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)
Der rote Zorn, 1983–1984

Maria Lassnig

Der rote Zorn, 1983–1984

Sale Date: May 28, 2003

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

Maria Lassnig

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

Sale Date: May 28, 2003

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Schauen, 1949–1949

Maria Lassnig

Schauen, 1949–1949

Sale Date: May 20, 2003

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Ohne Titel (Selbst als Sphinx), 1965–1965

Maria Lassnig

Ohne Titel (Selbst als Sphinx), 1965–1965

Sale Date: May 10, 2003

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Haarige, 1990–1990

Maria Lassnig

Haarige, 1990–1990

Sale Date: April 24, 2003

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Sessel, 1971–1971

Maria Lassnig

Sessel, 1971–1971

Sale Date: December 3, 2002

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Die Weisheit wird mit Blut erkauft, 1984–1984

Maria Lassnig

Die Weisheit wird mit Blut erkauft, 1984–1984

Sale Date: December 3, 2002

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Drei Winterleute

Maria Lassnig

Drei Winterleute

Sale Date: November 27, 2002

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Ohne Titel, 1951–1951

Maria Lassnig

Ohne Titel, 1951–1951

Sale Date: November 25, 2002

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Ausdehnung Aufrecht, 1987–1987

Maria Lassnig

Ausdehnung Aufrecht, 1987–1987

Sale Date: June 12, 2002

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Webstuhl, 1977–1977

Maria Lassnig

Webstuhl, 1977–1977

Sale Date: May 14, 2002

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Zeit danach, 1984–1984

Maria Lassnig

Zeit danach, 1984–1984

Sale Date: May 14, 2002

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Der Raucher, 1987–1987

Maria Lassnig

Der Raucher, 1987–1987

Sale Date: May 14, 2002

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Weinstock in Vicchio und ich daneben, 1985–1985

Maria Lassnig

Weinstock in Vicchio und ich daneben, 1985–1985

Sale Date: May 14, 2002

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Haarige, 1990–1990

Maria Lassnig

Haarige, 1990–1990

Sale Date: May 14, 2002

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Kopf mit Ohren, Gomera=Mexico, 1999–1999

Maria Lassnig

Kopf mit Ohren, Gomera=Mexico, 1999–1999

Sale Date: February 18, 2002

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Stilleben mit Weintrauben und Gläsern, 1971–1971

Maria Lassnig

Stilleben mit Weintrauben und Gläsern, 1971–1971

Sale Date: November 27, 2001

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Stilleben mit Apfelsäge, 1969–1969

Maria Lassnig

Stilleben mit Apfelsäge, 1969–1969

Sale Date: November 27, 2001

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Meditations - Sessel 1968, 1968–1968

Maria Lassnig

Meditations - Sessel 1968, 1968–1968

Sale Date: September 12, 2001

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ML nach einer Zeichnung von 1968

Maria Lassnig

ML nach einer Zeichnung von 1968

Sale Date: September 12, 2001

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Kopf mit Ohren, Gomera = Mexico, 1999–1999

Maria Lassnig

Kopf mit Ohren, Gomera = Mexico, 1999–1999

Sale Date: September 12, 2001

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Ohne Titel, 1997–1997

Maria Lassnig

Ohne Titel, 1997–1997

Sale Date: June 25, 2001

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Cave Canem

Maria Lassnig

Cave Canem

Sale Date: June 12, 2001

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Ohne Titel

Maria Lassnig

Ohne Titel

Sale Date: May 30, 2001

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