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American · b. 1954 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 325 of 362 lots (90% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Cindy Sherman: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1970s9680$10.7kSign upPhotograph
1980s11092$11.6kSign upPhotograph
1990s6055$10.2kSign upPhotograph
2000s4943$36.9kSign upPhotograph
2010s86$2.2kSign upPhotograph
2020s11$611Sign upPrint (other)

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1970s 96 works

Sold
80 of 96
Median
$10.7kSign up
Average
$67.7kSign up
Typical size
10 × 8 in (25 × 20 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (76), Print (other) (19), Other (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)
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…and 72 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 110 works

Sold
92 of 110
Median
$11.6kSign up
Average
$34.6kSign up
Typical size
19.5 × 17 in (50 × 43 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (90), Print (other) (13), Lithograph (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 86 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 60 works

Sold
55 of 60
Median
$10.2kSign up
Average
$37.9kSign up
Typical size
37.5 × 28.5 in (96 × 72 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (50), Screenprint (4), Print (other) (3)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2)
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 36 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 49 works

Sold
43 of 49
Median
$36.9kSign up
Average
$89.2kSign up
Typical size
30.5 × 20.5 in (77 × 52 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (45), Print (other) (4)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (12), Beach scenes (1)
Show 12 more (2000s)

…and 25 more works from this group in the full results list.

2010s 8 works

Sold
6 of 8
Median
$2.2kSign up
Average
$64.1kSign up
Typical size
15.5 × 20 in (40 × 50 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (4), Print (other) (4)
Subjects
—

2020s 1 work

Sold
1 of 1
Median
$611Sign up
Average
$611Sign up
Typical size
11.5 × 16.5 in (30 × 42 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (1)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

37 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2010s 18 works

Sold
17 of 18
Median
$4.1kSign up
Average
$4kSign up
Typical size
12.5 × 8.5 in (32 × 21 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (11), Other (5), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
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…and 6 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 19 works

Sold
16 of 19
Median
$4kSign up
Average
$6.5kSign up
Typical size
10 × 8 in (25 × 20 cm)
Mediums
Photograph (18), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (4)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 7 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Cindy Sherman auction results →