Eduarda Lapa | |
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Born | Maria Eduarda Lapa de Sousa Caldeira 15 October 1895 |
Died | 9 September 1976 (aged 80) |
Nationality | Portuguese |
Occupation | Artist |
Known for | Painter of flowers |
Eduarda Lapa (1895 — 1976) was a painter and painting teacher who specialized in naturalist painting, especially still life, becoming known as the "flower painter" and the "ambassador of colours". An active feminist, she was the first woman to join the board of the Portuguese National Society of Fine Arts.