Appraisily Check my item

Auction sale reference

Matthew Barney (1967) North America CREMASTER 2: The Man in Black,1999

Sold for €2,900 at Auction Lisbon on Jun 25, 2026.

Matthew Barney (1967) North America CREMASTER 2: The Man in Black,1999 auction lot image

Have one like this?

Upload a photo for a free check of what yours may be worth.

Lot description

Matthew Barney (1967) North America CREMASTER 2: The Man in Black,1999 C-Print in Acrylic, Framed EDITION 1/6 MB129 134 × 109 cm (53 1/4 × 43 in) It is a surreal, myth-driven film blending biological metaphors, historical events, and American violence, specifically following the life and execution of the murderer Gary Gilmore Provenance: Barbara Gladstone Gallery, NY Private Swiss Collection One of the most influential and provocative American contemporary artists of his generation. He is internationally acclaimed for his multidisciplinary approach that fuses experimental film, large-scale sculpture, photography, drawing, and live performance. Barney's work is deeply characterized by complex, baroque, and mythological narratives. Matthew Barney's work has been the subject of major solo exhibitions and retrospectives at prestigious global institutions, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Tate Modern in London, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

Do not price your object from one auction record.

A signed appraisal checks whether this sale is truly comparable to your item before you sell, insure, donate, or divide an estate.

Get an expert appraisal