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Maria Lassnig
Maria Lassnig (8 September 1919 – 6 May 2014) was an Austrian artist known for her painted self-portraits and her theory of "body awareness".Attias, Lauri''Maria Lassnig'', ''Frieze'', May 1996. 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. Early life Maria Lassnig was born in Kappel am Krappfeld, Austria, on 8 September 1919.Karen Rosenberg (27 March 2014)A Painter, Well Aware, Takes Twists and Turns''The New York Times'', Retrieved 16 April 2014. Her mother gave birth to her out of wedlock and later married a much older man, but their relationship was troubled and Lassnig was raised mostly by her grandmother.Randy Kennedy (9 May 2014)Maria Lassnig, Painter of Self From the Inside Out, Dies at 94''New York Times''. She attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna during World War II. Work Lassnig is credited with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kappel Am Krappfeld
Kappel am Krappfeld ( sl, Kapela na Grobniškem polju) is a town in the district of Sankt Veit an der Glan in the Austrian state of Carinthia. It is the birthplace of Maria Lassnig. Geography Kappel lies about 25 km northeast of Klagenfurt. Neighboring municipalities from the north clockwise are Althofen, Guttaring, Klein Sankt Paul, Eberstein, Sankt Georgen am Längsee, and Mölbling Mölbling ( sl, Molnek ) is a municipality on the Gurk River in the district of Sankt Veit an der Glan in the Austrian state of Carinthia. Geography Mölbling lies about 27 km northeast of Klagenfurt. The Gurk runs through the eastern ed .... References {{Carinthia-geo-stub Cities and towns in Sankt Veit an der Glan District ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |