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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Studienblatt mit singenden Kindern, 1916–1916

Heinrich Zille

Studienblatt mit singenden Kindern, 1916–1916

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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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Frauen am Tisch, 1921–1921

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Frauen am Tisch, 1921–1921

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Zirkusspiel im Hinterhof, 1924–1924

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Zirkusspiel im Hinterhof, 1924–1924

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Zeitungskinder (A), 1906–1906

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Zeitungskinder (A), 1906–1906

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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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"Eine kleine Freundin...", pl.14, 1924–1924

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Bertha, du bist 'ne Noble, 1923–1923

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Bertha, du bist 'ne Noble, 1923–1923

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Auf dem Rummel, 1911–1911

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Auf dem Rummel, 1911–1911

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Stehender weiblicher Akt

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Stehender weiblicher Akt

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Die Landpartie

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Die Landpartie

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Komm, Karlineken, komm!

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Komm, Karlineken, komm!

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Parkbank mit vier Figuren

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Parkbank mit vier Figuren

Sale Date: October 22, 1997

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Frau mit Blindenbrille und Stock im..., 1905–1905

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Frau mit Blindenbrille und Stock im..., 1905–1905

Sale Date: October 18, 1997

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Weiblicher Akt

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Weiblicher Akt

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Zirkusspiele im Hinterhof, pl.29, 1924–1924

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Zirkusspiele im Hinterhof, pl.29, 1924–1924

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Ferienpaten, 1916–1916

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Ferienpaten, 1916–1916

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Singende Kinder mit Kinderwagen, pl.1, 1924–1924

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Singende Kinder mit Kinderwagen, pl.1, 1924–1924

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Zille, im Regen zeichend, pl.3, 1919–1919

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Zille, im Regen zeichend, pl.3, 1919–1919

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Restaurant zum Nußbaum, pl.5, 1919–1919

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Restaurant zum Nußbaum, pl.5, 1919–1919

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Gäste des Nußbaums, pl.7, 1919–1919

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Gäste des Nußbaums, pl.7, 1919–1919

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Ferienkolonie, pl.39, 1919–1919

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Ferienkolonie, pl.39, 1919–1919

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Leibeigene, pl.14, 1919–1919

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Leibeigene, pl.14, 1919–1919

Sale Date: October 18, 1997

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Als das Freibad aufkam, pl.36, 1919–1919

Heinrich Zille

Als das Freibad aufkam, pl.36, 1919–1919

Sale Date: October 18, 1997

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