Frank (Friedrich) Weitzel b. c.22 November 1905

Also known as F. W.
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Weitzel is a New Zealand printmaker, sculptor and decorative artist who lived in Sydney during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Furniture by the artist is also known from the Burdekin House exhibition, Sydney, 1929.
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printmaker, sculptor and decorative artist, studied in America before following his family to Australia in 1928. There he rented a studio at Circular Quay where he produced sculpture and linocuts as well as Arts and Crafts pieces such as lampshades, book-ends, wall hangings and batik shawls. He is presumably the ' F.W. ' who did the colour cover of New Triad used for the final issues of March-July 1928.

Weitzel worked closely with Ronald Wakelin and exhibited with the Society of Artists and the Group of Seven at Macquarie Galleries in 1930. Only 14 linocuts are known, some produced before he arrived in Australia. They are strong images, all apparently in colour, eg Island Legend [German expressionist primitive], not dated, and Cafe [sailors in port] c.1927 (ill. Lebovic & Warner, Fifty Years , cats 100, 101) Latter also ill. Josef Lebovic Gallery, 20th Anniversary Exhibition Collectors’ List 1997 No.63 , Paddington 12 April-17 May 1997, no.140, which gives alternate birth-date.

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Kerr, Joan
Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007

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References [<ExternalResource: Ross, Gail (2005), 'A Sullen Silence: Frank Weitzel, Modernist (1905-1932)', Art New Zealand, Number 116, (Spring), Auckland.>, <ExternalResource: Sheding, Stephen (1987), 'Masterpieces of Australian printmaking', Paddington, New South Wales: Josef Lebovic Gallery, ed. Josef Lebovic, p 152.>, <ExternalResource: Lebovic, Josef and Warner, Sandra (1988), 'Fifty years of Australian printmaking: Sydney Long to Eric Thake', Paddington, New South Wales: Josef Lebovic Gallery.>, <ExternalResource: Lebovic, Josef (1997), '20th Anniversary Exhibition Collectors' List No.63', Paddington, New South Wales: Josef Lebovic Gallery, cat.140.>, <ExternalResource: Taylor, Kerry (7 April 1900), 'Weitzel, Hedwig 1900 - 1971', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, website updated 7 April 2006.>]