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Charcoal on paper Berlin, Germany, 1903 respectively around 1900 Heinrich Zille (1858-1929) - Berlin illustrator Both signed "H. Zille" One drawing dated "1903", the other numbered "60." Measurements: 22 x 14.5 cm and 20 x 13 cm Good condition Heinrich Zille's Milljöh studies are highly sought after by collectors - comparable sketches fetch up to 4,000 Euros at international auctions each. These two drawings by Heinrich Zille show mothers with their children. One is dressed in street clothes with a cloth over her slender shoulders and taking her little, warmly wrapped up daughter by the hand. Her gaze is lowered, she appears to have hastily pinned up her hair and seems to be in a hurry. The other drawing shows a stressed mother dealing with her children. Holding her youngest child in her arms, she is looks down critically on the small child at her feet. Further back, a little girl is squatting on the ground - a position seen in many other Zille drawings. All figures are sketched with fast, confident strokes and they appear vivid and direct accordingly. Zille was a master of drawing, which is wonderfully illustrated by these two works. Both sheets are in good condition. They are minimally creased and display the usual, light smudges of charcoal throughout the sheets. The dated sheet has noticeably faded edges due to light and traces of glue from the mounting which are visible at the front as well. There is another sketch of a man with a beard and hat on the back of this drawing. The numbered sheet is mounted on brown paper. The measurements are 22 x 14.5 cm for the numbered drawing and 20 x 13 cm for the dated drawing. Both works are signed "H. Zille". Heinrich Zille (1858-1929) Heinrich Zille came from an impoverished family, often plagued by creditors, and the young Heinrich was forced to earn money with small errands at an early age. He also earned the money for his first drawing lessons himself and served his apprenticeship under a lithographer after leaving school; at the same time he studied under Professor Theodor Hosemann, who advised him to go to the streets, to observe and to draw. After completing his studies Zille was employed by different graphic firms before working for the Photographische Gesellschaft Berlin (Photographic Association Berlin) from 1877 onwards for thirty consecutive years. After his discharge from the military, he began to work as a freelance painter while still working for the Photographische Gesellschaft and developed his characteristic style: his works are characterised by scenes from the Berlin "Milljöh", from the backstreets and the world of the proletarian underclass, to which he often added typical Berlin witticisms. In 1903 Zille became a member of the Berlin Secession. He was a close friend of Max Liebermann and became more and more known and popular, resulting in his appointment as Professor at the Prussian Academy of the Arts in 1924. After his death in 1929, Zille was buried in an Ehrengrab (grave of honour). A museum in Berlin is dedicated to the exceptional artist, countless streets and schools are named after him. The art museum of Mühlheim / Ruhr owns the largest collection of Zille drawings outside of Berlin.