Maria Lassnig
Maria Lassnig Maria Lassnig (8 September 1919 – 6 May 2014) was an Austrian artist known for her painted self-portraits and her theory of "body awareness". [1] 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. [2] [3] Lassnig lived and taught in Vienna from 1980 until her death. [4] [5] Maria Lassnig was born in Kappel am Krappfeld , Austria on 8 September 1919. [6] [7] Her mother gave birth to her out of wedlock and later married a much older man, but their relationship was troubled and Lassnig was raised mostly by her grandmother. [8] She attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna during World War II. [9] In the 1950s, Lassnig was part of the Hundsgruppe ("Dog Pack") group, which also included Arnulf Rainer , Ernst Fuchs , Anton Lehmden , Arik Brauer and Wolfgang Ho...