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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Seated Couple

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Seated Couple

Sale Date: November 29, 2014

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Woman, From the Back

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Woman, From the Back

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Dancing Couple

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Dancing Couple

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Study: Woman With a red hat

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Study: Woman With a red hat

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Woman in Suit and hat, Turned to the Right

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Woman in Suit and hat, Turned to the Right

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Zwanglose Geschichten und Bilder von..., 1919

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Zwanglose Geschichten und Bilder von..., 1919

Sale Date: November 19, 2014

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Rauchender Wandersmann

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Rauchender Wandersmann

Sale Date: October 18, 2014

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Frau mit Kind auf dem Schoß

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Frau mit Kind auf dem Schoß

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Circus Berlin II

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Circus Berlin II

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Alte Frau mit Kind auf dem Arm und Einkaufskorb

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Alte Frau mit Kind auf dem Arm und Einkaufskorb

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Bettler und Bettlerin

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Bettler und Bettlerin

Sale Date: October 18, 2014

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Mann mit Pfeife auf einer Parkbank

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Mann mit Pfeife auf einer Parkbank

Sale Date: October 18, 2014

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Mutta, ick muß mal!

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Mutta, ick muß mal!

Sale Date: September 13, 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: September 13, 2014

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Die Gnädigste mit der neuen Frisur

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Die Gnädigste mit der neuen Frisur

Sale Date: September 13, 2014

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Zeitungskinder, 1906

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Zeitungskinder, 1906

Sale Date: September 18, 2014

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Stehendes Dienstmädchen

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Stehendes Dienstmädchen

Sale Date: September 13, 2014

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Nutte

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Nutte

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Zur Mutter Erde oder Besauft eich nich und..., 1905

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Zur Mutter Erde oder Besauft eich nich und..., 1905

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Singende Kinder, pl. 30 (from Zwanglose..., 1919

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Singende Kinder, pl. 30 (from Zwanglose..., 1919

Sale Date: September 13, 2014

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Im Varieté - Herr mit erhobenem Glas und Mädchen

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Im Varieté - Herr mit erhobenem Glas und Mädchen

Sale Date: September 13, 2014

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Am Karussel (+ 5 others; 6 works), 1898–1900

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Am Karussel (+ 5 others; 6 works), 1898–1900

Sale Date: July 12, 2014

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Schnapsdestille

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Schnapsdestille

Sale Date: July 11, 2014

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Kinder-Studien: Stehendes Mädchen im Profil. -...

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Kinder-Studien: Stehendes Mädchen im Profil. -...

Sale Date: June 13, 2014

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