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Maria Lassnig

1919 - 2014

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Maria Lassnig is the 1,454th most popular painter (up from 1,548th in 2019), the 732nd most popular biography from Austria (up from 767th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Austrian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Maria Lassnig ranks 1,454 out of 2,023. Before her are Antón Lamazares, Gim Hongdo, Zhang Daqian, Alexey Bogolyubov, Igor Grabar, and Mårten Eskil Winge. After her are Rudolf von Alt, Jacob Maris, Edmond Aman-Jean, Marie Vassilieff, Barbara Bodichon, and Kenneth Noland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Maria Lassnig ranks 191. Before her are Raúl Francisco Primatesta, George Shearing, Howard Keel, Gustaw Herling-Grudziński, Daniil Granin, and Benny Moré. After her are Eugenia Charles, R. M. Hare, Anita O'Day, Eileen Heckart, Mohammed Karim Lamrani, and Doris Miller. Among people deceased in 2014, Maria Lassnig ranks 237. Before her are Saul Zaentz, Ryhor Baradulin, Said Akl, Mithat Bayrak, José Emilio Pacheco, and Anton-Günther, Duke of Oldenburg. After her are Jadwiga Piłsudska, Mango, Vasiľ Biľak, Pino Cerami, Jorge María Mejía, and Halet Çambel.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Maria Lassnig ranks 732 out of 1,424. Before her are Christopher Alexander (1936), Max Merkel (1918), Otto Muehl (1925), Ignaz Schiffermüller (1727), Robert Dienst (1928), and Fritz Klein (1932). After her are Rudolf von Alt (1812), Friederike Mayröcker (1924), Ignaz von Seyfried (1776), Anton Josef Gruscha (1820), Victor Papanek (1923), and İlber Ortaylı (1947).

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Among PAINTERS In Austria

Among painters born in Austria, Maria Lassnig ranks 24. Before her are Josef Kriehuber (1800), Franz Defregger (1835), Carl Moll (1861), Olga Wisinger-Florian (1844), Karl von Blaas (1815), and Otto Muehl (1925). After her are Rudolf von Alt (1812), Daniel Gran (1694), Maria Wodzińska (1819), Josef Abel (1764), Josef Danhauser (1805), and Marianne Stokes (1855).

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