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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Alte Frau auf der Bank

Heinrich Zille

Alte Frau auf der Bank

Sale Date: December 5, 2008

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Im Pfandleihhaus (+ Figurengruppe mit Kindern,...

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Im Pfandleihhaus (+ Figurengruppe mit Kindern,...

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Liebespfänder - Berliner Gören am..., 1920–1925

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Liebespfänder - Berliner Gören am..., 1920–1925

Sale Date: December 3, 2008

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Sonntagsfreuden - Im Paradiesgarten, 1900–1910

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Sonntagsfreuden - Im Paradiesgarten, 1900–1910

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Aktstudien - nude studies (6 works w/..., 1899–1900

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Aktstudien - nude studies (6 works w/..., 1899–1900

Sale Date: December 3, 2008

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Unser Leben währet 70 Jahr, pl.48 (from , 1908–1919

Heinrich Zille

Unser Leben währet 70 Jahr, pl.48 (from , 1908–1919

Sale Date: November 29, 2008

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Geburtstag, 1905

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Geburtstag, 1905

Sale Date: November 28, 2008

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Klein und Groß, pl.39 (from Komm,..., 1924

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Klein und Groß, pl.39 (from Komm,..., 1924

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Pinselfrida - Die Untersuchung, 1921

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Pinselfrida - Die Untersuchung, 1921

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Vergewaltigung, 1921

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Vergewaltigung, 1921

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Komm, Karlineken, komm! (portfolio of 42), 1925

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Komm, Karlineken, komm! (portfolio of 42), 1925

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Acht Figuren (8 studies in 1 frame)

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Acht Figuren (8 studies in 1 frame)

Sale Date: November 28, 2008

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Mann mit Hut und Spazierstock

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Mann mit Hut und Spazierstock

Sale Date: November 28, 2008

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Frau mit Schal und Handtasche, nach links gehend

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Frau mit Schal und Handtasche, nach links gehend

Sale Date: November 28, 2008

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Komm, Karlineken, komm! (suite of 42), 1925

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Komm, Karlineken, komm! (suite of 42), 1925

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Komm, Karlineken, komm! (suite of 43), 1925

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Komm, Karlineken, komm! (suite of 43), 1925

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Lustmord, 1900

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Lustmord, 1900

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Die Landpartie (booklet w/8 works), 1920

Heinrich Zille

Die Landpartie (booklet w/8 works), 1920

Sale Date: November 29, 2008

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Arbeiterstudien (+ Gehender Mann, charcoal and...

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Arbeiterstudien (+ Gehender Mann, charcoal and...

Sale Date: November 29, 2008

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Buckliger Mann

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Buckliger Mann

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Karnevalstreiben

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Karnevalstreiben

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Frauen und Kinder, 1910

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Frauen und Kinder, 1910

Sale Date: November 29, 2008

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Berliner Schlafstube

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Berliner Schlafstube

Sale Date: November 29, 2008

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Abnormitätentheater (preliminary study)

Heinrich Zille

Abnormitätentheater (preliminary study)

Sale Date: November 29, 2008

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