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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Heinrich Zille (2,873 results)
Jungfernbrücke (+ partial figure study, verso), 1909

Heinrich Zille

Jungfernbrücke (+ partial figure study, verso), 1909

Sale Date: October 28, 2005

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Sitzender Mann

Heinrich Zille

Sitzender Mann

Sale Date: October 28, 2005

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Mann mit Melone, 1902–1905

Heinrich Zille

Mann mit Melone, 1902–1905

Sale Date: October 28, 2005

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Der grüne Wagen (+ Figure sketch, verso)

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Der grüne Wagen (+ Figure sketch, verso)

Sale Date: November 6, 2005

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Aktstudien (portfolio of 16 w/text by..., 1899–1901

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Aktstudien (portfolio of 16 w/text by..., 1899–1901

Sale Date: October 22, 2005

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Stillende Mutter, pl.24 (from Komm,..., 1924

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Stillende Mutter, pl.24 (from Komm,..., 1924

Sale Date: October 22, 2005

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Damenkapelle bei der Probe, pl.24 (from..., 1919

Heinrich Zille

Damenkapelle bei der Probe, pl.24 (from..., 1919

Sale Date: October 22, 2005

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Spielende Kinder vor einer Roßschlächterei,..., 1919

Heinrich Zille

Spielende Kinder vor einer Roßschlächterei,..., 1919

Sale Date: October 22, 2005

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Frau mit Cape

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Frau mit Cape

Sale Date: October 27, 2005

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Als das Freibad aufkam, pl.36 (from..., 1919

Heinrich Zille

Als das Freibad aufkam, pl.36 (from..., 1919

Sale Date: October 29, 2005

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Berliner Gören (+ 4 figure studies, verso)

Heinrich Zille

Berliner Gören (+ 4 figure studies, verso)

Sale Date: October 29, 2005

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Mann und Frau im Gespräch

Heinrich Zille

Mann und Frau im Gespräch

Sale Date: October 29, 2005

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Arbeiterfrau (+ figure study of a woman and...

Heinrich Zille

Arbeiterfrau (+ figure study of a woman and...

Sale Date: October 29, 2005

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Selbst mit Stock und Melone

Heinrich Zille

Selbst mit Stock und Melone

Sale Date: October 29, 2005

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Ferienkolonie, pl.39 (Zwanglose Geschichten..., 1919

Heinrich Zille

Ferienkolonie, pl.39 (Zwanglose Geschichten..., 1919

Sale Date: April 23, 2004

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Prosit Neujahr!, 1900

Heinrich Zille

Prosit Neujahr!, 1900

Sale Date: September 24, 2005

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Ins Wasser (from Zwanglose Geschichten und..., 1919

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Ins Wasser (from Zwanglose Geschichten und..., 1919

Sale Date: September 24, 2005

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Verhaftung (from Zwanglose Geschichten und..., 1919

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Verhaftung (from Zwanglose Geschichten und..., 1919

Sale Date: September 24, 2005

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Im Pfandleihhaus (+ Figurengruppe mit Kindern,...

Heinrich Zille

Im Pfandleihhaus (+ Figurengruppe mit Kindern,...

Sale Date: September 24, 2005

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Frauen und Kinder am Rande der Stadt, pl. 33 , 1919

Heinrich Zille

Frauen und Kinder am Rande der Stadt, pl. 33 , 1919

Sale Date: April 23, 2004

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Maskenball, pl. 31 (from Zwanglose..., 1919

Heinrich Zille

Maskenball, pl. 31 (from Zwanglose..., 1919

Sale Date: April 23, 2004

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Hof im Scheunenviertel, pl. 28 (from..., 1919

Heinrich Zille

Hof im Scheunenviertel, pl. 28 (from..., 1919

Sale Date: April 23, 2004

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Bei Tübbecke in Stralow 1875, pl. 17 (from..., 1919

Heinrich Zille

Bei Tübbecke in Stralow 1875, pl. 17 (from..., 1919

Sale Date: April 23, 2004

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Der Budiker, 1916

Heinrich Zille

Der Budiker, 1916

Sale Date: April 23, 2004

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