Austria c. 1960, abstract, polychrome depiction, figural and landscape depiction of the Easter Parade, wool, woven monogram ‚éL. A.‘ and motto: ‚UND IMMER INS UNGEBUNDENE GEHET EINE SEHNSUCHT‘, stretched over wooden strips. Size c. 117 cm x 160 cm. Slight signs of age and use.(MHA)

In 1951, Louise Autzinger-Maak received her diploma at the Academy of Applied Arts in Vienna. 1952-1954: study visits to Paris and Rome. Awards: 1958: Theodor Körner Prize; 1959: Prize of the Central Savings Bank of the Municipality of Vienna; 1960: Scholarship for the Promotion Prize of the Ministry of Education, Vienna (tapestry); 1961: Scholarship for the Promotion Prize of the Ministry of Education, Vienna (graphic art); 1961: Prize of the Austrian Graphic Competition in the Tyrolean Art Pavilion Innsbruck; Exhibitions: 1952: Galerie La Dance, Paris (dance sketches); 1954: Galerie Albert I, Brussels; 1955: Neue Galerie am Johanneum, Graz; 1956: ‚Querschnitt 1956‘ (Vienna Secession); 1957: first collective exhibition at the Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna; 1961: exhibition within the frame­work of the Austrian Graphic Competition, Tyrolean Art Pavilion Innsbruck; 1961: Tapisserie Autrichiennes En l‘Eglise du Chateau, Felietin, France; 1961: Modern Tapestries from Austria, Linz; 1961: Galerie Cittadella, Ascona; 1962: Galerie Läubli, Zurich; 1963: International handicraft, Stuttgart; 1963: Biennale Sao Paolo Publications: ‚Der Aufbau‘, Wien 1957; ‚Alte und moderne Kunst‘, Vienna 1958; ‚Der Bau‘. Vienna 1958/1959; ‚Werk‘, 1962, Zurich. Works by Louise Autzinger-Maak are preserved in domestic and foreign collections, in public institutions, in museums and in private ownership, such as the Albertina Graphic Art Collection, Vienna; MAK Vienna; Federal Ministry of Education, Vienna; Cultural Office of the City of Vienna; Kupferstichkabinett Academy of Fine Arts; Johanneum, Graz; Museum of modern Art, Cincinnati; Österreichische Galerie, Upper Belvedere, Vienna.

Provenance:
Private Ownership, Austria.