Pat Steir, Painter of Cascading Infinities, Dies at 87

Pat Steir, Painter of Cascading Infinities, Dies at 87

Portrait of Pat Steir in 2018 by Grace Roselli, Pandora's BoxX Project (all images © Pat Steir, courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth)Pat Steir, the trailblazing feminist artist known for expanding the possibilities of abstract painting with her iconic Waterfall (1988–) series, died yesterday, Wednesday, March 25, at the age of 87. Her death was confirmed by her husband, Joost Elffers, and her niece, Lily Sukoneck-Cohen. Born in Newark, New Jer…

Pat Steir, Whose “Waterfalls” Dazzled, Dies at 87

Pat Steir, who rose to prominence in the 1980s for her iconic “Waterfall” paintings, which she made by pouring paint onto canvas from atop a ladder, died in Manhattan on March 25. She was eighty-seven. Her death was confirmed by her husband, Joost Elffers, and niece Lily Sukoneck-Cohen, who survive her. Steir was also a cofounder, […]

US-Malerin Pat Steir stirbt mit 87 Jahren

Die 87-jährige US-Malerin Pat Steir, bekannt für ihre monumentalen Wasserfall-Bilder und visionäre Abstraktionen, ist in Manhattan gestorben

Pat Steir, Famed for Her Abstract ‘Waterfall’ Paintings, Dies at 87

Pat Steir, who made a name for herself via wall-size abstractions that she achieved by pouring paint from a ladder, died on Wednesday in Manhattan of natural causes. She was 87. Her death was confirmed by her husband Joost Elffers, her niece Lily Sukoneck-Cohen, and Marc Payot, president of Hauser & Wirth, which had represented Steir since 2022. “Working so closely with Pat Steir—spending so much time with her, immersed in her work together …