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

Related Artists

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

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2 Arme verwundet. Die Helferin, 1915

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2 Arme verwundet. Die Helferin, 1915

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2 Arme verwundet. Die Helferin, 1915

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2 Arme verwundet. Die Helferin, 1915

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Kutscher auf dem Milchwagen (Berlin Milk Cart)

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Kutscher auf dem Milchwagen (Berlin Milk Cart)

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Untitled (Shopper with Handbag)

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Untitled (Shopper with Handbag)

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Untitled (Girl with Little Brother)

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Untitled (Girl with Little Brother)

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Der Kriegsversehrte (Disabled Ex-Serviceman)

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Der Kriegsversehrte (Disabled Ex-Serviceman)

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Berliner Bengel (Berlin Urchin)

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Berliner Bengel (Berlin Urchin)

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Untitled (House Maid)

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Untitled (House Maid)

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Skatspieler. Alte Frau auf der Bank

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Skatspieler. Alte Frau auf der Bank

Sale Date: December 4, 2014

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Kaisersgeburtstag, 1899

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Kaisersgeburtstag, 1899

Sale Date: November 29, 2014

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Sitzende Dame im Lokal

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Sitzende Dame im Lokal

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Kinder mit Bollerwagen

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Kinder mit Bollerwagen

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Figurenstudien

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Figurenstudien

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Mutter mit drei Kindern

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Mutter mit drei Kindern

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Mutter mit Kind

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Mutter mit Kind

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Brief mit Selbstportrait, 1926

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Brief mit Selbstportrait, 1926

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Hochzeitstag, 1926

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Hochzeitstag, 1926

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Drücken musste!, 1923

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Drücken musste!, 1923

Sale Date: November 29, 2014

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Die Gnädige mit der neuen Frisur

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Die Gnädige mit der neuen Frisur

Sale Date: December 4, 2014

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Wie ick noch als Näherin ging, konnte ick mir...

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Wie ick noch als Näherin ging, konnte ick mir...

Sale Date: December 4, 2014

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60 Photographs with Picture Book, 1900

Heinrich Zille

60 Photographs with Picture Book, 1900

Sale Date: December 1, 2014

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Arbeiterpaar auf der Parkbank

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Arbeiterpaar auf der Parkbank

Sale Date: November 28, 2014

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Man, Leaning Backwards

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Man, Leaning Backwards

Sale Date: November 29, 2014

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Three Heads

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Three Heads

Sale Date: November 29, 2014

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