Maria Lassnig, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Maria Lassnig

Austrian artist

Date of Birth: 08-Sep-1919

Place of Birth: Kappel am Krappfeld, Carinthia, Austria

Date of Death: 06-May-2014

Profession: painter

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Maria Lassnig (8 September 1919 – 6 May 2014) was 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.