Gerriet Postma
Gerriet Postma (30 October 1932 – 27 February 2009) was a Dutch painter. Postma was born in Twijzelerheide, Friesland, the Netherlands. He was a vehement man who painted bold paintings, with explosions of paint and abstract knots of color, with a distant figurative strain running through it.
Gerriet Postma
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- Born
- 1932. · Twijzelerheide.
- Died
- 2009. · Groningen.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Occupation
- painter.
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Gerriet Postma (30 October 1932 – 27 February 2009) was a Dutch painter. Postma was born in Twijzelerheide, Friesland, the Netherlands. He was a vehement man who painted bold paintings, with explosions of paint and abstract knots of color, with a distant figurative strain running through it.
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Also worked under the name Gerriet. Born at Twijzelerheide in 1932, died in Groningen in 2009.
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Kunstschilder Gerriet (Gerrit) Postma poseert met schilderij, vrouw en jeugd in klimboom in zijn woonplaats Leek
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1932
Gerriet Postma born at Twijzelerheide.
2009
Gerriet Postma died at Groningen.
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