When Critics Went Mad With Disgust: The 'Tate War' And Its Deadly Fallout "The real casualty of this battle, in Kitaj's eyes, was his beloved wife and muse, Sandra Fisher, who died of a brain aneurysm aged 47, two weeks after his Tate show opened, and whose death the painter blamed directly on the shock of his very public critical humiliation." The Observer (UK) 02/09/13