Luigi Malice: key obituary facts
Is Luigi Malice dead? Yes. Luigi Malice died on October 14, 2026, at age 88.
Cause of death: Luigi Malice's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Luigi Malice known for?
He was an Italian painter.
More about Luigi Malice
Born: 1 January 1937.
Place of birth: Naples.
Gender: male.
Occupation: painter, sculptor.
Nationality: Italy.
Known for: abstract art.
Luigi Malice, an Italian painter and sculptor known for abstract art, died October 14, 2026, aged 88.
Born in Naples, he studied at the Naples Academy of Fine Arts under Emilio Notte and later studied with Domenico Spinosa, an avant-garde painter associated with Informal Art. Malice began his career in the late 1950s as an expressionist and figurative painter, before becoming known for abstract work.
His early figurative period included “Still Life with Figure,” which brought him the Michetti Prize, and “Ricordo di Spagna” (“Memory of Spain”), which he exhibited for the Posillipo Prize. His artistic formation thus brought together academic training and exposure to contemporary avant-garde and Informal Art approaches. Malice was also a sculptor, alongside his work as a painter. His career encompassed a shift from expressionist and figurative painting toward abstraction, while his early prize-recognized works document the figurative phase from which that development began.