Editing 2001 in art (section)

===January to June===
*14 January - [[Frederick W. Hughes|Fred Hughes]], American art executive (Founder of the [[Warhol Foundation]]) (b. 1943)
*30 January – [[O. Winston Link]], American photographer. (b. 1914)
*12 February – [[Kristina Söderbaum]], Swedish-German film actress, producer and photographer (b. 1912)
*17 February – [[Barry Burman]], English painter and educator (b. 1943)
*18 February – [[Balthus]], French modern artist (b. 1908)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/reunionfrance/1323280/Controversial-Balthus-dies-aged-92.html|title=Controversial Balthus died aged 92|date=February 19, 2001|author=Richard Eden|website=The Telegraph|access-date=April 5, 2021}}</ref>
*4 March
**[[Jean René Bazaine]], French painter, [[stained glass]] window designer and writer (b. 1904)
**[[Fred Lasswell]], American [[cartoonist]] (b. 1916)
*1 June – [[Hank Ketcham]], American [[cartoonist]] (b. 1920)
*19 June – [[David Sylvester]], English art critic and curator (b. 1924)
*27 June – [[Tove Jansson]], Swedish-Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author (b. 1914)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/jan/15/tove-jansson-life-words-westin-review|title=Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words by Boel Westin – review|last1=Prideaux|first1=Sue|date=2014-01-15|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=18 November 2014}}</ref>