Konrad Beikircher passed away at age 80
Konrad Beikircher, the German cabaret artist, musician and author, died on July 28, 2026, aged 80. Born Konrad Johann Aloysia Beikircher in Bruneck, South Tyrol, he built a career that…
Famous Dead Artists: Recent Artist Deaths and Obituaries
Over 4,000 obituaries of famous dead artists. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Marc Held has died at age 93
Marc Held, the French architect, photographer and interior designer, died on July 27, 2026, aged 93. Born Marcel Held in Paris on August 16, 1932, he built a career that…
Kevin Sinnott dies at 78
Kevin Sinnott, the Welsh painter known for his contemporary depictions of Welsh life, died on July 27, 2026, aged 78. Born in Sarn, South Wales, in 1947 to Irish parents,…
Betye Saar dies at age 99
Betye Saar, the American artist known for her assemblage work, died on July 26, 2026, aged 99. Born Betye Irene Brown on July 30, 1926, in Los Angeles, she built…
Milan Knížák passed away at age 86
Milan Knížák, the Czech artist, musician and performer who led the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague and later directed the National Gallery Prague, died on July 26, 2026. Born…
Helen Konek has died at age 95
Helen Konek, an Inuk elder and artist from Arviat, Nunavut, died on July 25, 2026, aged 95. Also known as Helen Agaaqtuq Konek, she was born in 1932 and became…
Vitaliy Dakhivnyk has died at age 53
Vitaliy Dakhivnyk, a Ukrainian sculptor, died on July 25, 2026, aged 53. Born on April 26, 1973, in Uman, Cherkasy region, he graduated from the Ukrainian Academy of Arts and…
Vitaliy Dakhivnyk has died at age 53
Vitaliy Dakhivnyk died on July 25, 2026, aged 53. He was a sculptor. Tags Artists, 25 July 2026, Dakhivnyk, Taurus, Vitaliy, July 2026, July 25
Bill Oddie dead at age 85
Bill Oddie, the English wildlife presenter and comedian best known for Springwatch, Birding with Bill Oddie and his work with The Goodies, died on July 25, 2026, aged 85. Born…
Death of Gunther von Hagens at age 81
Gunther von Hagens, the German anatomist who invented plastination, died on July 24, 2026. He was 81. Born Gunther Gerhard Liebchen in Skalmierzyce, in what is now Greater Poland Voivodeship,…
Hanna Drul, died aged 65
Hanna Drul, a Ukrainian decorative ceramics artist, died on July 23, 2026, at the age of 65. Born on September 22, 1960, in Chervonohrad, now Sheptytskyi, in Lviv Oblast, she…
Rémi Trotereau, died aged 70
Rémi Trotereau, a French painter and sculptor, died on July 23, 2026, at the age of 70. Born in Vierzon on January 26, 1956, he built a career as an…
Paul Sanasardo, died aged 97
Paul Sanasardo, the American dancer and choreographer, died on July 23, 2026, at age 97. Born in Chicago on September 15, 1928, to a Sicilian family from Palermo, he studied…
William Orbit dies at 69
William Orbit, the English musician, DJ and record producer known professionally under that name, died on July 23, 2026, aged 69. Born William Mark Wainwright in London on December 15,…
Heinz Stücke dies at 86
Heinz Stücke, the German cyclist, photographer and world traveler who spent most of his life riding through every country in the world, died on July 22, 2026. He was 86.…
Mitch Byrd obituary: died at age 63
Mitch Byrd, an American comic book artist and penciller, died on July 22, 2026. Born on July 28, 1962, Byrd began his major comics work on Cat and Mouse, collaborating…
David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry, died aged 96
David Douglas, 12th Marquess of Queensberry, a British aristocrat and pottery designer, died on July 22, 2026, at the age of 96. Born David Harrington Angus Douglas in London on…
Tofig Mirzoyev, died aged 94
Tofig Mirzoyev, an Azerbaijani actor known for roles in films including The Last Night of Childhood, Tahmina and Nesimi, died on July 21, 2026. He was 94. Mirzoyev was born…
Tofik Mirzoyev, died aged 94
Tofik Mirzoyev, the Azerbaijani actor known for roles in The Last Night of Childhood, Tahmina and Nesimi, died on July 21, 2026. He was 94. Azerbaijani sources identified him as…
Death of Zale Parry at age 93
Zale Parry, an American scuba diver and actress, died on July 20, 2026. She was 93. Born in Milwaukee on March 19, 1933, Parry became known as a pioneer in…
Obituary: Patrick Gleeson, dead at age 91
Patrick Gleeson, an American composer and musician, died on July 19, 2026, aged 91. An American musician, synthesizer pioneer, composer and producer, he helped shape electronic music through his work…
Christine Borland has died at age 61
Christine Borland, the British sculptrix and Scottish artist, died on July 19, 2026, at the age of 61. Born in Darvel, Ayrshire, Scotland, in 1965, she became associated with the…
Jennifer Finch passed away at age 59
Jennifer Finch, an American musician and photographer best known as the bass player for the punk rock band L7, died on July 18, 2026, at the age of 59. Born…
Alan Walden death at age 83
Alan Walden, an American music manager, publisher, booking agent and promoter known for his work with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Otis Redding, died on July 16, 2026. Born in Macon, Georgia,…
Romano Garofalo dies at 84
Romano Garofalo, the Italian cartoonist, writer and journalist whose work helped shape popular comics in Italy, died on July 15, 2026, in Rimini. Born in Rimini on November 11, 1941,…
Obituary: Moozhikkal Pankajakshi, dead at age 90
Moozhikkal Pankajakshi, an Indian Nokkuvidya pavakali performer, died on July 15, 2026, at age 90. A noted artist of Nokkuvidya paava kali, a form of puppetry, she was born on…
Plas Johnson dies at 94
Plas Johnson, the American soul-jazz saxophonist widely known for his tenor saxophone solo on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme," died on July 15, 2026. He was 94. Born Plas…
Guy Tudor death at age 91
Guy Tudor, an American ornithologist, bird illustrator and conservationist, died on July 14, 2026, aged 91. A self-taught artist as well as a naturalist, he helped document and preserve nature…
Pat Oliphant dead at age 90
Pat Oliphant, the Australian-born American political cartoonist whose work tracked American and global politics for more than six decades, died on July 13, 2026. Born Patrick Bruce Oliphant in Adelaide…
Death of Barry Dickins at age 76
Barry Dickins, an Australian author, artist, actor, educator and journalist, died on July 13, 2026, aged 76. Born in Reservoir in Melbourne, he became known for historical dramas and for…
Luis Sanguino dies at age 91
Luis Sanguino, the Spanish sculptor known for monumental bronze works in Spain and the Americas, died on July 12, 2026. Born Luis Antonio Sanguino de Pascual in Barcelona on August…
Serge Malenfant dead
Serge Malenfant, a Canadian painter, died on July 12, 2026, in Sherbrooke. He was best known for trompe-l'œil murals created for the city of Sherbrooke, beginning with a work installed…
Chris Scheuer dead at age 73
Chris Scheuer, an Austrian comic book author and illustrator, died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 73. Born in Graz on September 19, 1952, he built a career…
Jun Isezaki has died at age 90
Jun Isezaki, a Japanese potter and ceramicist, died on July 11, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Bizen on February 20, 1936, he studied at Okayama University and…
Bob Farrell has died at age 77
Bob Farrell, an American Christian musician and songwriter best known for his work in the duo Farrell and Farrell, died on July 11, 2026. He was 77. Formed in 1977…
Chua Mia Tee has died at age 94
Chua Mia Tee died on July 10, 2026. He was a Chinese-born Singaporean painter. Born on Nov. 25, 1931, he was 94. Tags Artists, 10 July 2026, China, Chua, Sagittarius,…
Max Eiselin dead at age 94
Max Eiselin, the Swiss expedition leader who organized the 1960 ascent of Dhaulagiri, died on July 9, 2026. Born on January 8, 1932, in Kriens, he was a trained businessman…
Obituary: Kathy Muehlemann, dead at age 76
Kathy Muehlemann, an American abstract painter and professor of art, died on July 9, 2026, at age 76. Born in Austin in 1950, she earned a B.F.A. from Empire State…
François About obituary: died at age 86
François About, the French film director and photographer, died on July 7, 2026, at the age of 86. Born in Nancy on September 1, 1939, he trained at the École…
Tadeusz Baranowski dead at age 81
Tadeusz Baranowski died on July 7, 2026. He was a Polish painter and comic book artist. Tags Actors, Artists, 07 July 2026, Baranowski, Poland, Tadeusz, July 2026, July 7
Sharon Dede Padi obituary: died at age 50
Sharon Dede Padi died on July 7, 2026. She was a Ghanaian painter and poet. Padi also worked as a project manager and was employed at Accra Technical University. She…
Luisa Cunha passes away at age 77
Luisa Cunha died on July 6, 2026. She was a Portuguese painter. Tags Artists, 06 July 2026, Cancer, Cunha, Luisa, Portugal, July 2026, July 6
Albert Sous dead at age 91
Albert Sous died on July 4, 2026. He was a German sculptor. Tags Artists, 04 July 2026, Albert, Germany, Sous, Taurus, July 2026, July 4
Fausto Delle Chiaie passed away at age 82
Fausto Delle Chiaie died on July 4, 2026. He was an Italian artist. Tags Artists, 04 July 2026, Aquarius, Chiaie, Fausto, Italy, July 2026, July 4
Bruno Lucchesi dies at age 99
Bruno Lucchesi died on July 3, 2026. He was an Italian-American sculptor. Born in Lucca on July 31, 1926, Lucchesi was known for his work as an artist and sculptor.…
Atia Islam Anne has died at age 64
Atia Islam Anne died on July 2, 2026. She was an artist. Tags Artists, 02 July 2026, Anne, Atia, Cancer, July 2, July 2026
André Romus dies at 89
André Romus died on July 1, 2026. He was a Belgian painter and television director. Born on November 27, 1936, in Theux, he also worked as a film director. Romus…
Akiko Hayashi has died at age 81
Akiko Hayashi died on July 1, 2026. She was a Japanese illustrator. Tags Artists, 01 July 2026, Akiko, Hayashi, Japan, Pisces, Suwa, July 1, July 2026
Frank Polson dead at age 74
Frank Polson died on June 30, 2026. He was a French painter and sculptor. No other details about his life or career were immediately available. Tags Artists, 30 June 2026,…
Tami Bezaleli dead at age 73
Tami Bezaleli died on June 29, 2026. Tags Artists, Writers, 29 June 2026, Bezaleli, Israel, Tami, June 2026, June 29
Franco Devescovi dies at 83
Franco Devescovi died on June 29, 2026. He was an Italian cartoonist. Tags Artists, 29 June 2026, Devescovi, Franco, Italy, June 2026, June 29
Jaroslav Sýbek death at age 76
Jaroslav Sýbek died on June 29, 2026. Tags Artists, 29 June 2026, Czechia, Jaroslav, June 2026, June 29, Sýbek
Mustafa Monwar dead at age 90
Mustafa Monwar, a Bangladeshi painter and sculptor, died on June 29, 2026, at the age of 90 after pneumonia complicated by prostate cancer. Born on September 1, 1935, in Jashore,…
Rune Mields, died aged 91
Rune Mields died on June 27, 2026. Tags Artists, 27 June 2026, Germany, Mields, Rune, June 2026, June 27
Konstantin Khudyakov passed away at age 81
Konstantin Khudyakov, a Russian painter, architect and designer, died on June 27, 2026, at age 81. He was part of the Russian and Soviet art worlds and was educated at…
Konstantin Khudyakov passed away at age 81
Konstantin Khudyakov died on June 27, 2026, at the age of 81. He was a Russian painter, architect and designer. Born on January 2, 1945, in Tsarevshchina, he studied at…
Kurt Ard death at age 100
Kurt Ard, a Danish illustrator, painter and graphic artist, died on June 26, 2026. He was 100. Born in Copenhagen in December 1925, Ard became known for cover art for…
Onai Quiñonez passes away at age 32
Onai Quiñonez, a Venezuelan painter and cellist, died on June 24, 2026. He was born in Tovar, Mérida, in 1993 and studied cello at the Cátedra Latinoamericana de Violonchelo. Quiñonez…
Obituary: János Németh, dead at age 92
János Németh died on June 22, 2026. He was a sculptor. Tags Artists, 22 June 2026, Hungary, János, June 2026, June 22, Németh
Obituary: János Németh, dead at age 92
János Németh died on June 22, 2026. He was a sculptor. Tags Artists, 22 June 2026, Hungary, Pisces, János, June 2026, June 22, Németh
Edin Numankadić dead at age 78
Edin Numankadić, a Bosnian visual artist, died on June 22, 2026, at the age of 78. Born in Sarajevo on June 13, 1948, he studied at the Pedagogical Academy in…
Yaacov Agam passed away at age 98
Yaacov Agam, the Israeli sculptor and experimental artist celebrated for his contributions to optical and kinetic art, died on June 21, 2026, at age 98. Born Yaakov Gipstein in Rishon…
Death of Jeff Olson at age 77
Jeff Olson, an American visual effects artist whose work helped shape films including Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, Star Trek and Who Framed Roger Rabbit, died on…
Death of Jeff Olson at age 77
Jeff Olson died June 21, 2026. Tags Artists, 21 June 2026, Jeff, Olson, Virgo, June 2026, June 21
Obituary: Mireille Bastin, dead at age 83
Mireille Bastin, a Belgian painter, died on June 20, 2026, at age 83. Born in Uccle on March 30, 1943, she worked as a self-taught artist in the naïve style…
Yuri Vashchenko passes away at age 85
Yuri Vashchenko died on June 19, 2026, in Moscow. He was 85. Vashchenko was a Russian graphic artist and book illustrator, born in Moscow on June 16, 1941. He studied…
Death of Valeriu Sepi at age 80
Valeriu Sepi died on June 19, 2026. Tags Artists, 19 June 2026, Romania, Sepi, Valeriu, June 19, June 2026
Kirsti Sparboe passed away at age 79
Kirsti Sparboe, a Norwegian singer and actress, died on June 19, 2026, at the age of 79. Born on December 7, 1946, in Tromsø, Norway, she began her career in…
Sally Brayley dies at 88
Sally Brayley, a Canadian-American ballet dancer, died on June 18, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in London in 1937 to Canadian parents and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia,…
George Rowlett has died at age 84
George Rowlett, a British painter, died on June 18, 2026. Tags Artists, 18 June 2026, Britain, Cancer, George, Rowlett, June 18, June 2026
Semyon Skrepetsky died at age 45
Semyon Skrepetsky, a Russian artist, activist and blogger, died on June 15, 2026, at age 45. Born Robert Kuzovkov in Altai Krai in 1981, he became known for political caricature,…
Semyon Skrepetsky died at age 45
Semyon Skrepetsky died on June 15, 2026, at the age of 45. He was a Russian artist known as a painter, musician and blogger. Born in Altai Krai in 1981,…
Danny Simmons dies at 72
Danny Simmons, an American abstract expressionist painter, died on June 15, 2026, at age 72. Born Daniel Simmons Jr. on August 17, 1953, in New York, he worked as a…
Győző Somogyi dies at age 83
Győző Somogyi died on June 14, 2026. He was a Hungarian graphic artist and painter. No cause of death was given. Tags Artists, 14 June 2026, Hungary, Somogyi, Győző, June…
Görel Hanser dies at age 76
Görel Hanser, a Swedish record company executive and talent manager known for her work with ABBA, died on June 13, 2026. She was 76. Born Görel Kristina Johnsen on June…
Pauls Butkēvičs dies at 85
Pauls Butkēvičs, the Latvian actor known for I Remember Everything, Richard, Four White Shirts and Long Road in the Dunes, died on June 12, 2026. He was 85. Born in…
Portchie has died at age 62
Portchie died on June 12, 2026. He was a South African painter and sculptor. Tags Artists, 12 June 2026, Portchie, June 12, June 2026, South Africa
Görel Johnsen died at age 77
Görel Johnsen, a Swedish record company executive who played a central role at Polar Music, died on June 12, 2026. She was 77. Born Görel Kristina Johnsen in Skultorp, Sweden,…
Margaret Kerry passes away at age 97
Margaret Kerry, an American dancer and actress best known for Peter Pan and If You Knew Susie, died on June 11, 2026, at age 97. Born Peggy Lynch on May…
David Hockney dies at age 88
David Hockney, the English painter, draughtsman, printmaker, stage designer and photographer, died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 88. Born in Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, on July…
Obituary: Philip Booth, dead at age 66
Philip Booth, a British-Canadian singer known for the song “Ulterior Motives,” died on June 11, 2026, at the age of 66. Born in Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, on…
David Fairrington passes away at age 85
David Fairrington, an American painter known for his realistic portraits and a range of other subjects, died on June 10, 2026, at age 85. Born David Neal Fairrington on October…
Emi Koyama, died aged 51
Emi Koyama died on June 10, 2026. Koyama was an artist. Tags Artists, Scientists, 10 June 2026, Emi, Koyama, June 10, June 2026
Death of Wim T. Schippers at age 83
Wim T. Schippers, a Dutch comedian, actor and visual artist, died on June 10, 2026. He was 83. Known for the television programs De Fred Haché Show and Van Oekel's…
Duane Michals has died at age 94
Duane Michals, an American photographer known for inventive photo-sequences that often combined text with images to explore emotion and philosophy, died on June 9, 2026. He was 94. Born in…
Robert Greenidge passed away at age 76
Robert Greenidge, a Trinidadian steelpan player and composer, died on June 8, 2026, at age 76. Born on April 28, 1950, in Laventille, Trinidad and Tobago, he began performing as…
Obituary: Helmut Nadolski, dead at age 83
Helmut Nadolski, a Polish musician, died on June 8, 2026, at the age of 83. Born in Gdynia on October 27, 1942, he became known as a bassist, composer, poet,…
Jeannette Weiss Gruber dies at 91
Jeannette Weiss Gruber, a French glass painter, died on June 7, 2026. Tags Artists, 07 June 2026, France, Gruber, Jeannette, June 2026, June 7
Elfie Semotan obituary: died at age 99
Elfie Semotan died on June 6, 2026. She was an Austrian photographer and model. Born in Wels on July 25, 1941, she studied at the Modeschule Wien im Schloss Hetzendorf.…
Talay Riley passes away at age 35
Talay Riley, a British singer-songwriter, died on June 5, 2026, after being stabbed in Silvertown, London. He was 35. Born Mark Olayinka Orabiyi on July 10, 1990, Riley began his…
Obituary: Norman Balon, dead at age 89
Norman Balon, the British publican who spent more than six decades as landlord of the Coach and Horses in Soho, died on June 4, 2026. Born in Ilford on January…
John B. Williams passed away at age 85
John B. Williams, an American double bassist and bass guitarist known for his work on The Tonight Show and The Arsenio Hall Show, died on June 4, 2026, at age…
Marjane Satrapi dies at age 56
Marjane Satrapi, the French-Iranian author of Chicken with Plums and director of Persepolis and Dear Paris, died on June 4, 2026, at the age of 56. Born in Rasht County,…
Greg James obituary: died at age 71
Greg James, an American tattoo artist known for designs and original artwork that appeared in magazines, books, documentaries and at the Hard Rock Cafe, died on June 4, 2026, at…
John Blanche dies at 77
John Blanche, the British fantasy and science fiction illustrator whose work helped define White Dwarf and Warhammer 40,000, died on June 3, 2026. He was 77. Blanche, born in 1948,…
Jagannath Prasad Das dies at age 90
Jagannath Prasad Das, the Indian writer and poet known for his work in Odia, died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 90. Born in Puri on April 26,…
Eszter Láng obituary: died at age 78
Eszter Láng died on June 2, 2026. She was a painter. Tags Artists, 02 June 2026, Eszter, Hungary, June 2, June 2026, Láng
Spider Webb died at age 81
Spider Webb, an American jazz drummer and session musician, died on June 2, 2026. He was 81. Born Kenneth Ronald Rice in Detroit on June 15, 1944, he began playing…
Eszter Láng obituary: died at age 78
Eszter Láng died on June 2, 2026. Tags Artists, 02 June 2026, Eszter, Hungary, June 2, June 2026, Láng