Maria Lassnig

(Austrian, 1919–2014)

Maria Lassnig was an Austrian painter known for her psychologically expressive self-portraits, often rendered with a combination of turquoise greens and saturated magentas. Lassnig’s work explores “body awareness” using distorted or exaggerated features to depict internal sensations and feelings. An artist with a career spanning over 50 years, Lassnig only began to receive international attention when she was well into her 60s, garnering major exhibitions and the admiration of contemporary painters such as Dana Schutz. Her work was notably the subject of a retrospective in 2014 at the MoMA P.S.1 museum in Queens, NY. Born on September 8, 1919 in Kappel am Krappfeld, Austria, she went on to attend the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna during the Second World War, moving to New York to study animated film in the early 1970s at the School of Visual Arts. The artist died on May 6, 2014 in Vienna, Austria at the age of 94. Today, Lassnig’s works are in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Essl Collection of Contemporary Art, and the Museum Ludwig in Cologne, among others. 

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Maria Lassnig (586 results)
Ich bin ein Elefant u. zertrümmere mein..., 1996

Maria Lassnig

Ich bin ein Elefant u. zertrümmere mein..., 1996

Sale Date: November 24, 2016

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Selbstportrait auf dem Sofa, 1973

Maria Lassnig

Selbstportrait auf dem Sofa, 1973

Sale Date: November 24, 2016

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Nockgebirge, 1954

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Nockgebirge, 1954

Sale Date: November 22, 2016

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Untitled, 1955

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Untitled, 1955

Sale Date: November 22, 2016

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Untitled, 1987

Maria Lassnig

Untitled, 1987

Sale Date: November 2, 2016

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No Title, 1976

Maria Lassnig

No Title, 1976

Sale Date: June 14, 2016

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Meditations-Sessel 1968, 1986

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Meditations-Sessel 1968, 1986

Sale Date: June 14, 2016

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Der Bauch von Calabrien (The belly of..., 1986

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Der Bauch von Calabrien (The belly of..., 1986

Sale Date: June 8, 2016

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Ich bin der Hlg. Franziskus der..., 1995–1996

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Ich bin der Hlg. Franziskus der..., 1995–1996

Sale Date: June 11, 2016

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Venedig, 1980

Maria Lassnig

Venedig, 1980

Sale Date: June 3, 2016

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Hitze der Geschwindigkeit, 1985

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Hitze der Geschwindigkeit, 1985

Sale Date: June 1, 2016

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Aufrichtung, 1988

Maria Lassnig

Aufrichtung, 1988

Sale Date: May 31, 2016

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Kopf, 1989

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Kopf, 1989

Sale Date: May 31, 2016

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Bärbel

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Bärbel

Sale Date: March 16, 2016

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o.T, 1958

Maria Lassnig

o.T, 1958

Sale Date: January 26, 2016

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Ohne Titel

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Ohne Titel

Sale Date: December 17, 2015

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Selbstbildnis, 2000

Maria Lassnig

Selbstbildnis, 2000

Sale Date: December 17, 2015

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Monographie 'Maria Lassnig' mit Radierung..., 1987

Maria Lassnig

Monographie 'Maria Lassnig' mit Radierung..., 1987

Sale Date: December 9, 2015

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Schilddrüsenbegrüssung, 2000

Maria Lassnig

Schilddrüsenbegrüssung, 2000

Sale Date: November 28, 2015

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Untitled (Park of Versailles), 1974

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Untitled (Park of Versailles), 1974

Sale Date: November 26, 2015

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Hohe Weisheit, 1981

Maria Lassnig

Hohe Weisheit, 1981

Sale Date: November 26, 2015

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Herr in Leander oder die Spuren der..., 1978

Maria Lassnig

Herr in Leander oder die Spuren der..., 1978

Sale Date: November 26, 2015

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Zwischen zwei Welten, 1982

Maria Lassnig

Zwischen zwei Welten, 1982

Sale Date: November 26, 2015

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Die Verankerung, 1972

Maria Lassnig

Die Verankerung, 1972

Sale Date: December 5, 2015

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