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)

The cowboy live, 1981

Roy De Forest

The cowboy live, 1981

Sale Date: October 7, 2009

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Untitled-Big dog, 1978

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Untitled-Big dog, 1978

Sale Date: August 16, 2009

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Untitled-Carnival

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Untitled-Carnival

Sale Date: July 12, 2009

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Untitled, 1983

Roy De Forest

Untitled, 1983

Sale Date: December 10, 2008

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Untitled #148, 1974

Roy De Forest

Untitled #148, 1974

Sale Date: January 14, 2009

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Untitled #212 (+ A companion drawing, Irgr;..., 1970

Roy De Forest

Untitled #212 (+ A companion drawing, Irgr;..., 1970

Sale Date: January 14, 2009

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Untitled, 1970

Roy De Forest

Untitled, 1970

Sale Date: November 18, 2008

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Untitled (Dogs), 1981

Roy De Forest

Untitled (Dogs), 1981

Sale Date: November 5, 2008

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Untitled, 1985

Roy De Forest

Untitled, 1985

Sale Date: September 7, 2008

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A brick jetliner over the Guatemalen jungle, , 1973

Roy De Forest

A brick jetliner over the Guatemalen jungle, , 1973

Sale Date: September 10, 2008

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Portrait of Allan Adams on dog, 1979

Roy De Forest

Portrait of Allan Adams on dog, 1979

Sale Date: May 17, 2008

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Untitled, 1970

Roy De Forest

Untitled, 1970

Sale Date: May 5, 2008

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Title unknown

Roy De Forest

Title unknown

Sale Date: December 12, 2007

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Untitled, 1978

Roy De Forest

Untitled, 1978

Sale Date: November 6, 2007

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Untitled - Four figures, 1985

Roy De Forest

Untitled - Four figures, 1985

Sale Date: July 10, 2007

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Untitled #212 (+ another; 2 works), 1970

Roy De Forest

Untitled #212 (+ another; 2 works), 1970

Sale Date: July 10, 2007

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Untitled, pl. 4 (from The portfolio 10 West..., 1967

Roy De Forest

Untitled, pl. 4 (from The portfolio 10 West..., 1967

Sale Date: May 23, 2007

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Untitled, 1968

Roy De Forest

Untitled, 1968

Sale Date: May 22, 2007

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Airplane drawing, 1993

Roy De Forest

Airplane drawing, 1993

Sale Date: May 22, 2007

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Untitled, 1979

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Untitled, 1979

Sale Date: May 22, 2007

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Untitled, 1965

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Untitled, 1965

Sale Date: March 7, 2007

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Untitled, 1970

Roy De Forest

Untitled, 1970

Sale Date: March 7, 2007

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The dual world of Alfred Katz, 1971

Roy De Forest

The dual world of Alfred Katz, 1971

Sale Date: March 7, 2007

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A little love creates an electric aire

Roy De Forest

A little love creates an electric aire

Sale Date: March 7, 2007

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