Famous Dead Artists: Recent Artist Deaths and Obituaries
Over 4,000 obituaries of famous dead artists. Notable deaths, news, info, and memorial pages.
Walter Schultheiß Actor dead at age 101
Walter Schultheiß, the German actor, author and painter known for his role as Der Eugen, died on December 22, 2025, at the age of 101. Born in Tübingen in 1924,…
Arnulf Rainer
Austrian painterDied on Sunday December 21st 2025
Anne Madden
Irish painterDied on Sunday December 21st 2025
Loren Carpenter Computer graphics scientist dead at age 78
Loren Carpenter, an American computer graphics researcher and developer, died on December 21, 2025, at age 78. Born in Brighton, Michigan, on February 7, 1947, he was a founding employee…
Seiichi Motohashi Japanese photographer and film director dead at age 85
Seiichi Motohashi died on December 20, 2025. He was a Japanese photographer and film director. Seiichi Motohashi (本橋 成一, Motohashi Seiichi; 1940 – December 20, 2025) was a Japanese photographer…
Ronald Chase American artist, photographer and film director dead at age 91
Ronald Chase, an American artist, photographer and film director, died on December 20, 2025, at the age of 91. Born in Seminole, Oklahoma, on December 29, 1934, he studied dance,…
Vicente Ruiz Maturana
Chilean artistDied on Saturday December 20th 2025
Guilherme Parente
Portuguese painterDied on Friday December 19th 2025
Terje Fagermo
Norwegian painter and sculptorDied on Friday December 19th 2025
Cynthia Mailman American painter, pancreatic cancer dead at age 82
Cynthia Mailman, an American painter and educator, died on December 19, 2025, in New York City at age 82. She was known for figurative and landscape works done in a…
Oscar Allain
Peruvian painterDied on Thursday December 18th 2025
David Heathcote
British artistDied on Wednesday December 17th 2025
Robert Heide American playwright and author dead at age 91
Robert Heide, an American playwright and author, died on December 17, 2025. He was best known for his play "The Bed" and for working with artist Andy Warhol. His death…
Michele Singer Reiner
American photographer and film producerDied on Tuesday December 16th 2025
Gennady Ustyugov
Russian painterDied on Saturday December 13th 2025
Paul de Nooijer
Dutch photographer and filmmakerDied on Saturday December 13th 2025
Franco Vaccari
Italian artist and photographerDied on Friday December 12th 2025
Barry Martin British artist dead at age 82
Barry Martin, a British artist associated with the kinetic art movement, died on December 12, 2025, at the age of 82. Born in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, in 1943, he explored…
Ceal Floyer
Pakistani-born British visual artistDied on Friday December 12th 2025
Tito Topin
French writer and illustratorDied on Tuesday December 9th 2025
Reounodji Gabin
Chadian painter and artistDied on Monday December 8th 2025
Martin Parr
British photographer and photojournalistDied on Sunday December 7th 2025
Wolfgang Petrick
German painterDied on Sunday December 7th 2025
Amaia Arrazola
Spanish illustrator and muralistDied on Friday December 5th 2025
José Luis Alonso Coomonte
Spanish sculptorDied on Thursday December 4th 2025
Rudi Tröger
German painter and academicDied on Thursday December 4th 2025
Ronald Davis
American painterDied on Thursday December 4th 2025
Theodor Pištěk
Czech painterDied on Thursday December 4th 2025
Michael Turner Painting dead at age 91
Michael Turner, a British illustrator who specialised in motoring and aviation paintings, died on December 1, 2025, aged 91. Born Geoffrey Michael Turner on March 14, 1934, in Harrow, Middlesex,…
A. J. Meek
American photographerDied on Saturday November 29th 2025
Raul Santoserpa
Cuban artistDied on Friday November 28th 2025
Gianfredo Camesi
Swiss painterDied on Thursday November 27th 2025
Nuria Quevedo
Spanish painter and graphic artistDied on Tuesday November 25th 2025
Ana Victoria Jiménez
Mexican photographer and feminist activistDied on Monday November 24th 2025
Philip Perkis
American photographerDied on Sunday November 23rd 2025
Jeanette Winter
American author and illustratorDied on Sunday November 23rd 2025
Llyn Foulkes
American artistDied on Friday November 21st 2025
Timothy App
American artistDied on Friday November 21st 2025
Jiří Kornatovský
Czech painterDied on Thursday November 20th 2025
Steve Kurtz
American artistDied on Wednesday November 19th 2025
Barbara Raetsch
German painterDied on Tuesday November 18th 2025
Oldřich Jelínek
Czech painterDied on Tuesday November 18th 2025
Freddie Baer
American artistDied on Tuesday November 18th 2025
Susan Skerman
New Zeland artistDied on Sunday November 16th 2025
Antonín Kroča
Czech painterDied on Sunday November 16th 2025
Gertrude Degenhardt
German artistDied on Saturday November 15th 2025
Anunay Sood
Indian Photographer and YouTuberDied on Friday November 14th 2025
J. D. King
American artist and musician (The Coachmen)Died on Thursday November 13th 2025
Věra Křesadlová
Czech artistDied on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Giorgio Forattini
Italian political cartoonist (La RepubblicaDied on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Igor Palmin
Russian photographer and journalistDied on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Armand Avril
French painter and sculptorDied on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Erik Bulatov
Russian artistDied on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Godofredo Pepey
Brazilian mixed martial artistDied on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Pavel Nikonov
Russian painter and graphic artistDied on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Viktor Marynyuk
Ukrainian painterDied on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Pirro Mosi
Albanian photographerDied on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Sasha Okun
Soviet-born Israeli artistDied on Tuesday November 11th 2025
Sara Banerji British author and artist dead at age 93
Sara Banerji, the British author, artist and sculptor, died on November 2, 2025, aged 93. Born Sara Ann Mostyn in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire, England, on June 6, 1932, she lived…
Allan Ludwig American historian and photographer dead at age 92
Allan Ludwig, an American historian and photographer, died on November 2, 2025, at age 92. Allan Ira Ludwig was an American art historian and photographer whose book Graven Images, an…
Jungle Phillips Painting dead at age 69
Peter "Jungle" Phillips, an Australian artist known for painting and outsider art, died on November 1, 2025, aged 69. Born in Hobart, Tasmania, on 27 June 1956, he became a…
Zbyšek Sion
Czech painter and printmakerDied on Tuesday October 21st 2025
Christian Caujolle
French journalist and photographerDied on Monday October 20th 2025
Lawrence Daws
Australian painter and printmakerDied on Monday October 20th 2025
Pye Engström
Swedish sculptorDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Milan Dobeš
Slovak painter and graphic artistDied on Saturday October 18th 2025
Claes Hake
Swedish sculptor of Solringen Died on Thursday October 16th 2025
Gilles Larrain
French-American photographerDied on Thursday October 16th 2025
Drew Struzan
American movie poster illustratorDied on Tuesday October 14th 2025
Frank Wimberley
American artistDied on Tuesday October 14th 2025
René Olivares
Chilean painter and designerDied on Monday October 13th 2025
Tony Fitzpatrick
American mixed media collage artistDied on Saturday October 11th 2025
Rod McNicol
Australian photographerDied on Friday October 10th 2025
Roland Irolla
French painterDied on Wednesday October 8th 2025
Mohamed Hamidi
Moroccan painterDied on Tuesday October 7th 2025
Lun Gywe
Burmese watercolor painterDied on Monday October 6th 2025
Yuri Makhotin
Russian painterDied on Monday October 6th 2025
Takako Saito
Japanese artistDied on Thursday October 2nd 2025
Michèle Burke
Irish makeup artist (Quest for FireDied on Wednesday October 1st 2025
Renato Casaro
Italian movie poster artist (My Name Is NobodyDied on Tuesday September 30th 2025
Ashleigh Brilliant
American cartoonist and authorDied on Monday September 29th 2025
Angelito Antonio
Filipino painter and academicDied on Friday September 26th 2025
Eduard Halberštát
Czech painterDied on Friday September 26th 2025
Auseklis Ozols
Latvian-born American painterDied on Thursday September 25th 2025
Juraj Bartusz
Slovak sculptorDied on Thursday September 25th 2025
Eduardo Batarda
Portuguese painterDied on Monday September 22nd 2025
Serdu
Belgian cartoonist and illustratorDied on Sunday September 21st 2025
Pia Antonsen Rognes
Norwegian artistDied on Saturday September 20th 2025
Bryan Kneale
Manx artist and sculptorDied on Friday September 19th 2025