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Friedrich Zettl early sketchbook chinese minorities

early sketchbook with Chinese minority people

Today I’m showing you a sketchbook that I’ve never taken out of the drawer. Maybe for a good reason?
Actually, they are single sheets that I then mounted in a Chinese fan-fold album.

Friedrich Zettl early sketchbook
Friedrich Zettl early sketchbook3 ladies
early sketchbook with chinese minorities chinese lady and 3 kids


They are not masterpieces, nor were they intended as such. Rather, I wanted to capture some impressions. It’s been 40 years since I drew it and then sorted it out as second quality. When I saw them again, I thought they had a certain charm.

Friedrich Zettl early sketchbook with chinese minority ladies
Friedrich Zettl early sketchbook chinese minorities
Friedrich Zettl sketchbook with lady from Tibet

At that time I loved using charcoal pencils set in wood. Unfortunately, I can no longer get this good quality. When I came back from China in 1985, I brought a lot of painting material with me. It was cheap and of good quality. Today you have to know where you can buy good quality. You can forget all of the goods from online trading.

Friedrich Zettl early sketchbook chinese minorities
Friedrich Zettl early sketchbook chinese minorities
Friedrich Zettl early sketchbook chinese minorities
Friedrich Zettl early sketchbook with chinese minorities

If you want to check more other early sketches: early sketches

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11 responses to “early sketchbook with Chinese minority people”

  1. Martha Kennedy avatar
    Martha Kennedy

    I like these very much. You’ve captured personalities.

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    1. zettl.fr avatar
      zettl.fr

      Thank you Martha! I hope I at least was able to catch the personalities. This has always been my stronger part as I did many portraits. I considered them less good as I followed illustration too much.

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  2. swabby429 avatar
    swabby429

    These images have the feel of good anthropology.

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    1. zettl.fr avatar
      zettl.fr

      Thank you! Indeed I did studied ethnology too 🙂 Before I decided to study arts in China I thought of studying ethnology there but was pretty sure I would not get what I was dreaming for.

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  3. peter robinson avatar
    peter robinson

    Impressive !

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    1. zettl.fr avatar
      zettl.fr

      Thank you very much! It means a lot to me.

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      1. peter robinson avatar
        peter robinson

        I genuinely think these drawings are of value.

      2. zettl.fr avatar
        zettl.fr

        Thank you so much again! I am happy to hear that they are not that bad.

      3. peter robinson avatar
        peter robinson

        You’re welcome. It makes a refreshing change to see art that is out of the ordinary.

  4. Cally Blind avatar
    Cally Blind

    I’m not good with words. Can I just leave a smile here? 🙂
    Thank you for creating this set. 😊

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    1. Zettl avatar
      Zettl

      Your smile means more than words! May I return a smile from Wien? 😄🍸

      Reply

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