- 514
Cindy Sherman
Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Cindy Sherman
- Untitled
- signed, dated 2004 and numbered 5/6 on a label affixed to the backing board
- c-print
- 72 by 49 in. 182.9 by 124.5 cm.
Provenance
Metro Pictures, New York
Skarstedt Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2009
Skarstedt Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 2009
Exhibited
Paris, Jeu de Paume; Kunsthaus Bregenz; Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum of Moderne Kunst; Berlin, Martin Gropius Bau, Cindy Sherman, May 2006 - September 2007, n.p., illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Condition
This work appears in excellent condition overall. The are no apparent condition issues with this work. This work has not been examined out of the frame. 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
“So many things suddenly made sense for the clowns, for the whole idea. I’d been going through a struggle, particularly after 9/11; I couldn’t figure out what I wanted to say. I still wanted the work to be the same kind of mixture - intense, with a nasty side or an ugly side, but also with a real pathos about the characters - and [clowns] have an underlying sense of sadness while they’re trying to cheer people up. Clowns are sad, but they’re also psychotically, hysterically happy.” – Cindy Sherman