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 Artworks

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Maria Lassnig (586 results)
Ohne Titel, 1951

Maria Lassnig

Ohne Titel, 1951

Sale Date: May 31, 2005

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Kopf mit Ohren, Gomera = Mexico, 1999

Maria Lassnig

Kopf mit Ohren, Gomera = Mexico, 1999

Sale Date: May 11, 2005

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Kopf mit Ohren - Gomera = Mexico, 1999

Maria Lassnig

Kopf mit Ohren - Gomera = Mexico, 1999

Sale Date: November 8, 2004

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Der Stammvater

Maria Lassnig

Der Stammvater

Sale Date: December 16, 2004

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Figur, 1988

Maria Lassnig

Figur, 1988

Sale Date: December 3, 2004

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Wiesen Selbstportrait, 1992

Maria Lassnig

Wiesen Selbstportrait, 1992

Sale Date: November 23, 2004

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Ohne Titel, 1981

Maria Lassnig

Ohne Titel, 1981

Sale Date: November 23, 2004

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Die Suppe kocht über - Die unbedingte Linie..., 1984

Maria Lassnig

Die Suppe kocht über - Die unbedingte Linie..., 1984

Sale Date: November 23, 2004

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Kopf mit Ohren - Gomera=Mexico, 1999–1999

Maria Lassnig

Kopf mit Ohren - Gomera=Mexico, 1999–1999

Sale Date: June 9, 2004

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Stammbaum der Familie Fly von..., 1979–1979

Maria Lassnig

Stammbaum der Familie Fly von..., 1979–1979

Sale Date: June 8, 2004

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Selbstbildnis, 2000–2000

Maria Lassnig

Selbstbildnis, 2000–2000

Sale Date: May 25, 2004

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Der Stammvater

Maria Lassnig

Der Stammvater

Sale Date: May 25, 2004

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NYC, 1979–1979

Maria Lassnig

NYC, 1979–1979

Sale Date: May 25, 2004

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Selbstbildnis

Maria Lassnig

Selbstbildnis

Sale Date: May 25, 2004

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Paravent, 1990–1990

Maria Lassnig

Paravent, 1990–1990

Sale Date: May 25, 2004

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Mutter and Tochter (Selbstbildnis mit..., 1946–1946

Maria Lassnig

Mutter and Tochter (Selbstbildnis mit..., 1946–1946

Sale Date: May 25, 2004

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Köpfe-Selbstportraits, 1992–1992

Maria Lassnig

Köpfe-Selbstportraits, 1992–1992

Sale Date: December 19, 2003

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Rauchzeichen, 1997–1997

Maria Lassnig

Rauchzeichen, 1997–1997

Sale Date: December 19, 2003

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Ohne Titel, 1981–1981

Maria Lassnig

Ohne Titel, 1981–1981

Sale Date: December 2, 2003

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Ohne Titel, 1981–1981

Maria Lassnig

Ohne Titel, 1981–1981

Sale Date: December 2, 2003

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Berge, 1980–1980

Maria Lassnig

Berge, 1980–1980

Sale Date: November 26, 2003

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Selbstportrait, 1970–1970

Maria Lassnig

Selbstportrait, 1970–1970

Sale Date: November 26, 2003

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Ohne Titel

Maria Lassnig

Ohne Titel

Sale Date: November 11, 2003

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Kopf mit Ohren - Gomera = Mexico, 1999–1999

Maria Lassnig

Kopf mit Ohren - Gomera = Mexico, 1999–1999

Sale Date: November 11, 2003

Auction Closed

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