Roy De Forest, CAT, 2000

Roy De Forest, CAT, 2000

Roy De Forest
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Roy De Forest

CAT, 2000

From the series Patrick Eddington Cat Project
Acrylic on Vinyl (Signed/Titled/Dated) Framed
7 3/4 × 7 1/5 in
19.7 × 18.3 cm
 
Photographs don't do justice to this exquisite piece. It's in an artist made and painted frame, and it has thick gobs of paint all across the sides and is really an exquisite and impressive and entirely unique cat painting - with terrific provenance. Provenance: Estate of Patrick Eddington. Patrick Eddington was a Utah school teacher who had the improbable idea of writing to his favorite artists and asking them to draw or paint pictures of cats. “This project is a labor of love," Eddington wrote of his endeavor in a 2004 letter. “It will culminate as a large book and traveling exhibition. It will also help Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. I’ve asked individuals I admire to create cat-related works. They are not the typical cat images but creative works.” One of the artists Eddington approached was the immensely popular Roy de Forest, most famous for his portraits of dogs. This wonderful cat portrait, in the same pose as that of Kings, Queens and statesmen -- is de Forest's contribution to this worthy and quixotic project. A Roy de Forest cat portrait is rare and desirable -- all the more so with such superb provenance and back story. A must have for collectors of Roy de Forest - and for cat (and I daresay all pet) lovers. Patrick Eddington passed away in early 2016 and his vision was, unfortunately, never realized. Nonetheless, artists like Keith Haring, Joel Peter Witkin, William T. Wiley Roy de Forest, Kiki Smith, Marcel Dzama and many others were amused and inspired by the project - and agreed to participate.
 
Signature: Signed and titled on the verso
 
 
Provenance: 

Estate of Patrick Eddington. Patrick Eddington was a Utah school teacher who had the improbable idea of writing to his favorite artists and asking them to draw or paint pictures of cats. “This project is a labor of love,” Eddington wrote of his endeavor in a 2004 letter. “It will culminate as a large book and traveling exhibition. It will also help Best Friends Animal Sanctuary. I’ve asked individuals I admire to create cat-related works. They are not the typical cat images but creative works.”

Eddington passed away earlier this year, and his vision was, unfortunately, never realized. Nonetheless, artists like Roy de Forest, Kiki Smith, Marcel Dzama and many others participated.

Series: Patrick Eddington Cat Project

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