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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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...
Offset
$216Sale Price|52% Off
1997 Office Killer Yellow Offset Print, Unframed, 39.75x27
By Cindy Sherman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 39.75 x 27 inches ( 100.965 x 68.58 cm ) Image Size: 39.75 x 27 inches ( 100.965 x 68.58 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B-: Good Condition, Signs of Handling and Age Additional Details: Poster for the 1997 American comedy-horror film directed by Cindy Sherman. Starring Carol Kane, David Thornton and Molly Ringwald...
Offset
$720Sale Price|20% Off
Cindy Sherman 1985 Exhibition Poster - Offset Print Photography
By Cindy Sherman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 33 x 23.25 inches ( 83.82 x 59.055 cm ) Image Size: 18 x 11.75 inches ( 45.72 x 29.845 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B-: Good Condition, Signs of Handling and Age Additional Details: Original exhibition poster for Cindy Sherman...
Offset
Cindy Sherman Bomb Magazine 1983 (advertisement)
By Cindy Sherman
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Cindy Sherman Bomb Magazine 1983: A rare advertisement/promotional card featuring photography by Cindy Sherman in conjunction with Bomb Magazine. Dimensions: 11 x 15 inches. Medium...
Offset
$1,250
H 12.5 in W 9.75 in D 0.75 in
Cornucopia (limited edition hardback monograph hand signed by Damien Hirst)
By Damien Hirst
Located in New York, NY
Damien Hirst Cornucopia, 2010 Limited edition hardback monograph (hand signed by Damien Hirst) Hand signed in ink by Damien Hirst on the first front end page 12 1/2 × 9 3/4 × 3/4 inches This limited edition illustrated hardback monograph, with no dust jacket, exactly as issued, was published on the occasion of the artist's show at Musee Oceanographique de Monaco in April 2010, 'Cornucopia' celebrates Hirst's paintings and sculptures from 1994-2009." This book was gifted by Damien Hirst to a member of an American Rock & Roll band that Hirst befriended. Stated Limited Edition of 2000 (unnumbered) About the book: Publisher: Musée Océanographique de Monaco, 2010 Text: English / French. 160 pgs with color illustrations Limited Edition: 2000 (the regular edition is not signed; this was exceptionally hand signed by Hirst) About Damien Hirst: People are afraid of change, so you create a kind of belief for them through repetition. It’s like breathing. I’ve always been drawn to series and pairs. A unique thing is quite a frightening object. —Damien Hirst Since emerging onto the international art scene in the late 1980s, Damien Hirst has created installations, sculptures, paintings, and drawings that examine the complex relationships between art and beauty, religion and science, and life and death. From serialized paintings of multicolored spots to animal specimens...
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
Anish Kapoor, Breathing Blue, 2020
By Anish Kapoor
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Anish Kapoor, Breathing Blue, 2020 Offset lithograph on 350gsm paper 11.81 H x 16.54 W in 30.0 H x 42.0 W cm Hand numbered (verso) - edition 40/1...
Paper, Offset
$5,000
H 29 in W 20.9 in
Murakami print - Champagne Supernova Blue (2013) - Unframed, Last Piece
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an original Murakami limited edition offset print, signed and numbered. This beautiful print has a silver sheen (contrasting texture from the flower prints) interspersed amid...
Offset
$13,600
H 10.5 in W 14 in D 0.5 in
Scarce Lt. Ed. Monograph (book) hand signed and numbered by Jean-Michel Basquiat
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in New York, NY
This is a lifetime edition - hand signed and numbered by Jean-Michel Basquiat himself in Basquiat's lifetime. Many younger collectors don't appreciate the difference between the num...
Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
$1,800
H 12.5 in W 9.75 in D 1.25 in
Roy Lichtenstein - Hardback monograph book autographed signed by Pop artist
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in New York, NY
Roy Lichtenstein (after) Hardback monograph of drawings and prints autographed by artist, 1973 Hardback Monograph. Hand signed, inscribed and dated...
Offset
Jonas Wood (after), Large Shelf Still Life, Poster, 2017
By Jonas Wood
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Large Shelf Still Life Offset Lithograph Poster 2017 Excellent condition. The back of the print has the artist's name, title, date and exhibition on the reverse. 23 × 23 in (58.5 × 58.5 cm). Notes: Executed in 2017, this piece is from an edition of unknown size and is published on the occasion of Shio Kusaka...
Lithograph, Offset
$1,200
H 22.75 in W 18.25 in
Lt Ed Hand SIGNED Book: Mario Testino Private View Bi-Lingual (Chinese-English)
By Mario Testino
Located in New York, NY
Mario Testino Private View Bi-Lingual (Chinese-English), hand signed and stamp numbered, 2012 Limited Collector's Edition Hardback Monograph with Lenticular Cover portrait of Lady Ga...
Plastic, Paper, Acrylic Polymer, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
$3,500
H 4 in W 6 in
Art Card: Robert Rauschenberg, Creek, 1964 Hand Signed offset postcard, Framed
By Robert Rauschenberg
Located in New York, NY
Offset lithograph card Provenance: Collection of Dan Pope, CBS News photographer who amassed an impressive collection of signed artist cards during the 1980s-1990s, acquired directly...
Lithograph, Offset
$880
H 9.75 in W 11.5 in D 0.75 in
Hardback Monograph: Alex Katz in Maine (hand signed and dated by Alex Katz)
By Alex Katz
Located in New York, NY
Alex Katz in Maine, 2005 Hardback monograph (hand signed and dated by Alex Katz) Boldly signed and dated 6.9.10 by Alex Katz on the first front end page 9 3/4 × 11 1/2 × 3/4 inches T...
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
$20,000
H 11.5 in W 9.5 in D 0.3 in
To Earl and Camilla Love Andy Warhol unique heart drawing in monograph Signed 2x
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol To Earl and Camilla, Love Andy Warhol, 1979 Original Heart Drawing held in hardcover book with unique dedication to Earl and Camilla McGrath (Signed Twice by Andy Warhol)...
Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset
$775
H 13.5 in W 10 in D 2 in
Lavishly illustrated 592 page monograph (hand signed by Jeff Koons)
By Jeff Koons
Located in New York, NY
Jeff Koons Lavishly illustrated 592 page monograph (hand signed by Jeff Koons), 2009 Hardback monograph with dust jacket (hand signed by Jeff Koons) Boldly signed and dated 12/1/14 o...
Paper, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Lithograph, Offset, Board
$215
H 31.7 in W 22.64 in D 0.04 in
Tage Danielsson - Vintage Poster by Marcin Jan Mroszczak - 1974
Located in Roma, IT
Tage Danielsson is an original poster realized by Marcin Jan Mroszczak (Katowice, 1950) in 1974. Good condition. Hand-signed and dated. Marcin Jan Mroszczak (born January 10, 1950...
Paper, Offset
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H 32 in W 24 in
Hamptons International Film Festival poster (hand signed and inscribed) RARE!
By Cindy Sherman
Located in New York, NY
Cindy Sherman Hamptons International Film Festival poster (hand signed and inscribed by Cindy Sherman), 2006 Offset lithograph poster Bold signature and inscription in black marker by Cindy Sherman on the front 32 × 24 inches Unframed This print was made for the 14th Hamptons International Film Festival from October 18-22, 2006. It was boldly inscribed in black marker to Peter by Cindy Sherman. Publisher: Hamptons International Film Festival 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...
Felt Pen, Lithograph, Offset
Untitled #114 By Cindy Sherman
By Cindy Sherman
Located in Dubai, Dubai
Untitled #114 By Cindy Sherman Cindy Sherman is a renowned American photographer and conceptual artist, widely celebrated for her ground breaking work in contemporary art. Best kn...
Paper, Lithograph
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H 33 in W 23.25 in
Cindy Sherman at Kunsthaus Bregen (Limited Edition hand signed by Cindy Sherman)
By Cindy Sherman
Located in New York, NY
Cindy Sherman Limited Edition Offset Lithograph on 200g Profisilk paper 33 × 23 1/4 inches Edition of 200 Limited Edition Offset Lithograph on 200g Profisilk paper Hand signed in re...
Offset, Lithograph, Felt Pen
Cindy Sherman Vinyl Record Art
By Cindy Sherman
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Cindy Sherman Vinyl Record Art 2007: Off-set print on vinyl record. 12 x 12 inches. Excellent Condition. Published by Visionaire Fashion from a limi...
Plastic, Offset
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H 39.75 in W 25.5 in D 0.1 in
1982 Cindy Sherman 'Untitled #103' Photography Blue, Black Offset Lithograph
By Cindy Sherman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 39.75 x 25.5 inches ( 100.965 x 64.77 cm ) Image Size: 37 x 25 inches ( 93.98 x 63.5 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B: Very Good Condition, with signs of handling or age Addi...
Offset
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H 39.5 in W 27.5 in D 0.1 in
2000 Cindy Sherman 'Hasselblad Center' Contemporary Black & White Offset Lithogr
By Cindy Sherman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 39.5 x 27.5 inches ( 100.33 x 69.85 cm ) Image Size: 18.5 x 24.5 inches ( 46.99 x 62.23 cm ) Framed: NoCondition: A-: Near Mint, very light signs of handling Additional D...
Offset
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H 33 in W 23.5 in D 0.1 in
1999 Cindy Sherman 'Untitled #314E 1994' Red Offset Lithograph
By Cindy Sherman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 33 x 23.5 inches ( 83.82 x 59.69 cm ) Image Size: 33 x 23.5 inches ( 83.82 x 59.69 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B: Very Good Condition, with signs of handling or age ...
Offset
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H 33 in W 23.5 in D 0.1 in
1997 Cindy Sherman 'Untitled Film Still #6' Offset Lithograph
By Cindy Sherman
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 33 x 23.5 inches ( 83.82 x 59.69 cm ) Image Size: 27.5 x 18.5 inches ( 69.85 x 46.99 cm ) Framed: No Condition: B: Very Good Condition, with signs of handling or age ...
Offset
Marilyn
By Cindy Sherman
Located in Washington , DC, DC
This Cindy Sherman Marilyn print was included in a jubilee anniversary portfolio by Schirmer Mossel and features the artist representing the cultural icon Marilyn Monroe. It is in ex...
Lithograph
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H 30.91 in W 25.6 in D 1.46 in
Untitled (Self-Portrait with Sun Tan), Contemporary Art, Conceptual Art
By Cindy Sherman
Located in Hamburg, DE
Cindy Sherman (American, b. 1954) Untitled (Self-Portrait with Sun Tan), 2003 Medium: Chromogenic print on photo paper, with full margins Image dimensions: 66 x 40 cm (25.9 x 15.75 ...
C Print
Cindy Sherman Vinyl Record Art
By Cindy Sherman
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Cindy Sherman Vinyl Record Art 2007: Off-set print on vinyl record. 12 x 12 inches. Excellent Condition. Published by Visionaire Fashion from a limi...
Plastic, Offset
Untitled (Mrs. Claus), Cindy Sherman
By Cindy Sherman
Located in New York, NY
Recognized for posed photographs that explore and question representations of women from Renaissance portraiture to contemporary mass media, Cindy Sherman is one of the most importan...
Photographic Paper