Cindy Sherman

Cindy Sherman

American · b. 1954 · Printmaker, Photographer

Cynthia Morris Sherman is an American artist whose work consists primarily of photographic self-portraits, depicting herself in many different contexts and as various imagined… (Wikipedia)

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362lots offered2002–2026years recorded88%sold (310)$9.7kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

  1. Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still (#36), 1979, gelatin silver print, mounted on foamcoreUntitled Film Still (#36)Phillips · $701,000≈ £464,546≈ €650,520Sign up to see
  2. Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #21, 1978, gelatin silver printUntitled Film Still #21Phillips · £406,400≈ $513,893≈ €480,453Sign up to see
  3. Cindy Sherman, Untitled Film Still #36, 1979, gelatin silver printUntitled Film Still #36Phillips · £302,500≈ $462,099≈ €354,588Sign up to see

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Average price
median $9.7kfree account
High
auction record in database
Lots sold
310
of 354 offered · 2002–2026
Sell-through
88%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$1k$10k$100k$1M200520082011201420172020202320262002-12-07 · $1,3812004-10-29 · $7162005-10-28 · $1,7332007-06-12 · $9,6082009-02-26 · $3,2502010-06-03 · $4,8582010-09-14 · $1,8752011-06-26 · $5,0002011-11-23 · $22,8652012-05-30 · $13,6572013-02-14 · $318,2812013-02-15 · $61,4062013-03-08 · $52,5002013-03-08 · $15,0002013-04-03 · $27,5002013-04-29 · $4,3752013-05-17 · $87,5002013-05-19 · $2,5002013-05-25 · $6,3142013-05-25 · $2,2102013-06-27 · $370,4432013-06-27 · $462,0992013-06-28 · $131,9902013-10-01 · $118,7502013-10-01 · $32,5002013-10-17 · $12,0892013-10-28 · $18,7502013-10-28 · $12,5002013-10-28 · $9,3752013-10-28 · $4,7502013-10-28 · $5,2502013-11-28 · $7,6842013-12-07 · $21,8582013-12-11 · $20,4802013-12-12 · $8,2032014-04-01 · $43,7502014-04-01 · $27,5002014-04-01 · $47,5002014-05-16 · $125,0002014-06-07 · $11,9372014-10-01 · $7,5002014-10-01 · $13,7502014-10-28 · $12,5002014-10-28 · $4,7502014-10-28 · $6,2502014-10-28 · $2,7502014-10-28 · $1,2502014-10-28 · $2,3752014-10-28 · $10,0002014-11-13 · $305,0002015-02-26 · $5,3132015-04-01 · $118,7502015-04-02 · $18,7502015-04-21 · $21,2502015-04-21 · $4,7502015-05-14 · $389,0002015-05-21 · $9,8012015-06-02 · $1,3522015-06-11 · $2,7052015-06-29 · $456,4632015-06-29 · $343,3292015-06-30 · $33,4222015-10-26 · $27,5002015-10-26 · $6,2502015-10-26 · $2,7502015-10-26 · $3,2502015-10-26 · $1,5002015-11-08 · $701,0002015-11-27 · $9,2582016-02-29 · $3,7502016-02-29 · $5,6252016-04-04 · $137,0002016-04-04 · $16,2502016-04-04 · $4,0002016-04-04 · $11,2502016-04-25 · $2,7502016-04-25 · $2,5002016-05-08 · $461,0002016-05-10 · $245,0002016-06-04 · $3,5962016-06-09 · $3,9772016-06-09 · $4,7002016-06-09 · $5,4232016-06-28 · $20,0792016-10-05 · $17,5002016-10-26 · $4,0002016-11-05 · $3,7502016-11-05 · $4,6882016-11-05 · $4,0632016-11-05 · $1,5002017-01-19 · $8,4732017-03-10 · $83,5732017-03-10 · $83,5732017-04-06 · $4,6732017-04-06 · $6,5432017-04-18 · $6,2502017-04-18 · $3,1252017-04-18 · $8,7502017-05-17 · $40,0002017-05-17 · $45,0002017-10-03 · $11,8752017-10-05 · $62,5622017-10-17 · $6,2502017-10-17 · $4,0002017-10-17 · $3,7502017-10-17 · $6,2502017-10-17 · $4,7502017-11-15 · $225,0002017-11-29 · $1,8752017-11-29 · $1,6252018-02-28 · $10,0002018-03-08 · $242,9702018-04-09 · $18,7502018-04-24 · $4,7502018-04-24 · $10,0002018-05-05 · $5,3132018-05-10 · $63,7502018-05-10 · $300,0002018-06-02 · $1,6642018-06-07 · $5,0372018-06-26 · $14,8952018-09-26 · $187,5002018-09-30 · $4,0632018-10-04 · $325,0002018-10-04 · $227,2382018-10-04 · $11,8752018-10-05 · $324,9702018-11-23 · $2,1972018-12-06 · $38,2922019-04-23 · $8,1252019-04-23 · $2,0002019-04-23 · $1,7502019-06-07 · $16,2502019-07-18 · $3442019-10-01 · $6,0002019-10-03 · $308,3502019-10-03 · $61,6702019-10-25 · $4,3752019-10-25 · $3,2502019-10-25 · $36,8752019-11-13 · $106,2502019-11-13 · $275,0002019-12-12 · $9,8782019-12-12 · $90,5512019-12-12 · $16,4642020-02-14 · $13,0302020-05-20 · $2,0802020-06-20 · $3,0832020-06-20 · $5,8852020-07-02 · $143,7502020-07-02 · $37,5002020-07-02 · $15,6252020-07-15 · $26,8602020-07-24 · $28,7502020-07-24 · $16,2502020-09-26 · $150,0792020-09-26 · $21,0112020-09-26 · $22,5122020-09-30 · $3,0002020-10-14 · $17,5002020-10-22 · $4,0322020-11-27 · $1,9992020-12-15 · $13,4782021-01-17 · $2,0002021-01-21 · $6,0502021-02-10 · $5,2302021-04-20 · $5,2922021-06-15 · $1,8752021-06-16 · $1,8772021-06-16 · $1,1742021-06-16 · $18,0342021-06-23 · $26,2092021-06-23 · $20,0422021-06-23 · $21,5842021-06-23 · $61,6672021-06-23 · $40,0842021-07-13 · $6112021-07-15 · $1,3752021-07-16 · $1,1252021-09-17 · $15,0002021-10-07 · $44,1002021-10-07 · $50,4002021-10-07 · $20,1602021-10-13 · $2,5002021-10-13 · $4,3752021-11-06 · $31,2502021-11-07 · $1,0002021-11-18 · $277,2002021-11-23 · $80,8862021-11-23 · $5,8982021-12-01 · $284,6042021-12-09 · $14,9602021-12-15 · $5,6252021-12-15 · $4,7502021-12-15 · $2,5002021-12-15 · $3,0002021-12-15 · $2,0002022-01-19 · $5,5002022-02-22 · $162,5002022-03-11 · $8,1902022-03-11 · $3,7802022-03-11 · $4,7882022-04-19 · $10,7102022-05-19 · $264,6002022-05-25 · $18,8892022-06-09 · $39,7062022-06-09 · $36,8702022-06-09 · $11,3452022-06-09 · $18,4352022-06-09 · $56,7232022-06-09 · $49,6332022-06-09 · $49,6332022-06-15 · $4,6882022-06-15 · $4,7502022-06-15 · $2,0002022-06-15 · $3,0002022-06-25 · $2,1422022-06-25 · $16,3802022-06-25 · $10,7102022-09-29 · $4,7502022-10-12 · $16,3802022-10-12 · $11,9702022-10-12 · $1,6252022-10-24 · $4,4102022-10-24 · $13,8602022-10-24 · $1,0712022-11-30 · $54,7852022-12-15 · $1,7502023-01-25 · $5,6702023-02-15 · $3,2762023-02-15 · $10,7102023-03-03 · $91,3642023-03-03 · $53,2962023-03-08 · $101,6002023-04-04 · $355,6002023-04-04 · $10,1602023-04-04 · $16,5102023-04-04 · $5,0802023-04-04 · $20,3202023-04-04 · $127,0002023-06-09 · $355,9562023-07-17 · $6,9852023-09-21 · $4,9852023-09-27 · $4,4102023-09-28 · $8822023-10-11 · $12,0652023-10-11 · $9,5252023-10-12 · $34,1602023-10-24 · $4,0642023-12-01 · $5,0402024-01-14 · $1,2002024-02-14 · $3,0242024-02-15 · $2,5402024-03-08 · $6,3002024-03-08 · $1,1972024-03-08 · $2,3942024-03-08 · $2,2682024-03-08 · $17,6402024-03-11 · $7,6202024-03-21 · $1,6492024-04-04 · $190,5002024-04-05 · $25,4002024-04-16 · $3,8102024-05-15 · $66,0402024-06-24 · $15,2792024-06-27 · $513,8932024-06-27 · $224,8282024-06-27 · $9,5252024-07-10 · $1,5122024-07-31 · $11,3402024-08-14 · $1,6382024-09-09 · $9,1432024-09-25 · $19,0502024-10-09 · $101,6002024-10-09 · $25,4002024-10-16 · $13,8602024-10-22 · $8,8902024-10-25 · $15,1202024-12-04 · $1,6622025-01-23 · $10,1682025-04-03 · $4,0962025-04-16 · $1,6512025-04-16 · $10,1602025-05-15 · $40,0002025-05-21 · $95,2502025-06-24 · $4452025-06-27 · $3812025-09-25 · $5,4902025-10-09 · $206,4002025-10-10 · $3,0722025-10-21 · $20,6402025-10-21 · $8392025-11-04 · $4,4452025-11-15 · $2,0482025-11-21 · $77,4002025-11-24 · $22,5122025-12-06 · $75,1102025-12-11 · $9,5252026-02-07 · $4,9022026-02-12 · $10,1602026-04-11 · $154,8002026-04-11 · $9,6752026-04-22 · $1,9352026-05-05 · $3,8402026-05-05 · $4,0962026-06-04 · $255,2652026-07-30 · $1,5362026-07-30 · $3,8402026-09-21 · $3,8702026-09-26 · $25,800
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.

8 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.

By medium

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
20261612$4.5kSign up
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20232422$10.4kSign up
20223531$10.7kSign up
20213834$5.8kSign up
20201918$15.9kSign up
20192416$13.1kSign up
20182119$14.9kSign up
20172620$6.4kSign up
20162221$4.7kSign up
20152219$9.8kSign up
20141715$11.9kSign up
20132525$18.8kSign up
201211$13.7kSign up
201132$13.9kSign up
201022$3.4kSign up
200911$3.3kSign up
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200711$9.6kSign up
200511$1.7kSign up
200411$716Sign up
200211$1.4kSign up

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