Painter Armando Alves, a member of the group Os Quatro Vintes alongside Ângelo de Sousa, José Rodrigues, and Jorge Pinheiro, has died at the age of 90, the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (FBAUP) announced on Tuesday, March 31. The group was named after the top grade (20 out of 20) that all four members received upon graduating from the School of Fine Arts in Porto. Alves was a pioneer in Graphic Arts education and later had a distinguished career in editorial and poster design. Following the deaths of his colleagues, Jorge Pinheiro remains the only surviving member of the group.
Painter Armando Alves, of the group Os Quatro Vintes, has died at 90
Tuesday, 31 March 2026RSS









