Artist
Maria Lassnig
Austrian, 1919–2014
Maria Lassnig was an Austrian Art Informel artist. 5 works are cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Maria Lassnig was born in Kappel am Krappfeld.
Maria Lassnig (8 September 1919 – 6 May 2014) was an Austrian artist known for her painted self-portraits and her theory of "body awareness". In 1980, she became a professor for Painting at the University of Applied Arts Vienna, where she taught until her death. She was the first female artist to win the Grand Austrian State Prize in 1988 and was awarded the Austrian Decoration for Science and Art in 2005.
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