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Auction archive: Lot number 358

Cindy Sherman

Estimate
US$6,000 - US$9,000
Price realised:
US$6,250
Auction archive: Lot number 358

Cindy Sherman

Estimate
US$6,000 - US$9,000
Price realised:
US$6,250
Beschreibung:

Cindy Sherman Untitled (Doctor and Nurse) 1980-87 Gelatin silver print diptych, on semi-gloss double weight photo paper, with full margins. both I. 7 5/8 x 5 5/8 in. (19.4 x 14.3 cm) both S. (10 x 7 7/8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm) Both signed, dated '1980-7' and numbered 41/125 in pencil on the reverse (there were also 15 artist's proofs), both framed.
Artist Bio Cindy Sherman American • 1954 Seminal to the Pictures Generation as well as contemporary photography and performance art, Cindy Sherman is a powerhouse art practitioner. Wily and beguiling, Sherman's signature mode of art making involves transforming herself into a litany of characters, historical and fictional, that cross the lines of gender and culture. She startled contemporary art when, in 1977, she published a series of untitled film stills. Through mise-en-scène​ and movie-like make-up and costume, Sherman treats each photograph as a portrait, though never one of herself. She embodies her characters even if only for the image itself. Presenting subversion through mimicry, against tableaus of mass media and image-based messages of pop culture, Sherman takes on both art history and the art world. Though a shape-shifter, Sherman has become an art world celebrity in her own right. The subject of solo retrospectives across the world, including a blockbuster showing at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and a frequent exhibitor at the Venice Biennale among other biennials, Sherman holds an inextricable place in contemporary art history. View More Works

Auction archive: Lot number 358
Auction:
Datum:
18 Apr 2017
Auction house:
Phillips
New York
Beschreibung:

Cindy Sherman Untitled (Doctor and Nurse) 1980-87 Gelatin silver print diptych, on semi-gloss double weight photo paper, with full margins. both I. 7 5/8 x 5 5/8 in. (19.4 x 14.3 cm) both S. (10 x 7 7/8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm) Both signed, dated '1980-7' and numbered 41/125 in pencil on the reverse (there were also 15 artist's proofs), both framed.
Artist Bio Cindy Sherman American • 1954 Seminal to the Pictures Generation as well as contemporary photography and performance art, Cindy Sherman is a powerhouse art practitioner. Wily and beguiling, Sherman's signature mode of art making involves transforming herself into a litany of characters, historical and fictional, that cross the lines of gender and culture. She startled contemporary art when, in 1977, she published a series of untitled film stills. Through mise-en-scène​ and movie-like make-up and costume, Sherman treats each photograph as a portrait, though never one of herself. She embodies her characters even if only for the image itself. Presenting subversion through mimicry, against tableaus of mass media and image-based messages of pop culture, Sherman takes on both art history and the art world. Though a shape-shifter, Sherman has become an art world celebrity in her own right. The subject of solo retrospectives across the world, including a blockbuster showing at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and a frequent exhibitor at the Venice Biennale among other biennials, Sherman holds an inextricable place in contemporary art history. View More Works

Auction archive: Lot number 358
Auction:
Datum:
18 Apr 2017
Auction house:
Phillips
New York
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