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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Auf zum Schwoof, 1900–1929

Heinrich Zille

Auf zum Schwoof, 1900–1929

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Zur Mutter Erde

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Zur Mutter Erde

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Zwei Herren im Cafe

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Zwei Herren im Cafe

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Zwei knabenkate

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Zwei knabenkate

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Ein zufriedender

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Ein zufriedender

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Figürliche Studie (+ 2 others; 3 works)

Heinrich Zille

Figürliche Studie (+ 2 others; 3 works)

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Frau mit Pelerine (+ Mannes in Rückenansicht,...

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Frau mit Pelerine (+ Mannes in Rückenansicht,...

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Laufmädchen im Regen, 1927

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Laufmädchen im Regen, 1927

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Winterfreuden, 1911

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Winterfreuden, 1911

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Spielende Kinder vor einer Roßschlächterei..., 1919

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Spielende Kinder vor einer Roßschlächterei..., 1919

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Auf der Parkbank

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Auf der Parkbank

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Junge Frau mit Umhang und Regenschirm

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Junge Frau mit Umhang und Regenschirm

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Jungs sind immer leichter! (+ pencil studies,...

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Jungs sind immer leichter! (+ pencil studies,...

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Mutter mit Kind

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Mutter mit Kind

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Vom Kegelsport, 1909

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Vom Kegelsport, 1909

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Gehender Mann mit Händen in den Hosentaschen

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Gehender Mann mit Händen in den Hosentaschen

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Zwei Frauen auf der Strasse

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Zwei Frauen auf der Strasse

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Sitzende Frau

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Sitzende Frau

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Vier Frauen im Gespräch

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Vier Frauen im Gespräch

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Die schöne Ida

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Die schöne Ida

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Frau mit Hut in Rückenansicht

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Frau mit Hut in Rückenansicht

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Schupo (Schutzmann)

Heinrich Zille

Schupo (Schutzmann)

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Rauchende Frau, gehend

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Rauchende Frau, gehend

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Frau mit Schal und Handtasche

Heinrich Zille

Frau mit Schal und Handtasche

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