The artwork titled “Untitled #183” was created by the artist Cindy Sherman in 1988. This piece is associated with the Feminist Art movement and falls under the genre of photography. “Untitled #183” is part of Sherman’s “History Portraits” series, which spanned from 1988 to 1990.
The artwork depicts a woman dressed in historical attire, suggestive of a bygone era. The subject is captured with a composed expression and holds an ancient-looking book in her left hand. She is adorned in a voluminous, pale costume with intricate lace and ribbon details, emphasizing a sense of antiquity and sophistication. The woman’s appearance is further accentuated by her styled hair and accessories, including pearls on her wrist, evoking the aesthetic of a classical portrait but with an underlying contemporary critique. Sherman’s use of makeup and costume creates a deliberate artifice, inviting the viewer to question the nature of representation and identity in historical contexts.
