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.
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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...
$2,250
H 39 in W 39 in D 0.1 in
"Play with Me" Figurative Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian
By Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Play with Me" Figurative Photography 39" x 39" in Edition 1/3 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Comes with COA issued by the ...
Photographic Paper
$1,350
H 24 in W 24 in D 0.1 in
"In the Garden 3" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian
By Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"In the Garden 3" Photography 24" x 24" inch Edition 1/15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Comes with COA issued by the ar...
Photographic Paper
$2,350
H 49 in W 39 in D 0.1 in
"Intensity" Photography 49" x 39" in Edition of 3 by Kseniya Vashchenko
By Kseniya Vashchenko
Located in Culver City, CA
"Intensity" Photography 49" x 39" in Edition of 3 by Kseniya Vashchenko Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the Artist Not framed. Ships rolled in tube. Av...
Digital Pigment
$1,755
H 23.63 in W 15.75 in
Balmain Couture - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
By Gérard Uféras
Located in Vienna, AT
A subtle gesture becomes the entire narrative in this refined photograph by Gérard Uféras. Focused on the delicate positioning of hands framed by intricately ruffled cuffs, the image...
Archival Pigment
$4,600
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.01 in
June 19th by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., Silver Gelatin Print, Photography
By Earlie Hudnall Jr.
Located in Denton, TX
June 19th by Earlie Hudnall, Jr., is a black and white photograph documenting a family's celebration of Juneteenth, the day in which the last of the enslaved people in Texas were tol...
Silver Gelatin
$11,000
H 24 in W 20 in
Salvador Dali, Janet Daly and the Recipient of a Kiss, New York 1979, Fine Art
By Roxanne Lowit
Located in Vienna, AT
Roxanne Lowit’s “Salvador Dalí, Janet Daly and A Recipient of a Kiss, New York, 1979” is a captivating work of limited edition fine art photography that captures the surreal glamour ...
Silver Gelatin
$1,700
H 24 in W 24 in D 1 in
"Play with Me" (FRAMED) Photography 24" x 24" in Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian
By Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Play with Me" (FRAMED) Photography 24" x 24" in Edition of 15 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Comes with COA issued by t...
Photographic Paper
$1,755
H 23.63 in W 15.75 in
Dior Haute Cotoure III - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
By Gérard Uféras
Located in Vienna, AT
This striking black-and-white photograph by Gérard Uféras is part of his celebrated Dior Haute Couture series from the 2000s, a body of work that offers an intimate perspective on th...
Archival Pigment
$2,500
H 30 in W 40 in
Gun, Brooklyn - Black and White Photograph, Graffiti and Young Man in Brooklyn
By Kirill Polevoy
Located in Chicago, IL
The photographer walks cities with his Leica camera capturing unexpected moments. His brand of street photography is sometimes poignant and sometimes hum...
Archival Pigment
James Lewin - We Walk As One, 2025, Printed After
By James Lewin
Located in Greenwich, CT
Available sizes: 18” x 30” - Edition of 8 28” x 46” - Edition of 8 38” x 62” - Edition of 6 48” x 79” - Edition of 6 "Wildlife fine art photographer and conservationist, James Lewin...
Archival Pigment
$1,755
H 23.63 in W 15.75 in
Dior Haute Couture II - Limited Edition Fine Art Photography
By Gérard Uféras
Located in Vienna, AT
Renowned French photographer Gérard Uféras is celebrated for his ability to capture the quiet, in-between moments that often go unnoticed. In this refined composition, he turns his l...
Archival Pigment
$9,000
H 27.5 in W 39.37 in D 0.1 in
All the others in me (New York) Performance photography color portrait
By Maria José Arjona
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The body, in opposition to this language system and ironically living it, speaks through organs, plays with images, sounds, smells, textures, mixtures, everything reacts, absorbs and...
Black and White, Giclée, Archival Pigment
Doctor and Nurse, Diptych
By Cindy Sherman
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Throughout her illustrious and dynamic career, Cindy Sherman has impersonated a vast number of female characters ranging from weary bus passengers to haughty society ladies. There i...
Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
UNTITLED (ICE SKATER)
By Cindy Sherman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand-signed & numbered by the artist. Gelatin silver print. Edition: 20/100. Sheet size 9.75 x 8 inches. Image size 7 x 4.75 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Frame size approx ...
Paper, Silver Gelatin
Untitled (Ice Skater)
By Cindy Sherman
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand-signed & numbered by the artist. Gelatin silver print. Edition: 20/100. Photograph size 9.75 x 8 inches. Custom frame size 16 x 12 inches. The photograph is in excellent con...
Paper, Silver Gelatin
Untitled
By Cindy Sherman
Located in Houston, TX
Cindy Sherman Untitled, 1991 Duo-tone from photo-engraved plates 11 7/16 x 11 15/16 inches ed. 125