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Cindy Sherman
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Cindy Sherman
- Untitled Film Still #40
- signed, titled 40, dated 1979 and numbered 9/10 on the reverse
- gelatin silver print
- 8 by 10 in. 20.3 by 25.4 cm.
Provenance
Metro Pictures, New York
Private Collection, Switzerland
Vivian Horan Fine Art, New York
Ydessa Hendeles Art Foundation, Toronto
Private Collection
Christie's, New York, November 12, 2014, lot 13
Private Collection, New York
Private Collection, Switzerland
Vivian Horan Fine Art, New York
Ydessa Hendeles Art Foundation, Toronto
Private Collection
Christie's, New York, November 12, 2014, lot 13
Private Collection, New York
Exhibited
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Cindy Sherman, July - October 1987, cat. no. 25, n.p., illustrated (another example exhibited)
Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen; Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía; Bilbao, Sala Rekalde and Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Cindy Sherman, October 1996 - March 1997, cat. no. 21, n.p., illustrated (another example exhibited)
Los Angeles, The Museum of Contemporary Art; Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art; Prague, Galerie Rudolfinum; London, Barbican Art Gallery; Musée d'Art Contemporain de Bordeaux; Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art and Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario, Cindy Sherman: Retrospective, November 1997 - January 2000, cat. no. 45, p. 81, illustrated (another example exhibited)
Paris, Jeu de Paume; Kunsthaus Bregenz; Humlebæk, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art; Berlin, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Cindy Sherman, May 2006 - September 2007, n.p., illustrated (another example exhibited)
New York, Museum of Modern Art; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Minneapolis, Walker Art Center; the Dallas Museum of Art, Cindy Sherman, February 2012 - June 2013, p. 115, illustrated (another example exhibited)
Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen; Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía; Bilbao, Sala Rekalde and Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Cindy Sherman, October 1996 - March 1997, cat. no. 21, n.p., illustrated (another example exhibited)
Los Angeles, The Museum of Contemporary Art; Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art; Prague, Galerie Rudolfinum; London, Barbican Art Gallery; Musée d'Art Contemporain de Bordeaux; Sydney, Museum of Contemporary Art and Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario, Cindy Sherman: Retrospective, November 1997 - January 2000, cat. no. 45, p. 81, illustrated (another example exhibited)
Paris, Jeu de Paume; Kunsthaus Bregenz; Humlebæk, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art; Berlin, Martin-Gropius-Bau, Cindy Sherman, May 2006 - September 2007, n.p., illustrated (another example exhibited)
New York, Museum of Modern Art; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Minneapolis, Walker Art Center; the Dallas Museum of Art, Cindy Sherman, February 2012 - June 2013, p. 115, illustrated (another example exhibited)
Literature
Peter Schjeldahl, Cindy Sherman, New York, 1984, cat. no. 25, n.p., illustrated
Arthur Danto, Untitled Film Stills: Cindy Sherman, New York, 1990, cat. no. 27, n.p., illustrated
Rosalind Krauss, Cindy Sherman: 1975-1993, New York, 1993, pp. 34-35, illustrated
David Frankel, Cindy Sherman: The Complete Untitled Film Stills, New York, 2003, p. 141, illustrated
Arthur Danto, Untitled Film Stills: Cindy Sherman, New York, 1990, cat. no. 27, n.p., illustrated
Rosalind Krauss, Cindy Sherman: 1975-1993, New York, 1993, pp. 34-35, illustrated
David Frankel, Cindy Sherman: The Complete Untitled Film Stills, New York, 2003, p. 141, illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling in the far corners of the print. There are some light surface abrasions visible in the upper left quadrant under close inspection and raking light. The print is photo cornered to the backing board in three corners and framed under Plexiglas.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.