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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August Gaul, Käthe Kollwitz, Max Liebermann, Max Slevogt, Emil Rudolf Weiss

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In der Sommerfrische, 1923

Heinrich Zille

In der Sommerfrische, 1923

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Scheunenviertel, 1918

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Scheunenviertel, 1918

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Zivilisation, 1910

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Zivilisation, 1910

Sale Date: November 26, 2015

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Der Budiker, 1923

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Der Budiker, 1923

Sale Date: November 28, 2015

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Energische Dame

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Energische Dame

Sale Date: November 28, 2015

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Mann mit Bauch, 1915–1920

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Mann mit Bauch, 1915–1920

Sale Date: December 3, 2015

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12 Artist Prints (set of 12 including 2..., 1909

Heinrich Zille

12 Artist Prints (set of 12 including 2..., 1909

Sale Date: November 9, 2015

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Spielende Kinder, 1910

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Spielende Kinder, 1910

Sale Date: October 24, 2015

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Skizze mit zwei männlichen Figuren (rückseitig;...

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Skizze mit zwei männlichen Figuren (rückseitig;...

Sale Date: September 26, 2015

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Geburtstagsblatt zum 80. Geburtstag von Max..., 1927

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Geburtstagsblatt zum 80. Geburtstag von Max..., 1927

Sale Date: September 22, 2015

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12 Artist Prints, 1909

Heinrich Zille

12 Artist Prints, 1909

Sale Date: September 25, 2015

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Der Rixdorfer - Uff den Sonntag freu ick mir

Heinrich Zille

Der Rixdorfer - Uff den Sonntag freu ick mir

Sale Date: September 12, 2015

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Kleines Mädchen

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Kleines Mädchen

Sale Date: September 12, 2015

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Autograph mit Zeichnung

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Autograph mit Zeichnung

Sale Date: July 25, 2015

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Rieke im Kriege

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Rieke im Kriege

Sale Date: June 20, 2015

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Schneider Meckmeck

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Schneider Meckmeck

Sale Date: June 20, 2015

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Schiebertanz, 1858

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Schiebertanz, 1858

Sale Date: June 12, 2015

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Hundstage, 1858

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Hundstage, 1858

Sale Date: June 12, 2015

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Der mürrische Alte (Selbstporträt), 1858

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Der mürrische Alte (Selbstporträt), 1858

Sale Date: June 12, 2015

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Conversation, 1910–1920

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Conversation, 1910–1920

Sale Date: June 24, 2015

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Vier Frauen in der Wäschekammer

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Vier Frauen in der Wäschekammer

Sale Date: June 10, 2015

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FRAU MIT EIMER

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FRAU MIT EIMER

Sale Date: June 6, 2015

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FRAU MIT KARIERTEM ROCK

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FRAU MIT KARIERTEM ROCK

Sale Date: June 6, 2015

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MUTTER UND KIND

Heinrich Zille

MUTTER UND KIND

Sale Date: June 6, 2015

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