Johanna Petronella Catharina Antoinetta (Jo) Koster (Kampen, 16 April 1868 - Heelsum, 17 January 1944); Dutch graphic artist, painter and draftsman. Koster was a daughter of Johannes Petrus Koster, captain-quartermaster, and Catharina Antoinetta van Veen. After high school she went to the National Nuclear School for Teachers in Amsterdam (1885-88) and then to the Rotterdam Academy (1888-92), with Jan Striening. She taught at the academy for some time and after receiving the Royal Subsidy for Free Painting in 1894 she took lessons in Brussels from Ernest Blanc-Garin and from the Académie Julian and the Académie Colarossi in Paris. In 1902 she settled in Zwolle, where she founded a drawing and painting class. In the summer months she worked regularly in Staphorst, where she depicted farm workers and the costume. When she came to a standstill in her career in 1905, on the advice of H.P. Bremmer she stopped with painting and first focused on drawing. Her work then became purer in color and composition. Kosters style varied over the years; among other things she painted neo-impressionist and pointillist work. From 1910-24 she lived in Hattem, after which she lived for short periods in Italy, Switzerland and the Netherlands, until she lived in The Hague in 1934. In addition to the sale of free work, she earned money with travel reports for newspapers and portraits on commission. She also made needle art, ex libris, illustrations and room screens. During the Second World War the Statenkwartier where she lived was evacuated and she moved to Zaltbommel. On the occasion of her 70th birthday her work was exhibited in The Hague, Dordrecht and Amersfoort. Her work is in the collections of the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam, the Kröller-Müller Museum and the Voerman Museum Hattem. Koster was diagnosed with cancer in 1943. She died the following year, at the age of 75. [https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo_Koster] undefined

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