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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Frau mit Bierglas

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Frau mit Bierglas

Sale Date: November 29, 2008

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Drei Kleine Mädel, 1921

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Drei Kleine Mädel, 1921

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Mann und Frau

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Mann und Frau

Sale Date: November 29, 2008

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Frau mit Regenschirm

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Frau mit Regenschirm

Sale Date: December 4, 2008

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Lene mit's Glasoje - Die Frau Direktor, 1919

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Lene mit's Glasoje - Die Frau Direktor, 1919

Sale Date: November 13, 2008

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Der Frühlingsmaler, 1901

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Der Frühlingsmaler, 1901

Sale Date: November 13, 2008

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Strickende Frau mit Hut

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Strickende Frau mit Hut

Sale Date: November 13, 2008

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Der Frühlingsmaler (+ Ringkampf in der..., 1901

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Der Frühlingsmaler (+ Ringkampf in der..., 1901

Sale Date: October 31, 2008

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Zwanglose Geschichten und Bilder (bk w/49..., 1919

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Zwanglose Geschichten und Bilder (bk w/49..., 1919

Sale Date: October 24, 2008

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Zill und Marte (2 illustrations), 1912

Heinrich Zille

Zill und Marte (2 illustrations), 1912

Sale Date: October 24, 2008

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Skatspieler, 1910–1919

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Skatspieler, 1910–1919

Sale Date: October 24, 2008

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Realistische Anschauung eines..., 1903

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Realistische Anschauung eines..., 1903

Sale Date: October 24, 2008

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Normal Maaße des Kindes, 1874

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Normal Maaße des Kindes, 1874

Sale Date: October 24, 2008

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Frau mit schwarzem Mantel, 1900–1920

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Frau mit schwarzem Mantel, 1900–1920

Sale Date: October 24, 2008

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Dienstmädchen im blauen Umhang, 1900–1920

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Dienstmädchen im blauen Umhang, 1900–1920

Sale Date: October 24, 2008

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Dienstmädchen mit blauer Schürze, 1900–1920

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Dienstmädchen mit blauer Schürze, 1900–1920

Sale Date: October 24, 2008

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Dienstmädchen mit Fuchs (Schal), 1900–1920

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Dienstmädchen mit Fuchs (Schal), 1900–1920

Sale Date: October 24, 2008

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Gulaschkanone, 1900–1920

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Gulaschkanone, 1900–1920

Sale Date: October 24, 2008

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Drei Berliner Gören (+ another sketch,..., 1910–1919

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Drei Berliner Gören (+ another sketch,..., 1910–1919

Sale Date: October 24, 2008

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Wenn de nicht mitkommst zu meine Eltern, besuch...

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Wenn de nicht mitkommst zu meine Eltern, besuch...

Sale Date: September 19, 2008

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Paar von hinten

Heinrich Zille

Paar von hinten

Sale Date: September 19, 2008

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Schnapsdestille, 1916

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Schnapsdestille, 1916

Sale Date: September 27, 2008

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Herbst, pl.5 (from Zwölf Künstlerdrucke), 1895

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Herbst, pl.5 (from Zwölf Künstlerdrucke), 1895

Sale Date: September 27, 2008

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Hand-coloured and handwritten postcard New..., 1917

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Hand-coloured and handwritten postcard New..., 1917

Sale Date: September 20, 2008

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