Untitled Film Still #13 by Cindy Sherman
Lot 97 / Sale 2022 from Christie's First Open Post War & Contemporary Art auction.
Untitled, Film Still #13
signed and dated 'Cindy Sherman 1978' (on the reverse)
gelatin silver print
20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm.)
Executed in 1978. This work is number one from an edition of one.
Estimate: $300,000 - $500,000.
Price realized: $902,500.
My first thought upon hearing this was that it's unfortunate that the artist herself doesn't benefit from the sale. (Not directly, at least.)
My second thought is, Recession? What recession?
Posted by: Joe | 09/09/2008 at 08:00 PM