Death

Update: A previous version of this article mistakenly attributed the cause of death as 'natural'. We apologize for this grievous error. Thomas H Lee, businessman and art collector, died due to suicide at the age of 78 on Thursday. His…

Mark Pereira, the art dealer beloved in Trinidad & Tobago, was killed at his home on Monday during a robbery attempt. The tragic event occurred on the evening of December 19 at Pereira’s vacation beach house in Blanchissuese,…

American painter Philip Pearlstein, known for bringing realism to nude portraits in the 60s, died at age 98. He died at a New York hospital on Saturday due to natural causes. His death was confirmed by Betty Cuningham, the gallery which…

Ashley Bickerton, the artist who lampooned consumerism and was a hot topic in the New York art scene in the 1980s, died at the age of 63. Ashley Bickerton died on Wednesday at his home in Bali, Indonesia, where he had lived since the…

Peter Schjeldahl, the legendary art critic at the New Yorker known for his elegant prose, has died at the age of 80. His death was confirmed by the New Yorker in a tweet on late Friday. For many years, Schjeldahl had been battling lung…

Dimitrios Pandermalis, president of the Acropolis Museum in Greece, was announced dead at the age of 82 on Wednesday. The Culture Ministry of Greece issued a statement, announcing his death. Lina Medoni (Culture Minister, Greece) wrote:…

Samella Lewis, artist and writer who famously documented African-American art history, died at 98. Museum of African American Art, Los Angeles, confirmed that Lewis died on Friday due to natural causes. Samella Lewis was a pioneer in…

Hungarian artist Andrea Éva Győri, known for her powerful works exploring themes of sexuality and strength, has died at the age of 37. Her death was confirmed by Harlan Levey, owner of the Brussels gallery that represented Győri, with…

Budiardjo “Budi” Tek, the collector who connected Asian art with the international audience, died on Friday in Hong Kong at the age of 65. His death was confirmed by his family in an Instagram post. The cause of death was pancreatic…

Alekos Fassianos, the esteemed Greek painter, died on Sunday at the age of 86. According to AP, Fassianos died at his home after a long period of illness. His death is attributed to natural causes. He is survived by his wife and two…