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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In der Kneipe

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In der Kneipe

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Der trutzige Reiter

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Der trutzige Reiter

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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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Frau mit Kiepe, 1895–1895

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Frau mit Kiepe, 1895–1895

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Vergewaltigung, pl.5, 1919–1919

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Vergewaltigung, pl.5, 1919–1919

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Lutschliese, 1921–1921

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Lutschliese, 1921–1921

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Klein und Gross, 1924–1924

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Klein und Gross, 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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Paula mit die Krampfaderbeene, 1923–1923

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Paula mit die Krampfaderbeene, 1923–1923

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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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Rasselbande aus Neukölln, 1909–1909

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Rasselbande aus Neukölln, 1909–1909

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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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"Halt die stille Steppke...", 1925–1925

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Eine ganz feine Mischung, 1908–1908

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Eine ganz feine Mischung, 1908–1908

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Studienblatt mit einer Dickmadam und zwei...

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Studienblatt mit einer Dickmadam und zwei...

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Stehende Frau im weiten Mantel

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Stehende Frau im weiten Mantel

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Im Familienbad

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Im Familienbad

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Dienstmädchen im Cape

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Dienstmädchen im Cape

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Dienstmädchen beim Ausgang

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Dienstmädchen beim Ausgang

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Zwei Knabenakte (Ernst und Erich aus..., 1923–1923

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Zwei Knabenakte (Ernst und Erich aus..., 1923–1923

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Strassenszene, 1892–1892

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Strassenszene, 1892–1892

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Berliner Wintersport

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Berliner Wintersport

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Dans til lirekassen

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Dans til lirekassen

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Vor dem Standesamt, 1919–1919

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Vor dem Standesamt, 1919–1919

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