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 - Walking, 1987

Roy De Forest

Untitled - Walking, 1987

Sale Date: August 25, 2015

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Steamship of Fate, 1969

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Steamship of Fate, 1969

Sale Date: July 22, 2015

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Untitled, 1978

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Untitled, 1978

Sale Date: June 29, 2015

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The Ambush, 1976

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The Ambush, 1976

Sale Date: March 31, 2015

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Man with a top hat and a wood fire

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Man with a top hat and a wood fire

Sale Date: March 22, 2015

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The Story of Flight II

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The Story of Flight II

Sale Date: February 22, 2015

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Untitled, 1983

Roy De Forest

Untitled, 1983

Sale Date: October 13, 2014

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Untitled, 1978

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Untitled, 1978

Sale Date: October 13, 2014

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Untitled, 1983

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Untitled, 1983

Sale Date: October 25, 2014

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Drawing No. 65 (Man with bumps), 1979

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Drawing No. 65 (Man with bumps), 1979

Sale Date: October 7, 2014

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Untitled

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Sale Date: May 12, 2014

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Dog Drawing

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Sale Date: April 27, 2014

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Untitled, 1975

Roy De Forest

Untitled, 1975

Sale Date: March 30, 2014

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Untitled (Airplane), 1990–1994

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Untitled (Airplane), 1990–1994

Sale Date: April 1, 2014

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In the Great Smokies, 1992

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In the Great Smokies, 1992

Sale Date: April 1, 2014

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The Campfire; The Painter; Cavemen and Flying...

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The Campfire; The Painter; Cavemen and Flying...

Sale Date: March 11, 2014

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Man in Green; Man in Red; Three Blue Figures , 1951

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Man in Green; Man in Red; Three Blue Figures , 1951

Sale Date: February 16, 2014

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Untitled, 1988

Roy De Forest

Untitled, 1988

Sale Date: January 26, 2014

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Untitled, 1986

Roy De Forest

Untitled, 1986

Sale Date: December 8, 2013

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Untitled (Man at campfire with dog and horse), 1987

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Untitled (Man at campfire with dog and horse), 1987

Sale Date: November 10, 2013

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Dog, 1990

Roy De Forest

Sale Date: November 10, 2013

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Multi Color Abstraction and Abstract Cow (2 works)

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Multi Color Abstraction and Abstract Cow (2 works)

Sale Date: October 6, 2013

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Abstraction in Green, Blue + Black, Abstract , 1952

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Abstraction in Green, Blue + Black, Abstract , 1952

Sale Date: October 6, 2013

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The Great Shys Drawing, 1974

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The Great Shys Drawing, 1974

Sale Date: October 21, 2013

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