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Hospital (Krankenhaus)

A work made of oil on canvas.

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  • A work made of oil on canvas.

Date:

1965

Artist:

Maria Lassnig
Austrian, 1919-2014

About this artwork

Hospital features a complex composition of children, nurses, patients, and a figure of authority who resembles a police officer. At the right Maria Lassnig included a small self-portrait in which her nose, philtrum, and lips are recognizable from her later self-portraits.

Lassnig used the term Körpergefühl (body sensation) to describe her process, emphasizing that her paintings depict sensations that she worked just as hard to feel as she did to paint. “For me,” the artist wrote, “it was not only about the outer image of humans, but their inner sensations.”

Status

On View, Gallery 289

Department

Modern Art

Artist

Maria Lassnig

Title

Hospital (Krankenhaus)

Place

Austria (Artist's nationality:)

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1965

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

130 × 195 cm (51 3/16 × 76 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Joseph Winterbotham Collection

Reference Number

2022.1494

Extended information about this artwork

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