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Cindy Sherman
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Cindy Sherman
- Untitled Film Still #37
- signed, dated 1979 and numbered 2/3 on the reverse of the mat board
- gelatin silver print
- 38 3/4 by 31 in. 98.4 by 78.7 cm.
- Executed in 1979, this work is number 2 from an edition of 3.
Provenance
Metro Pictures, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2002
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2002
Exhibited
New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Cindy Sherman, Retrospective, 1987, pl. 23, illustrated (another example exhibited)
Literature
Peter Schjeldahl and Michael Danoff, Eds., Cindy Sherman, New York 1984, pl. 23, illustrated
Arthur Danto, Cindy Sherman: Untitled Film Stills, New York 1990, pl. 24, illustrated
Rosalind Krauss and Norman Bryson, Eds., Cindy Sherman: 1975-1993, New York 1993, p. 53, illustrated
Arthur Danto, Cindy Sherman: Untitled Film Stills, New York 1990, pl. 24, illustrated
Rosalind Krauss and Norman Bryson, Eds., Cindy Sherman: 1975-1993, New York 1993, p. 53, illustrated
Condition
This work is in excellent condition overall. The photograph is window mounted and hinged to the backing board with photo corners in all four corners. Framed under Plexiglas.
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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.
Catalogue Note
“One of Postmodernism's claims, particularly the Postmodernism that grew out of Feminism, was that representations (be they artistic or mass cultural) are not reflections or 'assertions' of our identities, but more precisely they help to produce them. No artist more than Sherman, particularly in the Film Stills, has shown this so clearly.” Helen Molesworth, “The Comfort of Objects: Cindy Sherman’s Film Stills Twenty Years Later,” Frieze, September 1997