Anna Gaskell

(American, born 1969)

Anna Gaskell is a contemporary American artist known for exploring themes such as Lewis Caroll’s Alice in Wonderland (1865). Employing photography, video, and drawing, Gaskell creates ominous images of women that nod to familiar or historic narratives. “The stories and events that I choose to use as jumping-off points are simply that. They are only a part of what goes into the work, and perhaps a useful reference for viewers,” she explained. “Trying to combine fiction, fact, and my own personal mishmash of life into something new is how I make my work.” Born on October 22, 1969 in Des Moines, IA, Gaskell attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago before receiving her MFA from the Yale School of Art in 1995, where she studied under Gregory Crewdson. Having mostly made self-portraits in a style similar to that of Cindy Sherman, Gaskell began instead to photograph young girls in odd or ambiguous scenes, as seen in her series wonder (1996–1997). The artist currently lives and works in New York, NY. Today, her works are held in the collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Albright-Knox Gallery in Buffalo, among others.

Anna Gaskell Artworks

Anna Gaskell (124 results)
Untitled #14 (Wonder), 1997

Anna Gaskell

Untitled #14 (Wonder), 1997

Sale Date: February 8, 2024

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Untitled #66 (By Proxy), 1999

Anna Gaskell

Untitled #66 (By Proxy), 1999

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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Untitled #44 (Hide), 1998

Anna Gaskell

Untitled #44 (Hide), 1998

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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Untitled #52 (Sally Salt Says), 1999

Anna Gaskell

Untitled #52 (Sally Salt Says), 1999

Sale Date: October 31, 2023

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Untitled (Study for Magicass), 1998

Anna Gaskell

Untitled (Study for Magicass), 1998

Sale Date: October 31, 2023

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Untitled #52 (Sally Salt Says), 1999

Anna Gaskell

Untitled #52 (Sally Salt Says), 1999

Sale Date: October 31, 2023

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Untitled #103 (A Short Story of Happenstance), 2003

Anna Gaskell

Untitled #103 (A Short Story of Happenstance), 2003

Sale Date: March 29, 2023

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Untitled #103 (A Short Story of Happenstance), 2003

Anna Gaskell

Untitled #103 (A Short Story of Happenstance), 2003

Sale Date: December 15, 2022

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Untitled #41 (hide), 1998

Anna Gaskell

Untitled #41 (hide), 1998

Sale Date: September 18, 2021

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Untitled #26 (Override) from the Alice in..., 1997

Anna Gaskell

Untitled #26 (Override) from the Alice in..., 1997

Sale Date: March 23, 2021

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Untitled #31 (Hide), 1998

Anna Gaskell

Untitled #31 (Hide), 1998

Sale Date: March 3, 2021

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Untitled (Study for Magicass), 1998

Anna Gaskell

Untitled (Study for Magicass), 1998

Sale Date: March 3, 2021

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Untitled #1, 1998

Anna Gaskell

Untitled #1, 1998

Sale Date: December 9, 2020

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Untitled #26 (Override) (from the Alice in..., 1997

Anna Gaskell

Untitled #26 (Override) (from the Alice in..., 1997

Sale Date: November 18, 2020

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Untitled #16 (Wonder Series), 1996

Anna Gaskell

Untitled #16 (Wonder Series), 1996

Sale Date: June 4, 2020

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Untitled #99 (A shorty story of Happenstance), 2003

Anna Gaskell

Untitled #99 (A shorty story of Happenstance), 2003

Sale Date: October 5, 2019

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Untitled (Sally Salt Says #49)Untitled..., 1999

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Untitled (Sally Salt Says #49)Untitled..., 1999

Sale Date: September 7, 2019

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Untitled, 2000

Anna Gaskell

Untitled, 2000

Sale Date: December 13, 2018

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Sunday Drive, 2000, 2000

Anna Gaskell

Sunday Drive, 2000, 2000

Sale Date: September 28, 2018

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Untitled #102 (A Short Story of Happenstance), 2003

Anna Gaskell

Untitled #102 (A Short Story of Happenstance), 2003

Sale Date: February 28, 2018

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Untitled #118, 2005

Anna Gaskell

Untitled #118, 2005

Sale Date: November 24, 2016

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