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Cindy Sherman Photography

American, b. 1954

One of the most influential American contemporary photographers, Cindy Sherman has centered her work on transformation. In self-portraits that evoke the tropes of cinema and advertising, she has transformed herself to experiment with ideas of identity, particularly related to the expectations for women. Sherman is one of the most significant artists of the Pictures Generation, a group of artists who have utilized appropriation and montage to reveal the constructed nature of images, including Richard Prince, Barbara Kruger, David Salle and Robert Longo.

Sherman was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, in 1954. Growing up in Long Beach, she was immersed in the television and film culture of the era — the Cold War, nuclear bombs, capitalism and the increasing onslaught of images selling an ever-growing array of commercial products. In 1972, she attended the State University of New York in Buffalo and majored in painting, but she became enthralled with photography and switched her major, graduating in 1976. 

Shortly after graduation, she began to work on one of her best-known series, the “Untitled Film Stills.” For the 70 black-and-white photographs that mimic publicity stills used to advertise movies, she was both the photographer and the subject. The work debuted in 1980 to critical acclaim and international recognition.

During the 1980s, Sherman began to shoot with color film and use prosthetics and stage makeup. She explored the grotesque and malevolent by creating photographs portraying eating disorders, insanity and death. Her work further focused on how society maintains and perpetuates stereotypical roles for women. 

Her manipulation of identity through images has influenced many photographers, including Ryan Trecartin, Lisa Yuskavage and Tracey Ullman. In 2000, Sherman’s work was exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. In 2012, the Museum of Modern Art in New York held a retrospective of her work. The National Portrait Gallery in London held a retrospective in 2019. 

Major museums around the world have collected her work, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Tate Modern in London and the Art Institute of Chicago. Her photographs frequently fetch record prices at auction.

On 1stdibs, find Cindy Sherman’s photography, prints and multiples, mixed media and more.

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Artist: Cindy Sherman
The Nine Lives of Cindy, porcelain plate & official COA in box Lt Edition of 100
By Cindy Sherman
Located in New York, NY
Cindy Sherman The Nine Lives of Cindy, 2019 Printed Bone Porcelain 12 1/2 in diameter Limited Edition of 100 Plate signed verso and also accompanied by plate signed documentation card/official Certificate of Authenticity In original box Produced exclusively for the National Portrait Gallery in the United Kingdom on the occasion of the 2019 Cindy Sherman exhibition which also traveled to the Vancouver Art Gallery. Acquired directly from the National Portrait Gallery before it sold out. Cindy Sherman Biography: Born in 1954 in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Cindy Sherman lives and works in New York NY. Her ground-breaking photographs have interrogated themes around representation and identity in contemporary media for over four decades. Coming to prominence in the late 1970s with the Pictures Generation group alongside artists such as Sherrie Levine, Richard Prince and Louise Lawler, Sherman studied art at Buffalo State College in 1972 where she turned her attention to photography. In 1977, shortly after moving to New York, Sherman began her critically acclaimed Untitled Film Stills. A suite of 69 black and white portraits, Untitled Film Stills sees Sherman impersonate a myriad of stereotypical female characters and caricatures inspired by Hollywood pictures, film noir, and B movies. Using a range of costumes, props and backdrops to manipulate her own appearance and to create photographs resembling promotional film images, the series explores the tension between artifice and identity in consumer culture which has preoccupied the artist’s practice ever since. Sherman continued to channel and reconstruct familiar personas known to the collective psyche, often in unsettling ways. In 1981, the artist created her Centerfolds, a series of photographic double spreads inspired by men’s erotic magazines...
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2010s Contemporary Cindy Sherman Photography

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Ceramic, Porcelain, Paper, Mixed Media, Screen

Cindy Sherman, Untitled 103 - Signed Print from 1999, Contemporary Photography
By Cindy Sherman
Located in Hamburg, DE
Cindy Sherman (American, b. 1954) Untitled #103, 1982 Medium: Offset lithograph on paper Dimensions: 101 × 65 cm (39¾ h × 25½ w in) Edition size: Unknown (presumably 100 to 200) Mark...
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20th Century Contemporary Cindy Sherman Photography

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Untitled
By Cindy Sherman
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Since the late 1970s Cindy Sherman has donned an array of personas, disguises and costumes to explore how woman are perceived, presented and judged in Western culture. As a young c...
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1970s Post-Modern Cindy Sherman Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Untitled (Pregnant Woman), Signed Limited Edition Color Coupler Print
By Cindy Sherman
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Since the late 1970's Cindy Sherman has donned an array of personas, disguises and costumes to explore how woman are perceived, presented and judged in Western culture. In this ico...
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2010s Conceptual Cindy Sherman Photography

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C Print

Cindy Sherman - UNTITLED #414 (CLOWNS. 2003) Limited Skate Modern Photography
By Cindy Sherman
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Cindy Sherman - UNTITLED #414 (CLOWNS. 2003) Date of creation: 2022 Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood Edition: 50 Size: 80 x 20 cm (each skate) Condition: In mint conditio...
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2010s Modern Cindy Sherman Photography

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Mrs. Claus
By Cindy Sherman
Located in New York, NY
Created by Cindy Sherman in 1990, Mrs. Claus is an original chromogenic print that is hand-signed and dated on the verso from an edition of 125, measuring 14 x 11 in. (36 x 28 cm), u...
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20th Century Cindy Sherman Photography

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Untitled
By Cindy Sherman
Located in New York, NY
Color photograph (Edition of 300) 39 x 30 inches, sheet 28 x 19.5 inches, image This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Artist Cindy Sherman employs makeup,...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Cindy Sherman Photography

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Untitled (Madonna), Cindy Sherman
By Cindy Sherman
Located in New York, NY
An iconic and remarkably beautiful black and white image, Cindy Sherman’s self-portrait was printed in 1997 from a negative the artist took in 1975.  Thi...
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20th Century Contemporary Cindy Sherman Photography

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Line Up Series
By Cindy Sherman
Located in New York, NY
Cindy Sherman Untitled Black and White from Line Up series, 1977/2011 black and white photograph image, 9 x 6 inches paper, 10 x 8 inches Edition of 20, 4...
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1970s Contemporary Cindy Sherman Photography

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Find a wide variety of authentic Cindy Sherman photography available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Cindy Sherman in silver gelatin print, maple, screen print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Cindy Sherman photography, so small editions measuring 7 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Tom Baril, Christina McPhee, and Bill Jacobson. Cindy Sherman photography prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $3,288 and tops out at $19,800, while the average work can sell for $7,075.
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    Cindy Sherman is known for her self-portraits. Over the course of her career, she has produced many photographs of herself in various costumes to make statements about gender stereotypes and other social issues. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Cindy Sherman photographic art.
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    Cindy Sherman is an American photographer known for creating outlandish portraits that often depicted sexual stereotypes and commented on social role-playing. You can shop a selection of Cindy Sherman pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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    Cindy Sherman's most famous piece is arguably her “Untitled Film Stills.” The American artist produced this series of 70 black-and-white photographs between 1977 and 1980. Each image shows Sherman in the guise of an actress playing a role in an arthouse film or B-movie. On 1stDibs, explore a diverse assortment of Cindy Sherman art.

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