A person who jumped to his loss of life from a Manhattan condo window final week was well-known NYC artwork critic Charlie Finch, police sources confirmed Sunday.
Finch, 68, fell from his fifth-floor window at a pre-war co-op constructing on East twelfth Avenue close to Second Avenue within the East Village round 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, the sources mentioned.
On the time, police mentioned they believed the person was terminally unwell.
Finch, who was referred to as a cranky critic, co-authored the ebook “Most Artwork Sucks.”
Walter Robinson — a well-regarded artist/critic who was additionally Finch’s longtime pal and editor — posted on Instagram that Finch died by “defenestration” and mentions his East twelfth Avenue condo.
ArtNews.com posted an obituary for Finch.
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