Maria Lassnig *
(Kappel, Carinthia 1919–2014 Vienna)
„Baden bei den Kykladen (Tinos)“ (Swimming in the Cyclades (Tinos), 1982, signed and dated M. Lassnig 82, dedication to the first owner, titled, dated, signed and dated on the reverse Baden bei den Kykladen 82 M. Lassnig 1982, watercolor on paper, 45.4 x 60.7 cm, framed
This work is registered in the catalogue raisonné of the artist with the no. WV ML480.
Provenance:
Hanne Weskott – (a gift from the artist)
Private Collection, Carinthia – (acquired from the above by the present owner in 2014)
Literature:
Zwischen den Welten, Wilfried Skreiner, Düsseldorf 1982, page 107
Maria Lassnig, Aquarelle, mit Beiträgen von Otto Breicha, Konrad Oberhuber, Arnulf Rohsmann and Marie Luise Sternath-Schuppanz,
Ritter Verlag, Carinthia 1988, page 163, page 77 full page ill.
Maria Lassnig, Aquarelle, Ritter Verlag Klagenfurt 1988 (ed.), cat. no. 189, page 77 with ill.
Maria Lassnig, Zeichnungen Aquarelle Gouachen 1949 – 1982, exhib. cat., Klaus Richter Düsseldorf 1982 (ed.), page 123, cat. no. 189, without ill.
Exhibited:
Mannheim, Mannheimer Kunstverein, Maria Lassnig Zeichnungen Aquarelle Gouachen 1949 - 1982, 24 October - 21 November 1982
Hannover, Kunstverein Hannover, Maria Lassnig Zeichnungen Aquarelle Gouachen 1949 – 1982, 10 April - 12 May 1983
München, Kunstverein München, Maria Lassnig Zeichnungen Aquarelle Gouachen 1949 – 1982, 18 May - 26 June 1983
Düsseldorf, Kunstpalast Düsseldorf, Maria Lassnig, Zeichnungen, Aquarelle, Gouachen 1949 - 1982, 7 July - 21 August 1983
Graz, Joanneum Neu Galerie am Landesmuseum, Maria Lassnig Zeichnungen Aquarelle Gouachen 1949 – 1982, 7 July - 21 August 1983
Klagenfurt, Kärntner Landesgalerie, Maria Lassnig, Aquarelle, 17 March - 1 May 1988
Vienna, Albertina, Maria Lassnig, Aquarelle, 25 May - 10 July 1988
Salzburg, Salzburger Landessammlungen Rupertinum, Maria Lassnig, Aquarelle, 19 July - 30 September 1989.
…The connection with the world of Greek mythology is also evoked when the artist’s own body, resembling a statue yet endowed with a surface made flesh, emerges from the sea in proportions that appear monumental in relation to its surroundings (Bathing near Cyclades, p. 77). Maria Lassnig gazes about her with a questioning expression, as though she must first find her bearings anew within this world. A comparable conception of the artist’s own body has already been encountered in the self-portraits with animals.
Excerpt from: Maria Lassnig, ed. By the Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna, and the Kärntner Landesgalerie, Klagenfurt
Ritter Verlag, 1988, pp. 33-34
In the depth of my being, deep down inside, I have always known that I’m good.
And I thought to myself, I just don’t understand why others don’t notice it.
Maria Lassnig
Specialist: Mag. Barbara Freisitzer
(Kappel, Carinthia 1919–2014 Vienna)
„Baden bei den Kykladen (Tinos)“ (Swimming in the Cyclades (Tinos), 1982, signed and dated M. Lassnig 82, dedication to the first owner, titled, dated, signed and dated on the reverse Baden bei den Kykladen 82 M. Lassnig 1982, watercolor on paper, 45.4 x 60.7 cm, framed
This work is registered in the catalogue raisonné of the artist with the no. WV ML480.
Provenance:
Hanne Weskott – (a gift from the artist)
Private Collection, Carinthia – (acquired from the above by the present owner in 2014)
Literature:
Zwischen den Welten, Wilfried Skreiner, Düsseldorf 1982, page 107
Maria Lassnig, Aquarelle, mit Beiträgen von Otto Breicha, Konrad Oberhuber, Arnulf Rohsmann and Marie Luise Sternath-Schuppanz,
Ritter Verlag, Carinthia 1988, page 163, page 77 full page ill.
Maria Lassnig, Aquarelle, Ritter Verlag Klagenfurt 1988 (ed.), cat. no. 189, page 77 with ill.
Maria Lassnig, Zeichnungen Aquarelle Gouachen 1949 – 1982, exhib. cat., Klaus Richter Düsseldorf 1982 (ed.), page 123, cat. no. 189, without ill.
Exhibited:
Mannheim, Mannheimer Kunstverein, Maria Lassnig Zeichnungen Aquarelle Gouachen 1949 - 1982, 24 October - 21 November 1982
Hannover, Kunstverein Hannover, Maria Lassnig Zeichnungen Aquarelle Gouachen 1949 – 1982, 10 April - 12 May 1983
München, Kunstverein München, Maria Lassnig Zeichnungen Aquarelle Gouachen 1949 – 1982, 18 May - 26 June 1983
Düsseldorf, Kunstpalast Düsseldorf, Maria Lassnig, Zeichnungen, Aquarelle, Gouachen 1949 - 1982, 7 July - 21 August 1983
Graz, Joanneum Neu Galerie am Landesmuseum, Maria Lassnig Zeichnungen Aquarelle Gouachen 1949 – 1982, 7 July - 21 August 1983
Klagenfurt, Kärntner Landesgalerie, Maria Lassnig, Aquarelle, 17 March - 1 May 1988
Vienna, Albertina, Maria Lassnig, Aquarelle, 25 May - 10 July 1988
Salzburg, Salzburger Landessammlungen Rupertinum, Maria Lassnig, Aquarelle, 19 July - 30 September 1989.
…The connection with the world of Greek mythology is also evoked when the artist’s own body, resembling a statue yet endowed with a surface made flesh, emerges from the sea in proportions that appear monumental in relation to its surroundings (Bathing near Cyclades, p. 77). Maria Lassnig gazes about her with a questioning expression, as though she must first find her bearings anew within this world. A comparable conception of the artist’s own body has already been encountered in the self-portraits with animals.
Excerpt from: Maria Lassnig, ed. By the Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna, and the Kärntner Landesgalerie, Klagenfurt
Ritter Verlag, 1988, pp. 33-34
In the depth of my being, deep down inside, I have always known that I’m good.
And I thought to myself, I just don’t understand why others don’t notice it.
Maria Lassnig
Specialist: Mag. Barbara Freisitzer
