Obituaries
Matisse expert and archivist Wanda de Guebriant has died, aged 69
The only authorised authenticator of the artist’s work started her 40-year career as an assistant to Matisse’s daughter, Marguerite Duthuit
Experimental film-maker Barbara Hammer dies, aged 79
The pioneer of lesbian film became an advocate for medical aid in dying
Obituary: Lamia al-Gailani, the archaeologist who brought new life to the looted Basrah museum
She was a key figure in the post-war re-establishment of Iraq’s antiquities museums
Okwui Enwezor, curator of Documenta and Venice Biennale, has died aged 55
Enwezor inspired a global, inclusive view of art history
Tributes pour in for Italian marine archaeologist Sebastiano Tusa who died in Ethiopian Airlines plane crash
He was was an expert on the battle of Egadi of 241BC
Picasso biographer John Richardson dies, aged 95
We recently spoke to the art historian about his new book focusing on his extraordinary life, his homes and his eclectic personal collection
The astonishing life of Johan van Gogh: Vincent's great-nephew dies aged 96
A tribute to Theo van Gogh’s grandson, who served in the Dutch secret service
'Forces of time snatch people like devils': remembering pioneering feminist artist Carolee Schneemann
The painter, performance artist and film-maker, who won the Golden Lion at the Venice Biennale in 2017, has died aged 79
When Karl Lagerfeld sold his art collection
The fashion designer, who died this week at the age of 85, spent lavishly on decorating his houses in the style of the Ancien Régime
Art world tributes for Minimalist painter Robert Ryman, who has died aged 88
“In defining art's formal limits, he was the most radical painter of his time,” says art historian Robert Storr
Lyn Kienholz, champion of art in Southern California, has died at 88
She founded the LA History Project, which led to the exhibition series Pacific Standard Time
Susan Hiller, a ‘paraconceptualist’ who abandoned anthropology in favour of art, has died, aged 78
“In art, the viewer can be forced into a situation that creates empathy, which cannot be done in the social sciences,” she said
'Authority, concision and style': historian Theodore K. Rabb dies, aged 81
The specialist of the Early Modern period was a regular contributor to The Art Newspaper
Jonas Mekas, ‘godfather of American avant-garde cinema’, dies at 96
Without Mekas, “experimental film is unthinkable”, says Stuart Comer, MoMA's chief curator of media and performance art
Nicola L., known for her feminist functional design, has died at 81
The artist’s 50-year career transcended art and design and provided humourous political critique
Tributes for the art historian Sister Wendy Beckett who has died, aged 88
Her unscripted commentaries on Rembrandt, Monet and Leonardo da Vinci turned her into an unlikely television star
Robert Morris, the conceptual sculptor and leading Minimalist, has died, aged 87
We once asked the artist for his thoughts on Minimalism; he called our questions “trivial, superficial, puerile, misdirected, irrelevant, egregious, distracted, dull, feeble, breathless, gossip-mongering, smarmy and lizard-like”
Shirin Aliabadi, known for depicting rebellious Iranian women, has died
Artist photographed women breaking free of state-imposed rules
Geta Brătescu, Romanian multidisciplinary artist, has died aged 92
She was an important figure of the European country’s avant-garde scene with a career spanning more than six decades, but gained wider international recognition in recent years
Josh Roth, Hollywood deal-maker who was the head of UTA's fine arts division, has died, aged 40
His death comes just weeks after the opening of the agency's new gallery in Beverly Hills, designed by the artist Ai Weiwei
Christopher Gibbs: the man who brokered £50m Getty grant to the National Gallery—and fed Princess Margaret hash brownies
The antiques dealer was more than an “acid-tripping ex-roué once known as the king of Chelsea”
In pictures: South African photographer David Goldblatt, who captured the harsh reality of apartheid, dies aged 87
Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg says it will represent his legacy and estate with “honour, respect and responsibility”
Remembering Irving Sandler
The art critic, historian and Artists Space co-founder earned the moniker "The Sweeper Up After Artists"
Malcolm Morley, the first artist to win the Turner Prize, has died aged 86
The US-based photorealist trailblazer turned to Expressionism, experiencing a career renaissance in later years
Podcast episode 33: Absent friends—Howard Hodgkin's final paintings; Robert Indiana remembered
We talk to Antony Peattie, the music writer and partner of the late Howard Hodgkin and to Barbara Haskell, curator of Robert Indiana's 2013 retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.
LOVE artist Robert Indiana has died, aged 89
The artist’s death came the day after a lawsuit was filed over his legacy
Chicago dealer Richard Gray has died, aged 89
The gallerist and patron was a key figure in the city’s art scene for more than 50 years
‘Believing is seeing’: Tom Wolfe on Modern art
The novelist and journalist was also an outspoken art critic
Danish artist Per Kirkeby has died, aged 79
The painter was well known for his opaque, semi-abstract canvases inspired by natural history
Frieze New York pays tribute to the School of Hudson
The maverick art dealer helped to shape New York’s contemporary art scene by finding and supporting some of today's biggest artists