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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Der Budiker, 1916–1916

Heinrich Zille

Der Budiker, 1916–1916

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Komm, Karlineken, komm!, 1924–1925

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Komm, Karlineken, komm!, 1924–1925

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Vata wird sich frein, wenn er aus't..., 1914–1914

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Vata wird sich frein, wenn er aus't..., 1914–1914

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Weesste-? In's Thal der Franken möcht ich fahr'n!

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Weesste-? In's Thal der Franken möcht ich fahr'n!

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Im Berliner Tiergarten, 1911–1911

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Im Berliner Tiergarten, 1911–1911

Sale Date: November 24, 2000

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Schwangere Frau mit Kind auf dem Arm, 1908–1908

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Schwangere Frau mit Kind auf dem Arm, 1908–1908

Sale Date: November 24, 2000

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Stehende Berliner Marktfrau, 1903–1903

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Stehende Berliner Marktfrau, 1903–1903

Sale Date: November 24, 2000

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Zur Mutter Erde, 1905–1905

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Zur Mutter Erde, 1905–1905

Sale Date: November 15, 2000

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Alter Mann mit Kindern in einem Berliner Hinterhof

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Alter Mann mit Kindern in einem Berliner Hinterhof

Sale Date: November 11, 2000

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Kinder beim Kreisspiel, pl.21, 1924–1924

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Kinder beim Kreisspiel, pl.21, 1924–1924

Sale Date: November 11, 2000

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Herbst, pl.5, 1895–1895

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Herbst, pl.5, 1895–1895

Sale Date: November 11, 2000

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Zwei schaukelnde Kinder - Vier..., 1924–1924

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Zwei schaukelnde Kinder - Vier..., 1924–1924

Sale Date: November 11, 2000

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Der Budiker, 1916–1916

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Der Budiker, 1916–1916

Sale Date: November 11, 2000

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Zwei Knabenakte, 1919–1919

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Zwei Knabenakte, 1919–1919

Sale Date: November 11, 2000

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Komm, Karlineken, komm!, 1924–1925

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Komm, Karlineken, komm!, 1924–1925

Sale Date: November 9, 2000

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Mädchen beim Geschaft

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Mädchen beim Geschaft

Sale Date: October 21, 2000

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Vor dem Weihnachtsladen, 1924–1924

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Vor dem Weihnachtsladen, 1924–1924

Sale Date: October 21, 2000

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In eine Pelerine gekleidete Frau mit..., 1905–1905

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In eine Pelerine gekleidete Frau mit..., 1905–1905

Sale Date: October 14, 2000

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Interieur, 1923–1923

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Interieur, 1923–1923

Sale Date: September 30, 2000

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Die Entbindung, 1898–1898

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Die Entbindung, 1898–1898

Sale Date: September 30, 2000

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Ein Gezunder

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Ein Gezunder "1918", 1917–1917

Sale Date: July 4, 2000

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Best friends, 1921–1921

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Best friends, 1921–1921

Sale Date: July 4, 2000

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In der Kneipe

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In der Kneipe

Sale Date: June 30, 2000

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Zwangslose Geschichten und Bilder

Heinrich Zille

Zwangslose Geschichten und Bilder

Sale Date: June 29, 2000

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