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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Das Sorgenkind Spartakus

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Das Sorgenkind Spartakus

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Berliner Schlafstube

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Berliner Schlafstube

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Frau Wirtin

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Frau Wirtin

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Frau mit Holzbein

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Frau mit Holzbein

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Die moderne Eva (Im Gerichtsaal), 1911–1911

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Die moderne Eva (Im Gerichtsaal), 1911–1911

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Kaisers Geburtstag, 1899–1899

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Kaisers Geburtstag, 1899–1899

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Vorstadt-Tingel-Tangel, pl.8, 1903–1909

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Vorstadt-Tingel-Tangel, pl.8, 1903–1909

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Weihnachtstimmung, pl.11, 1905–1909

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Weihnachtstimmung, pl.11, 1905–1909

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Der späte Schlafbursche, pl.2, 1902–1902

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Der späte Schlafbursche, pl.2, 1902–1902

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Im Arbeiterviertel, 1902–1909

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Im Arbeiterviertel, 1902–1909

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S'dunkle Berlin, pl.4, 1898–1909

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S'dunkle Berlin, pl.4, 1898–1909

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Stehendes Mädchen mit Haarschleife und Kind auf...

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Stehendes Mädchen mit Haarschleife und Kind auf...

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Stillende Mutter, pl.24, 1924–1924

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Stillende Mutter, pl.24, 1924–1924

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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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Zwei Knabenakte, 1919–1919

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Zwei Knabenakte, 1919–1919

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Der Budiker, 1916–1916

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Der Budiker, 1916–1916

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Herbst, 1895–1895

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Herbst, 1895–1895

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Herbst, pl.5, 1895–1909

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Herbst, pl.5, 1895–1909

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Vor dem Weihnachtsladen, pl.9, 1924–1924

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Vor dem Weihnachtsladen, pl.9, 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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Unser Leben währet 70 Jahr, pl.48, 1908–1919

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Unser Leben währet 70 Jahr, pl.48, 1908–1919

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Fünf Kinder auf einer Bank, pl.35, 1924–1924

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Fünf Kinder auf einer Bank, pl.35, 1924–1924

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Ringkampf in der Schaubude, 1903–1903

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Ringkampf in der Schaubude, 1903–1903

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Zirkusspiel im Hinterhof, pl.29, 1924–1924

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Zirkusspiel im Hinterhof, pl.29, 1924–1924

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