Michael Leunig: Controversial Australian cartoonist dies at age 79 following brutal sacking from The Age after 55-year tenure Iconic Australian cartoonist Michael Leunig has died aged 79.
Leunig's death was announced on Instagram on Thursday evening, alongside one of his works that depicted an angel hovering at twilight.
Leunig's death was announced on Instagram on Thursday evening, alongside one of his works that depicted an angel hovering at twilight.
'During his final days, he was surrounded by his children, loved ones, and sunflowers — accompanied as ever, by his dear old friends, Johann Sebastian Bach and Ludwig van Beethoven.'.
'The pen has run dry, its ink no longer flowing — yet Mr. Curly and his ducks will remain etched in our hearts, cherished and eternal,' the statement began.
