Max Pechstein

(German, 1881–1955)

Max Pechstein was a German Expressionist painter and printmaker known for his boldly colored nudes and landscapes. “Art is not a pastime, it is a duty with respect to the people, a public affair,” the artist once stated. Born Hermann Max Pechstein on December 31, 1881 in Zwickau, Germany, he studied art in Dresden where he met the painter Erich Heckel. In 1906, Heckel invited him to join the collective Die Brücke which had been formed a year earlier by Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff. Primarily working in the Impressionist tradition, after joining the group Pechstein began painting in a vibrant Fauvist palette. In a similar vein to Paul Gauguin, Pechstein became interested in primitive art from other cultures as an influence after visiting the Dresden Ethnographical Museum. This interest in the imagery and culture of exotic locales is evinced in his vibrant 1910 painting, Indian and Woman. In 1914, the artist traveled to the Palau Islands in the South Pacific so he could experience the culture first-hand. Pechstein’s art was deemed “degenerate” by the Nazi regime in 1933 and he was forced to resign his teaching position at the Berlin Academy, though it was reinstated after the war. He died on June 29, 1955 at the age of 73. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Albertina in Vienna, and the Von der Heydt Museum in Wuppertal, Germany, among others.

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Ein Musiker, 1918

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Ein Musiker, 1918

Sale Date: November 3, 2005

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Im Harem, 1909

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Im Harem, 1909

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Kopf V, 1922

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Kopf V, 1922

Sale Date: November 2, 2005

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Frau mit Strauß, 1908

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Frau mit Strauß, 1908

Sale Date: October 28, 2005

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Netzeinholen, 1922

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Netzeinholen, 1922

Sale Date: October 28, 2005

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Fischer mit Fang im Netz, 1923

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Fischer mit Fang im Netz, 1923

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Selbstbildnis mit Pfeife, p. 7 (from Die..., 1921

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Selbstbildnis mit Pfeife, p. 7 (from Die..., 1921

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Der Redner, pl. 2 (from Holzschnitte), 1918

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Der Redner, pl. 2 (from Holzschnitte), 1918

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Sommer II, pl. 2 (from Sommer), 1912

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Sommer II, pl. 2 (from Sommer), 1912

Sale Date: October 28, 2005

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Weiblicher Akt

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Weiblicher Akt

Sale Date: October 28, 2005

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Wiese mit Heuhocken, 1938

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Wiese mit Heuhocken, 1938

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Windstille im Dorf, 1930

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Windstille im Dorf, 1930

Sale Date: October 28, 2005

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Strassenszene (+ Schlafendes Kind, verso), 1922

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Strassenszene (+ Schlafendes Kind, verso), 1922

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Hafen auf Fehmarn, 1920

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Hafen auf Fehmarn, 1920

Sale Date: October 29, 2005

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Der Raucher, 1916

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Der Raucher, 1916

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Weib vom Manne begehrt, 1920

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Weib vom Manne begehrt, 1920

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Betrachtung - Am Wasser, 1906–1907

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Betrachtung - Am Wasser, 1906–1907

Sale Date: October 29, 2005

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In der Kneipe "Kajüte", 1922

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In der Kneipe "Kajüte", 1922

Sale Date: October 22, 2005

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Unser täglich Brot, pl.5 (from Das Vaterunser), 1921

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Unser täglich Brot, pl.5 (from Das Vaterunser), 1921

Sale Date: October 22, 2005

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Heindenstamm im Irrenahaus (from Heidenstamm), 1918

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Heindenstamm im Irrenahaus (from Heidenstamm), 1918

Sale Date: October 18, 2005

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Prinzessin, pl. 2 (from H.M Pechstein -..., 1918

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Prinzessin, pl. 2 (from H.M Pechstein -..., 1918

Sale Date: October 29, 2005

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Akrobaten III, 1912

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Akrobaten III, 1912

Sale Date: October 29, 2005

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Exotische Köpfe V, 1917

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Exotische Köpfe V, 1917

Sale Date: September 24, 2005

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Yali III, pl. 2 (from Yali und sein weisses..., 1923

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Yali III, pl. 2 (from Yali und sein weisses..., 1923

Sale Date: September 24, 2005

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