Roy De Forest

Wise Horse's Dream
1972

A vibrant and abstract painting featuring a central figure with exaggerated yellow hair and red lips, surrounded by various animals including a dark horse, several dogs, and a pink dotted creature. The background is a collage of colorful patterns, graffiti-like scribbles, and whimsical shapes, creating a dreamlike and chaotic atmosphere.

A vibrant and abstract painting featuring a central figure with exaggerated yellow hair and red lips, surrounded by various animals including a dark horse, several dogs, and a pink dotted creature. The background is a collage of colorful patterns, graffiti-like scribbles, and whimsical shapes, creating a dreamlike and chaotic atmosphere.

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Date
1972

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Acrylic and oil stick on canvas, with wooden frame

Dimensions
Overall: 60 × 66 1/4in. (152.4 × 168.3 cm)

Accession number
73.29a-b

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Roy De Forest / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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