Roy De Forest
American · 1930–2007 · Painter, Sculptor
Roy De Forest was an American painter, sculptor, and teacher. He was involved in both the Funk art and Nut art movements in the Bay Area of California. De Forest's art is known… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
Cabin FeverBonhams · $64,000≈ £51,336≈ €59,629Sign up to see
The Black Dog BluesLos Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · $52,920≈ £41,917≈ €48,959Sign up to see
A Midwestern WindowBonhams · $25,600≈ £19,451≈ €22,575Sign up to see
Roy De Forest’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Coming up at auction
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Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Price trend
5 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 10 | 10 | 100% | $24.4kSign up | $20kSign up | $64kSign up |
| Acrylic | 7 | 7 | 100% | $27.4kSign up | $23kSign up | $64kSign up |
| Mixed media | 3 | 3 | 100% | $17.3kSign up | $20kSign up | $20kSign up |
| Works on paper | 37 | 31 | 84% | $6kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $17.9kSign up |
| Pastel | 14 | 13 | 93% | $6.4kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $16.5kSign up |
| Drawing | 5 | 4 | 80% | $2.7kSign up | $2.9kSign up | $4.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 31 | 31 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $813Sign up | $7.2kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $1.7kSign up | $1.7kSign up |
| Lithograph | 28 | 28 | 100% | $1.2kSign up | $788Sign up | $7.2kSign up |
| Screenprint | 1 | 1 | 100% | $416Sign up | $416Sign up | $416Sign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4.8kSign up | $4.8kSign up | $4.8kSign up |
| Other | 4 | 3 | 75% | $9.7kSign up | $13.8kSign up | $14.3kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | 7 | $9.2kSign up |
| 2025 | 12 | 11 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2024 | 8 | 8 | $7.4kSign up |
| 2023 | 7 | 6 | $3.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 9 | 9 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 11 | 11 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2020 | 2 | 2 | $765Sign up |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | $840Sign up |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | $10.6kSign up |
| 2016 | 5 | 5 | $5kSign up |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | $625Sign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2013 | 7 | 6 | $463Sign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $500Sign up |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2006 | 3 | 2 | $9.4kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $416Sign up |