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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Prinzessin, 1918–1918

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Prinzessin, 1918–1918

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Tänzerin im Spiegel, 1923–1923

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Tänzerin im Spiegel, 1923–1923

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Ein Dorf, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Ein Dorf, 1918–1918

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Das Vater Unser, 1921–1921

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Das Vater Unser, 1921–1921

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Italienische Fischer, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

Italienische Fischer, 1917–1917

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Sonnenblumen, 1946–1946

Max Pechstein

Sonnenblumen, 1946–1946

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Aalfänger auf dem Garder See in..., 1929–1929

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Aalfänger auf dem Garder See in..., 1929–1929

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Klönende Fischer, 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Klönende Fischer, 1923–1923

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Fischer mit Fang im Netz, 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Fischer mit Fang im Netz, 1923–1923

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Zwei badende Akte, 1911–1911

Max Pechstein

Zwei badende Akte, 1911–1911

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Landschaft mit Hof und blühenden Bäumen, 1928–1928

Max Pechstein

Landschaft mit Hof und blühenden Bäumen, 1928–1928

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Selbstbildnis mit Pfeife, 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

Selbstbildnis mit Pfeife, 1921–1921

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Fischerkopf II, pl.2, 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

Fischerkopf II, pl.2, 1921–1921

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Hirte, 1908–1908

Max Pechstein

Hirte, 1908–1908

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Fischer mit ihrem Boot, 1949–1949

Max Pechstein

Fischer mit ihrem Boot, 1949–1949

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Häuser zwischen Bäumen und Hügeln, 1928–1928

Max Pechstein

Häuser zwischen Bäumen und Hügeln, 1928–1928

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Badende, 1910–1910

Max Pechstein

Badende, 1910–1910

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Einäugige Mutter, 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

Einäugige Mutter, 1921–1921

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Kuh mit Frauen, 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Kuh mit Frauen, 1923–1923

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Landschaft mit umgestürzten Bäumen, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Landschaft mit umgestürzten Bäumen, 1920–1920

Sale Date: November 29, 2003

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Grauer Tag, 1922–1922

Max Pechstein

Grauer Tag, 1922–1922

Sale Date: November 28, 2003

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Südsee (Frauen), pl.37, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Südsee (Frauen), pl.37, 1919–1919

Sale Date: November 26, 2003

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Zwiesprache, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Zwiesprache, 1920–1920

Sale Date: November 26, 2003

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Der Schatten IV, 1918–1918

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Der Schatten IV, 1918–1918

Sale Date: November 26, 2003

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