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Jos Postmes

The Quiet Pulse of Maastricht Jos Postmes lived a life closely tied to the streets and classrooms of Maastricht. Born in 1896, his hands were rarely still, moving between the precision of a draftsperson and the fluid touch of a painter. He spent his early years learning under Rob Graafland at the Stadsteekeninstituut, a time when the weight of a pencil and the texture of paper were becoming his primary language. His path led him from t

he local Sunday School for Decorative Arts to the Rijksacademie voor Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam, where he studied alongside Han Jelinger, Henri Jonas, and Jos Narinx. Under the guidance of Antoon Derkinderen, his technical foundations were laid, shaping a way of seeing that would define his later years. His work was not confined to a single medium. He moved through the world as a painter, textile artist, draftsperson, graphic arti…