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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Der Berliner Rathausturm in der Dämmerung, 1917–1917

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Der Berliner Rathausturm in der Dämmerung, 1917–1917

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Fototermin in Hinterhof

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Fototermin in Hinterhof

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Herrenbildnis

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Herrenbildnis

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Steine tragender Bauarbeiter, 1915–1915

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Steine tragender Bauarbeiter, 1915–1915

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Die Brauerei Schultheiss - Patzenhofer Direktor...

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Die Brauerei Schultheiss - Patzenhofer Direktor...

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Frau mit Umhang

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Frau mit Umhang

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Frau mit Pleureuse, 1903–1903

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Frau mit Pleureuse, 1903–1903

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Singende Kinder, pl.30, 1919–1919

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Singende Kinder, pl.30, 1919–1919

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Vor dem Weihnachtsladen, 1924–1924

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Vor dem Weihnachtsladen, 1924–1924

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Vor der Haustür/Zwei Frauen vor einem..., 1919–1919

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Vor der Haustür/Zwei Frauen vor einem..., 1919–1919

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Dienstmädchen bei der Erledigung von Besorgungen

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Dienstmädchen bei der Erledigung von Besorgungen

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Die Landpartie, aus meiner Jungszeit, 1920–1920

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Die Landpartie, aus meiner Jungszeit, 1920–1920

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Rollschulaufen, 1924–1924

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Rollschulaufen, 1924–1924

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Thusnelda auf dem Velociped, 1919–1919

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Thusnelda auf dem Velociped, 1919–1919

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Mütter und Kinder mit Schlitten/Mädchen , 1924–1924

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Mütter und Kinder mit Schlitten/Mädchen , 1924–1924

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Kartoffelstehen, 1916–1916

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Kartoffelstehen, 1916–1916

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Abbruch des Scheunenviertels, 1907–1907

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Abbruch des Scheunenviertels, 1907–1907

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Frau mit Pellerine

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Frau mit Pellerine

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Am Alexanderplatz (Polizeipräsidium), 1909–1909

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Am Alexanderplatz (Polizeipräsidium), 1909–1909

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Berliner Szenen

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Berliner Szenen

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Mutter mit Kind, 1920–1920

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Mutter mit Kind, 1920–1920

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S'dunkle Berlin, pl.4, 1898–1898

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S'dunkle Berlin, pl.4, 1898–1898

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Zille, im Regen zeichnend, pl.3, 1919–1919

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Zille, im Regen zeichnend, pl.3, 1919–1919

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Berlin N.O., pl.15, 1919–1919

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Berlin N.O., pl.15, 1919–1919

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