!!!Lassnig, Maria

b. Kappel im Krappfeld (Carinthia), Sept. 8, 1919, painter and graphic 
artist. Studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under A. P.  
Guetersloh. 1951-1961 lived in Vienna and devoted herself to numerous 
different styles, from realism and surrealism to abstract art. 
1961-1980 in Paris and New York, since 1970 active in the field of 
animated cartoons, from 1980 instructor (of painting and animated 
cartoons) at the Hochschule fuer angewandte Kunst (now University of 
Applied Arts) in Vienna. Her work encompasses a great variety of 
techniques and mediums, but self-portraits as well as portraits and 
still-lifes occupy a central position (Art as an expression of 
perception of the body). Awarded the Grand Austrian State Prize in 
1988 and the Oskar Kokoschka Prize in 1998.

!Literature
W. Drechsler, M. L., 1985; O. Breicha, M. L., Aquarelle, 
1988; C. Murken, M. L., ihr Leben und ihr malerisches Werk, 1990; H. 
Weskott (ed.), M. L. Zeichnungen und Aquarelle 1946-1995, 1995; W. 
Drechsler (ed.), M. L., exhibition catalogue, Museum Moderner Kunst 
Stiftung Ludwig Wien, 1999.


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