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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Die Verführung, 1914–1914

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Die Verführung, 1914–1914

Sale Date: May 31, 2003

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Wenn ick will, kann ick Blut in den..., 1903–1903

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Wenn ick will, kann ick Blut in den..., 1903–1903

Sale Date: May 30, 2003

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Stehende Frau mit Tasche

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Stehende Frau mit Tasche

Sale Date: May 29, 2003

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In der Laubenkolonie, 1922–1922

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In der Laubenkolonie, 1922–1922

Sale Date: May 29, 2003

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Frau mit Kind

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Frau mit Kind

Sale Date: May 24, 2003

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Stehendes Mädchen mit Haarschleife und..., 1924–1924

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Stehendes Mädchen mit Haarschleife und..., 1924–1924

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Zigarrenraucher

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Zigarrenraucher

Sale Date: May 24, 2003

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Sitzende Frau

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Sitzende Frau

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Zwanglose Geschichten und Bilder

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Zwanglose Geschichten und Bilder

Sale Date: May 24, 2003

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Kinder beim Kreisspiel, pl.21, 1924–1924

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Kinder beim Kreisspiel, pl.21, 1924–1924

Sale Date: May 24, 2003

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Sitzender Mädchenakt, pl.41, 1924–1924

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Sitzender Mädchenakt, pl.41, 1924–1924

Sale Date: May 24, 2003

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Frau mit Pleureuse, 1903–1903

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Frau mit Pleureuse, 1903–1903

Sale Date: May 24, 2003

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Sechs Kinder beim Fußballspiel, pl.36, 1924–1924

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Sechs Kinder beim Fußballspiel, pl.36, 1924–1924

Sale Date: May 24, 2003

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Auf einer Back sitzende Kinder von..., 1924–1924

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Auf einer Back sitzende Kinder von..., 1924–1924

Sale Date: May 24, 2003

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"s'dunkle Berlin", 1898–1898

Sale Date: May 24, 2003

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Spaziergänger (B), 1906–1906

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Spaziergänger (B), 1906–1906

Sale Date: May 24, 2003

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Laufendes Mädchen mit Kind auf dem Arm..., 1924–1924

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Laufendes Mädchen mit Kind auf dem Arm..., 1924–1924

Sale Date: May 24, 2003

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Dienstmädchen bei der Erledigung von Besorgungen

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Dienstmädchen bei der Erledigung von Besorgungen

Sale Date: May 24, 2003

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Paar beim Spaziergang

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Paar beim Spaziergang

Sale Date: May 15, 2003

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Frauenkopf im Profil nach links, 1911–1911

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Frauenkopf im Profil nach links, 1911–1911

Sale Date: April 12, 2003

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Mann mit Blumen, 1910–1910

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Mann mit Blumen, 1910–1910

Sale Date: April 3, 2003

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Drei Mädchen, 1924–1924

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Drei Mädchen, 1924–1924

Sale Date: April 3, 2003

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Auf der Parkbank

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Auf der Parkbank

Sale Date: March 28, 2003

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Die Schlafstube

Heinrich Zille

Die Schlafstube

Sale Date: March 28, 2003

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