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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Lene mit's Glasoje - Die Frau Direktor, , 1919–1919

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Lene mit's Glasoje - Die Frau Direktor, , 1919–1919

Sale Date: October 13, 2001

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Die Entbindung, 1898–1898

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Die Entbindung, 1898–1898

Sale Date: September 29, 2001

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In der Kneipe

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In der Kneipe

Sale Date: September 28, 2001

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Dienstmädchen mit Cape

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Dienstmädchen mit Cape

Sale Date: September 28, 2001

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Komm, Karlineken, komm!, 1924–1925

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Komm, Karlineken, komm!, 1924–1925

Sale Date: September 28, 2001

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Zwanglost Geschichten und Bilder, 1919–1919

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Zwanglost Geschichten und Bilder, 1919–1919

Sale Date: September 28, 2001

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Frauen und Kinder am Rande der Stadt, 1919–1919

Heinrich Zille

Frauen und Kinder am Rande der Stadt, 1919–1919

Sale Date: September 1, 2001

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Schwangere Frau mit zwei Kindern, 1900–1900

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Schwangere Frau mit zwei Kindern, 1900–1900

Sale Date: June 30, 2001

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Mutta, Hela brüllt wie een Baumaffe, 1911–1911

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Mutta, Hela brüllt wie een Baumaffe, 1911–1911

Sale Date: June 30, 2001

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Gehende Frau im grünen Mantel

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Gehende Frau im grünen Mantel

Sale Date: June 30, 2001

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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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Modelle im Atelier, 1923–1923

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Modelle im Atelier, 1923–1923

Sale Date: June 30, 2001

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Nacht, 1895–1895

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Nacht, 1895–1895

Sale Date: June 30, 2001

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Frau mit Kiepe, 1895–1895

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Frau mit Kiepe, 1895–1895

Sale Date: June 30, 2001

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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

Sale Date: June 30, 2001

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Geburtstagsblatt für Max Liebermann, 1927–1927

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Geburtstagsblatt für Max Liebermann, 1927–1927

Sale Date: June 30, 2001

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Berlin N(ord), 1914–1914

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Berlin N(ord), 1914–1914

Sale Date: June 30, 2001

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Altberliner Kontor, 1910–1910

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Altberliner Kontor, 1910–1910

Sale Date: June 9, 2001

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Wäsche auf der Leine

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Wäsche auf der Leine

Sale Date: June 1, 2001

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Drei Figuren

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Drei Figuren

Sale Date: June 1, 2001

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Frau mit Pleureuse, 1903–1903

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Frau mit Pleureuse, 1903–1903

Sale Date: June 1, 2001

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Wartender Kutscher

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Wartender Kutscher

Sale Date: May 19, 2001

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Künstlerin beim Zeichnen im Atelier

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Künstlerin beim Zeichnen im Atelier

Sale Date: May 19, 2001

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Zur Abfahrt der Jriechen, 1906–1906

Heinrich Zille

Zur Abfahrt der Jriechen, 1906–1906

Sale Date: May 19, 2001

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