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Vasari Codex · Artist Status Report
Roy De Forest
American · 1930–2007
56
52–67 bandDiscovery profile: fair visibility
Descriptive Codex signal report built from ranking, institutional history, representation, auction records, high-quality press, audience attention, and current activity. Generated May 9, 2026.
Overall56
Composite Codex score
Institutional60
Museums/acquisitions may be sparse
Market46
Thin auction dataset expected
Momentum20
Recent activity and interest
Representation12
Gallery and exhibition traction
Codex Rank#4,434Established
Exhibitions00 current · 0 upcoming
Museum Signal3636 acquisitions · 0 exhibitions
Core Median$17.9KPaintings · 7 priced
Sell-through78%Top house: Christie's
Signal summary
Roy De Forest: fair visibility. Auction and institutional fields are sparse, so this report emphasizes traction signals rather than market depth.
Observed evidence: 1 tracked fair/biennial appearance.
Data gaps: No high-quality tracked press in the last 12 months.
Data gaps: No high-quality tracked press in the last 12 months.
Representation
- No current primary representation recordedNo active gallery relationship in Codex
Institutional holdings
Art Institute of ChicagoHammer MuseumLos Angeles County Museum of ArtLowe Art MuseumSan Francisco Museum of Modern ArtWhitney Museum of American Art
Recent Exhibitions
- No exhibition history recordedConfirm manually before using externally
Market profile
Category-aware market read: Paintings median: $17.9K (7 priced); Works on paper median: $4.0K (2 priced); Editioned prints median: $960 (1 priced). Sell-through: 78%. Historical record: $94.5K at Christie's (Jul 18, 2025).
Annual median hammer price, USD
$61.6K$30.8K$0
Education & awards
- No education/prize records in CodexCheck CV and gallery documentation
Press Signals
- No recent high-quality tracked pressReport press signal shows tier-3/4 sources with substantive artist coverage
Publications
- No publications trackedNo monographs or catalogs recorded in Codex
Selected works
Top five visible works from each Codex selected-works category, ordered by the same priority used on the artist profile.
Museum Acquisitions
Top 5 of 10
Previous Sales
Top 5 of 25
For Sale
Top 5 of 12
Codex reports are descriptive data summaries, not appraisals, recommendations, or investment advice. Data coverage varies by source; confirm provenance, condition, availability, representation status, and comparable pricing before external presentation or transaction decisions.