Born on September 8, 1919, Maria Lassnig was an Austrian artist known for her self-portraits and theory of "body awareness."
Raised by her grandmother, Maria attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. In the 50s, she was part of the Hundsgruppe, a group of artists known for abstract expressionism and action painting; however, she later became known for her self-portraits.
In the 60s, she began to focus more on self-portraits exploring the human body and psyche.
She became the first female professor of painting at the Vienna University of Applied Arts in the 1980s.
"Selbstporträt expressiv" (Expressive Self-Portrait), 1945
"Adam and Eve and a Mirror," 2001
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Lassnig
http://upliketoast.blogspot.com/2014/05/rip-maria-lassnig.html
http://art-mirrors-art.tumblr.com/post/96636359299/maria-lassnig-adam-and-eve-and-a-mirror-2001
http://www.sothebys.com/en/news-video/blogs/all-blogs/contemporary/2017/03/5-things-to-know-about-maria-lassnig.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Lassnig
http://upliketoast.blogspot.com/2014/05/rip-maria-lassnig.html
http://art-mirrors-art.tumblr.com/post/96636359299/maria-lassnig-adam-and-eve-and-a-mirror-2001
http://www.sothebys.com/en/news-video/blogs/all-blogs/contemporary/2017/03/5-things-to-know-about-maria-lassnig.html
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