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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Selbstbildnis

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Selbstbildnis

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Die Destille, pl.7, 1909–1909

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Die Destille, pl.7, 1909–1909

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Der Pennbruder

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Der Pennbruder

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Der Vater mit seinem Kind

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Der Vater mit seinem Kind

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Profilbildnis Bondy mit Brille und Schnauzbart

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Profilbildnis Bondy mit Brille und Schnauzbart

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Weihnachstimmung, 1905–1905

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Weihnachstimmung, 1905–1905

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Die Landpartie aus meiner Jungszeit, 1921–1921

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Die Landpartie aus meiner Jungszeit, 1921–1921

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Bettler im Gespräch mit einer kräftigen Marktfrau

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Bettler im Gespräch mit einer kräftigen Marktfrau

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Klein und Groß, pl.39, 1924–1924

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Klein und Groß, pl.39, 1924–1924

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Sitzender Mädchenakt, pl.41, 1924–1924

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Sitzender Mädchenakt, pl.41, 1924–1924

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Kinder beim Kreisspiel, pl.21, 1924–1924

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Kinder beim Kreisspiel, pl.21, 1924–1924

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Schnapsdestille, 1916–1916

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Schnapsdestille, 1916–1916

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Alte Frau, Karre Schiebend

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Alte Frau, Karre Schiebend

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In der Kneipe

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In der Kneipe

Sale Date: May 29, 2002

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Nacktes Mädchen auf der Bettkante (Das Modell)

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Nacktes Mädchen auf der Bettkante (Das Modell)

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Berliner Göre

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Berliner Göre

Sale Date: May 16, 2002

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Komm, Karlineken, komm!

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Komm, Karlineken, komm!

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Zwanglose Geschichten und Bilder, 1919–1919

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Zwanglose Geschichten und Bilder, 1919–1919

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In der Kneipe

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In der Kneipe

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Der Zeitungsleser

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Der Zeitungsleser

Sale Date: January 25, 2002

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Dienstmädchen mit Cape

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Dienstmädchen mit Cape

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Brautpaar

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Brautpaar

Sale Date: January 24, 2002

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Berliner Göre

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Berliner Göre

Sale Date: January 24, 2002

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Berliner Caféhaus-Scene

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Berliner Caféhaus-Scene

Sale Date: December 14, 2001

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