Fernando Lanhas

Fernando Lanhas, GOSE (16 September 1923 – 4 February 2012^[1]) was a Portuguese painter and architect.

Lanhas was born and died in Porto. He studied architecture but became known as the leading name in Portuguese abstract painting.^[2][3] He started painting in 1944, influenced by music, astronomy, and the international abstract movement. Since then, he's been one of the most innovative and original Portuguese painters.

External links

• Fernando Lanhas Biography at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation Official Site (Portuguese) Archived 2012-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
• Fernando Lanhas, Former Student of Porto Fine Arts School