Heinrich Zille

(German, 1858–1929)

Heinrich Zille was a popular German illustrator and photographer known for his satirical and humorous drawings of working-class Berlin citizens. Born on January 10, 1858 in Radeburg, Germany, in 1887 his family moved to Berlin where he began an apprenticeship as a lithographer. When he lost his job in 1910, the well-known German Impressionist painter Max Liebermann encouraged Zille to make a living from his drawings alone, which he had already been publishing in Simplicissimus, Berlin’s satirical weekly newspaper. His fame peaked towards the end of his life in the 1920s, during the “golden age” of the Weimar Republic: in 1921, the National Gallery of London acquired a selection of his drawings, and in 1924 he was awarded with a professorship by the Academy of the Arts in Berlin. In 1928, Zille’s 70th birthday was celebrated throughout Berlin, and he died the following year on August 9, 1929.

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Drawings and Works on Paper, Impressionist and Modern Art

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Vor dem Standesamt, pl. 42 from

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Vor dem Standesamt, pl. 42 from "Zwanglose..., 1919

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Hof im Scheunenviertel, pl. 28 from..., 1919

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Hof im Scheunenviertel, pl. 28 from..., 1919

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Lene mit's Glasoje - Die Frau Direktor, pl...., 1919

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Lene mit's Glasoje - Die Frau Direktor, pl...., 1919

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Damenkapelle bei der Probe, pl. 24 from..., 1919

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Damenkapelle bei der Probe, pl. 24 from..., 1919

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Spielende Kinder vor einer Roßschlächterei,..., 1919

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Spielende Kinder vor einer Roßschlächterei,..., 1919

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Bei Tübbecke in Stralow 1875, pl. 17 from..., 1919

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Bei Tübbecke in Stralow 1875, pl. 17 from..., 1919

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Mutta, wat kochste?, pl. 16 from

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Mutta, wat kochste?, pl. 16 from "Zwanglose..., 1919

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Restaurant zum Nussbaum, pl. 5 from..., 1919

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Restaurant zum Nussbaum, pl. 5 from..., 1919

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Zille, im Regen zeichnend, pl. 3 from..., 1919

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Zille, im Regen zeichnend, pl. 3 from..., 1919

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“Witwenball“ (Widows’ Ball)

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“Witwenball“ (Widows’ Ball)

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Kinder beim Kreisspiel, 1924

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Kinder beim Kreisspiel, 1924

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Aus großer Zeit, 1919

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Aus großer Zeit, 1919

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Spaziergänger (B), 1906

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Spaziergänger (B), 1906

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Frauen mit Kinderwagen, 1900

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Frauen mit Kinderwagen, 1900

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Im schwingenden Mantel von hinten

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Im schwingenden Mantel von hinten

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Sitzende

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Sitzende

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Zwei Mütter, 1925

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Zwei Mütter, 1925

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Alle Tage stürzt sich eener bei mir aus`t..., 1913

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Alle Tage stürzt sich eener bei mir aus`t..., 1913

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Am Kanal – Was soll das? Was macht Ihr denn..., 1913

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Am Kanal – Was soll das? Was macht Ihr denn..., 1913

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Der späte Schlafbursche, 1902–1909

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Der späte Schlafbursche, 1902–1909

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«So ville Sonne wie hier im Park haben wir hause

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«So ville Sonne wie hier im Park haben wir hause

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Freier auf der Treppe, 1900

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Freier auf der Treppe, 1900

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Unser Leben währet 70 Jahr, 1908–1919

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Unser Leben währet 70 Jahr, 1908–1919

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Dame mit blauem Mantel

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Dame mit blauem Mantel

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