Patrick Caulfield Dies

Lucian Freud is usually cited as Britain's greatest living painter, though some might fight for David Hockney or Frank Auerbach. But the death of Patrick Caulfield, one of the most important artists of the British Pop Art generation, at 69 prompted his friend and fellow artist Howard Hodgkin to claim that it will be Caulfield who will be remembered in the future. "In spite of great success, I think he's been under-rated," he said. "I thought he was the most important living painter in this country." For the full story - click the title Irish Art