CINDY SHERMAN (b. 1954)

Untitled #115, 1982

Details

CINDY SHERMAN (b. 1954)
Untitled #115, 1982
color-coupler print
signed, dated and numbered '5/10' in ink (on the verso)
44½ x 30in. (113 x 76.2cm.)

Provenance

With Per Skarstedt Fine Art, New York
Christie's New York, Post-War and Contemporary, May 15, 2002, Lot 409

Literature

Schjeldahl and Danoff, Cindy Sherman, Pantheon Book, 1984, pl. 70; Krauss, Cindy Sherman, Rizzoli, 1993, p. 228; Felix and Schwander, Cindy Sherman Photographic Work: 1975-1995, Schirmer/Mosel, 1999, pl. 48

Lot Essay

After the Centerfolds series Sherman created for Artforum in 1981, she began to experiment with color film in a vertical format in a group called 'Color Tests'. This image is from that period, emphasizing theatrical lighting and dramatic effect.

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