Hannes Postma - Large charcoal drawing "Pandora's paddling" made in 2005, well framed

• Medium: charcoal on paper
• Date: 2005
• Numbered: n/a / original drawing
• Signed: with charcoal bottom right
• In very good condition
• Titled: "Pandora's Paddling"
• Dimensions: sheet size 60 x 40 cm, framed 95 x 75 cm.

• Hannes Postma, born in Haarlem in 1933, studied at the Rijksakademie van beeldende kunsten in Amsterdam. His oeuvre consists of oil paintings on canvas, sculptures of iron and plaster, screen prints, and etchings. In the 1960s, the artist gained considerable fame with his series of color etchings.

From 1973 to 1978, Postma created the series of 'sea paintings'. During this period, he belonged to the 'Hoek van Holland School', an anarchist art group consisting of artists who did not want to be influenced by outside influences, neither from traditions nor from teachers.
A few years later, Postma sought affiliation with the New Figuration. As was characteristic of the art of the painters belonging to this group, Postma combined figurative and abstract elements in his works. In his abstract creations, the viewer can occasionally find recognizable figurative motifs, such as human figures, torsos, or limbs. The disproportionate human figures, which are stretched or compressed, seem to float through space. Typical of Postma's style is the use of imaginative forms. The artworks are often layered, and streaks of dripping paint are clearly visible. Other characteristics of Postma's art, and of the New Figuration, are the tension between the flat plane and the illusion of space, and the sparkling use of color.
In addition to being a visual artist, Postma was a lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rotterdam from 1971 to 1988. His work is represented in the collections of companies, private individuals, institutions, and museums, including the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam, the Frans Hals Museum in Haarlem, the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, and the Museum of Modern Art Arnhem. In 1967, the book 'Hocus Focus' was published, a book about Postma's art.