Gagosian Gallery, Rome

Cindy Sherman "Untitled" (2008)

Gagosian Gallery, Rome

Cindy Sherman "Untitled" (2008)

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The women she conjures up here bear little physical or aesthetic resemblance to one another: In one picture a white-gloved, fur-cloaked Sherman with a brunette bob has the hunched posture and weary eyes of a 70-something. In another, the artist is a blonde appearing to be no older than 50, in a lavender taffeta number better suited for a teen prom. But while the personas portrayed are chameleonlike, the depiction of excess — too much makeup (or worse, plastic surgery) and overornate finery — is a constant throughout the series, as are the themes of ungraceful aging and the trappings of wealth and femininity.

Prints, which are available in editions of six, range in price from $200,000 to $225,000 "Italian Masquerade" originally appeared in the June 2009 issue of Art+Auction. For a complete list of articles from this issue available on ARTINFO, see Art+Auction's June 2009 Table of Contents.