Maria Lassnig
Maria Lassnig
Maria Lassnigwas an Austrian artist known for her painted self-portraits and her theory of "body awareness". 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. Lassnig lived and taught in Vienna from 1980 until her death...
NationalityAustrian
ProfessionArtist
Date of Birth8 September 1919
CountryAustria