顾石秋

Gu Shiqiu is a Chinese author of art books whose writing focuses on teaching sketching. Public information about him is limited, and his nationality, dates of birth and death, and personal background are not clearly recorded. Judging from the three works held in the collection, his writing centers on introductory sketching, covering classic training subjects such as geometric solids, still life, plaster casts, and the human figure, and belongs to the "Learning to Sketch from Scratch" series. Books of this kind are aimed at beginners with no foundation in drawing and usually consist of step-by-step demonstrations and explanations of form and structure, emphasizing a gradual progression from simple to complex exercises. Gu Shiqiu's topics cover several key stages of sketching study, from geometric forms to figure representation, offering some reference value for readers who wish to gain a systematic introduction and reflecting his sustained attention to basic sketching instruction.