Maria Lassnig’s figurative paintings, whose jewel-like and pastel hues belie the heavy psychological states of her self-portraits and subject matter, were late to gain the attention they deserved from ...

The following is excerpted from Maria Lassnig: The Biography written by Natalie Lettner and translated by Jeff Crowder, published in October by Hauser and Wirth Publishers, the Maria Lassnig ...

Maria Lassnig, “Du oder Ich” (2005). Oil on canvas, 203,5 x 155,5 cm (photo courtesy Maria Lassnig Foundation) In this century, the Museum of Modern Art has presented a series of exhibitions of women ...

Hauser & Wirth is presenting the first joint exhibition of work between Maria Lassnig and Cindy Sherman. Housed at the institution’s St. Moritz location, the self-titled show is curated by Maria ...

Maria Lassnig, “Selbstporträt / Abstrakter Kopf” (“Self-Portrait / Abstract Head”) (1956), oil on canvas (courtesy of the artist) Maria Lassnig’s retrospective at MoMA PS1 is the largest survey of her ...

Entering the Serpentine Gallery, the viewer is confronted with an aggressive larger than life naked self-portrait of the painter Maria Lassnig. If this image is anything to go by she is a woman who ...

Deeply felt emotions are at the core of the art of Maria Lassnig (1919–2014). Works she labeled «body awareness» art seek to render physical sensations and trace the nuances of her perception of her ...

Maria Lassnig (1919-2014) was an Austrian artist renowned for her pioneering work in body-awareness painting. Born on September 8, 1919, in Carinthia, Austria, she developed a distinctive style that ...

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 ...