Arikha drew Beckett constantly, with his beaked bird's profile, in silverpoint, ink and crayon: playing chess, smoking, listening, pushing back his glasses.

ECONOMIST: Avigdor Arikha, painter of life, died on April 29th, aged 81

He breathes fiercely through his nose and paces constantly and sweats so heavily that when he dabs at his forehead with his ticket, the ink bleeds.

WSJ: Word Craft: Benjamin Percy, Author of Red Moon, on the Ticking Clock