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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Knabe am Sofa (Boy on a sofa), 1910–1910

Max Pechstein

Knabe am Sofa (Boy on a sofa), 1910–1910

Sale Date: May 6, 2004

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Die Dorfstrasse in Leba mit Kirche, 1922–1922

Max Pechstein

Die Dorfstrasse in Leba mit Kirche, 1922–1922

Sale Date: May 6, 2004

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Selbstbildnis, pl.4, 1948–1948

Max Pechstein

Selbstbildnis, pl.4, 1948–1948

Sale Date: April 30, 2004

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Gehöft, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Gehöft, 1918–1918

Sale Date: April 28, 2004

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Küstenlandschaft mit Fischerboot, 1949–1949

Max Pechstein

Küstenlandschaft mit Fischerboot, 1949–1949

Sale Date: April 24, 2004

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Die 12 Sternzeichen, 1998–1998

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Die 12 Sternzeichen, 1998–1998

Sale Date: April 24, 2004

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Ein guter Fang, pl.6, 1948–1948

Max Pechstein

Ein guter Fang, pl.6, 1948–1948

Sale Date: April 24, 2004

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Handkahn, 1919–1919

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Handkahn, 1919–1919

Sale Date: March 27, 2004

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Das Vater Unser

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Das Vater Unser

Sale Date: March 26, 2004

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Araber, pl.1, 1917–1917

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Araber, pl.1, 1917–1917

Sale Date: March 26, 2004

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Nach dem Fischfang (Italienische..., 1917–1917

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Nach dem Fischfang (Italienische..., 1917–1917

Sale Date: March 2, 2004

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Dorfstrasse, 1918–1918

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Dorfstrasse, 1918–1918

Sale Date: February 12, 2004

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Drei nackte Frauen, 1911–1911

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Drei nackte Frauen, 1911–1911

Sale Date: February 5, 2004

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Stehende Frau mit Fächer, 1914–1914

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Stehende Frau mit Fächer, 1914–1914

Sale Date: February 5, 2004

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Vier Männer im Ruderboot, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Vier Männer im Ruderboot, 1920–1920

Sale Date: February 5, 2004

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Kopf eines Fischers mit Pfeife..., 1913–1913

Max Pechstein

Kopf eines Fischers mit Pfeife..., 1913–1913

Sale Date: February 4, 2004

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Italienische Kirche - Kloster von San..., 1913–1913

Max Pechstein

Italienische Kirche - Kloster von San..., 1913–1913

Sale Date: February 3, 2004

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Zwei Akte am Waldesrand (Two nudes in a , 1912–1912

Max Pechstein

Zwei Akte am Waldesrand (Two nudes in a , 1912–1912

Sale Date: February 3, 2004

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Stilleben mit Blumenstock (Still life..., 1913–1913

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Stilleben mit Blumenstock (Still life..., 1913–1913

Sale Date: February 3, 2004

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Akt

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Akt

Sale Date: December 11, 2003

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Frau mit Hut, 1918–1918

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Frau mit Hut, 1918–1918

Sale Date: December 11, 2003

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Schlafende, 1917–1917

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Schlafende, 1917–1917

Sale Date: December 11, 2003

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Sonja, 1923–1923

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Sonja, 1923–1923

Sale Date: December 5, 2003

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Tulpen in der Vase, 1918–1918

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Tulpen in der Vase, 1918–1918

Sale Date: December 5, 2003

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