Date: November 16, 2012

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Untitled (Yellow dog with cross), 1978

Roy De Forest

Untitled (Yellow dog with cross), 1978

Sale Date: May 20, 2012

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Ship at Sea, 1970

Roy De Forest

Ship at Sea, 1970

Sale Date: May 18, 2012

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Drawing no. 125, 1974

Roy De Forest

Drawing no. 125, 1974

Sale Date: May 9, 2012

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Untitled (Dogs and horses), 1977

Roy De Forest

Untitled (Dogs and horses), 1977

Sale Date: March 30, 2012

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Untitled, 1964

Roy De Forest

Untitled, 1964

Sale Date: March 7, 2012

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Story of flight II, 1995

Roy De Forest

Story of flight II, 1995

Sale Date: February 12, 2012

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