Maria Lassnig
Painting, Film director
1919 – 2014
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Who was Maria Lassnig?
Maria Lassnig was an Austrian artist known for her painted self-portraits and her theory of "body awareness". 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. Lassnig lived and taught in Vienna from 1980 until her death.
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- Born
- Sep 8, 1919
Kappel am Krappfeld - Also known as
- Prof. Maria Lassnig
- Nationality
- Austria
- Profession
- Education
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- Died
- May 6, 2014
Vienna
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on July 23, 2013
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