Maria Lassnig
Austrian · 1919–2014 · Painter, Printmaker
Maria Lassnig 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… (Wikipedia)
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Competition IIIPhillips · $704,000≈ £548,586≈ €639,651Sign up to see
HändeGrisebach · €550,000≈ $623,645≈ £468,237Sign up to see
Competition IIIPhillips · £482,600≈ $587,710≈ €558,448Sign up to see
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Maria Lassnig 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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