Willi Sitte has died at the age of 92

8. June 2013

On Saturday night, June 8, 2013, the painter and graphic artist Willi Sitte from Halle passed away after a long illness. After the deaths of Wolfgang Mattheuer (2004), Werner Tübke (2004) and Bernhard Heisig (2011), he was the last living artist of the so-called “Gang of Four”, who had a decisive influence on and helped shape art in the GDR.
The funeral will take place on Thursday, June 20 at 12 noon.

Obituary by Paul Kaiser Der Spiegel

Obituary by Camilla Blechen FAZ