Derek Fordjour

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American | 1974

Derek Fordjour is an American Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1974.

How much does a Derek Fordjour cost?

Derek Fordjour's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 688 USD to 1,143,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is Derek Fordjour's most expensive painting?

Since 2017 the record price for this artist at auction is 1,143,000 USD for Twelve Tribes, sold at Phillips New York in 2024.

Where can I see Derek Fordjour's works?

Their work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Tang Museum in Saratoga Springs. Numerous key galleries and museums such as David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles have featured Derek Fordjour's work in the past.

Derek Fordjour in the news

Derek Fordjour has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Frieze Magazine in October 2025.

Featured for Sale

Major Double Cross ,2023

By Derek Fordjour

Christie's New York

Couplet 20 ,2017

By Derek Fordjour

Bonhams New York

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Notable Lots

Single Pivot Turn ,2018

By Derek Fordjour

+75%

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Regatta Pattern Study ,2020

By Derek Fordjour

+32%

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Yellow Horn ,2017

By Derek Fordjour

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Couplet 20 ,2017

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Major Double Cross ,2023

By Derek Fordjour

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Two Point Bend ,2019

By Derek Fordjour

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Regatta Pattern Study ,2020

By Derek Fordjour

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Magic, Mystery & Legerdemain - Derek Fordjour

Magic, Mystery & Legerdemain ,26

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Current Exhibitions

Portals of Remembrance

Art in the Parks

New York | USA

17 May, 2025 - 30 Apr, 2026

See It Now: Contemporary Art from the Ann and Mel Schaffer Collection

Tang Museum

Saratoga Springs | New York | USA

13 Sep, 2025 - 04 Jan, 2026

Past Exhibitions

Intrigue

Tilton Gallery

Upper East Side | New York | USA

23 Jan, 2025 - 08 Mar, 2025

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Articles

Derek Fordjour Pays Homage to Black Artistry

Frieze Magazine 09 Oct, 2025

At David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles, a nighttime exhibition with live musical performance celebrates the creative legacies of Black Americans.

Los Angeles art exhibitions: the best shows to see in October 2025

Wallpaper 25 Sep, 2025

Read our pick of the best Los Angeles art exhibitions to see this month, from the biennial exhibition 鈥楳ade in L.A. 2025.鈥�, to celebrating 50 years of the Norton Simon Museum.

Derek Fordjour "Nightsong" @ David Kordanksy, Los Angeles

JUXTAPOZ 23 Sep, 2025

David Kordansky Gallery is pleased to present聽Nightsong, its second solo exhibition by Derek Fordjour, on view through October 11, 2025.

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鈥� ..Fordjour questions notions of rewards and sanctions, merit and demerit, outcomes, potential and power... 鈥�
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Jack Bell Gallery

鈥� ..Fordjour鈥檚 interests lie within the sociological motivations embedded within these theoretical assumptions... 鈥�
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Luce Gallery

鈥� ..Making playful use of the word 鈥渟alon,鈥� Fordjour points to the cultural potency of the barbershop in daily life as well as art history... 鈥�
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Night Gallery

鈥� ..Taken together, Fordjour鈥檚 lush and textured paintings amount to a comprehensive worldview, shifting scales from the communal to the individual to the pastoral... 鈥�
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Night Gallery

鈥� ..Now, Fordjour presents his most ambitious coal sculptures to date... 鈥�
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Luce Gallery

Derek Fordjour

How much does a Derek Fordjour cost?

What is Derek Fordjour's most expensive painting?

Where can I see Derek Fordjour's works?

Derek Fordjour in the news

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