
Milton Esterow Pioneering Investigative Art Journalist Dies at 97
Milton Esterow, the formidable journalist who brought rigour, clarity, and an investigative edge to art reporting, has died in New… Read More
14 October 2025
Milton Esterow, the formidable journalist who brought rigour, clarity, and an investigative edge to art reporting, has died in New… Read More
14 October 2025
Artlyst Obituary | 7 July 2025: Sir Brian Clarke, whose restless experimentation and a driving ambition updated stained glass from an ecclesiastical craft into a powerful contemporary art form….
9 July 2025
Peter Phillips, a founding figure of British Pop Art whose vibrant, iconoclastic canvases helped define a new visual language for Post-War Britain, has died at the age of 86…
3 July 2025
The Italian sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro has passed away at the age of 98. Pomodoro died at home in Milan on… Read More
23 June 2025
Joel Shapiro (1941–2024), the American sculptor whose deceptively simple wooden figures pulsed with life, tension, and wit, died on Saturday in Manhattan at 83….
16 June 2025
Leonard A. Lauder (1933–2025): the venerable collector, philanthropist, and driving force behind the Estée Lauder empire, has died at 92…. Read More
16 June 2025
Alan Yentob, the respected BBC broadcaster, documentary filmmaker, and arts champion, has passed away aged 78. Over a career spanning… Read More
25 May 2025
Max Kozloff (1933–2025): A Visionary Critic, Artist, and Chronicler of Modernity New York, NY — Max Kozloff, the incisive critic,… Read More
10 April 2025
Jo Baer, the celebrated American painter who revolutionised Minimalist abstraction before charting a bold course into figuration, has died at… Read More
23 January 2025
David Lynch was not only an Oscar-nominated filmmaker but also a painter, actor, photographer and musician. He cultivated a Surrealist… Read More
16 January 2025
The visionary photographer Oliviero Toscani, best known for his controversial photo campaigns for the Italian fashion brand Benetton, died aged 82…
15 January 2025
The Swiss-born billionaire/socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein, who transcended tabloid headlines, has died aged 84. Her dramatic life and surgically altered visage… Read More
4 January 2025
Andrew McIntosh Patrick, a colossus in the London art world whose career helped change the face of British art and… Read More
17 December 2024
Frank Auerbach (b. 1931), one of Britain’s greatest painters, has died at 93. He was a German-born British painter celebrated for his intense…
12 November 2024
Timothy Hyman, RA, one of Britain’s leading figurative painters, has died aged 78. His powerfully expressive paintings and deeply insightful… Read More
9 September 2024
Rebecca Horn RA, a pioneering German installation artist and filmmaker, has died (September 6th, 2024), aged 80.
8 September 2024
London, UK—Daphne Warburg Astor, an artist, philanthropist, art patron, and passionate environmental advocate, has died aged 74. Daphne was an… Read More
27 July 2024
Dorothy Lichtenstein, a prominent figure in the contemporary art world, has died at the age of 84. She is widely… Read More
9 July 2024
Audrey Flack, a pioneering New York artist best known for her Photorealist paintings and large-scale sculpture, passed away on June… Read More
2 July 2024
Sir Jack Petchey, a tireless philanthropist, passed away peacefully at his home at 98. He leaves behind a legacy of… Read More
28 June 2024
Kazuyuki Takezaki, a painter known for his ethereal, blurred landscapes that capture the impermanence of the natural world, died
26 June 2024
Barbara Gladstone, a towering figure in the contemporary art scene and a major influence on the art world, passed away… Read More
17 June 2024
Frank Stella, a pioneer of Minimalism whose groundbreaking abstract paintings reshaped the trajectory of modern art, passed away at 87.
5 May 2024
Faith Ringgold, a pioneering multimedia artist renowned for her vibrant pictorial quilts capturing the essence of the African American experience, passed away on Saturday
14 April 2024
Richard Serra, a towering figure in contemporary art, has died at the age of 85. Serra was born in San Francisco, California, on November 2, 1938.
27 March 2024
Laurent de Brunhoff, the prolific creator behind the Babar Books series has died at 98. His remarkable journey as an… Read More
26 March 2024
Andrew Crispo, whose art career in Manhattan was marked by acclaim and controversy, has died aged 78. Crispo, known for… Read More
21 March 2024
Lucas Samaras, the postwar visual artist known for his vibrant and introspective works, passed away at 87 in his Manhattan… Read More
8 March 2024
Jacob Rothschild, a distinguished patron of the arts in Britain known for his philanthropy and collecting has passed away at… Read More
26 February 2024
Günter Brus, the pioneering Austrian artist known for his exploration of the human body and his profound contributions to Viennese… Read More
14 February 2024
Carl Andre, a central figure in the Minimalist Movement, since the 1960s, has died (January 24) in a Manhattan hospice facility at 88. Paula Cooper his Gallerist has confirmed his death.
25 January 2024
Robert Whitman, a central figure in the realms of performance and multimedia art has passed away at the age of… Read More
22 January 2024