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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Junges Mädchen am Meer, 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Junges Mädchen am Meer, 1923–1923

Sale Date: November 29, 2002

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Raucher, 1916–1916

Max Pechstein

Raucher, 1916–1916

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Italienische Fischer, Netze auslegend, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Italienische Fischer, Netze auslegend, 1918–1918

Sale Date: November 29, 2002

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Italien Reisebilder 5 (Sardellenfischer , 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Italien Reisebilder 5 (Sardellenfischer , 1919–1919

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Ein Friese, 1922–1922

Max Pechstein

Ein Friese, 1922–1922

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Am Ufer, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Am Ufer, 1920–1920

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Drei Köpfe, 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Drei Köpfe, 1923–1923

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Yali III (Der Traum des Mädchens), 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Yali III (Der Traum des Mädchens), 1923–1923

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Fischer am Ufer (Sonntag der Fischer), 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Fischer am Ufer (Sonntag der Fischer), 1923–1923

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Italienerinnen, 1945–1945

Max Pechstein

Italienerinnen, 1945–1945

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Fischerkopf II, pl.3, 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

Fischerkopf II, pl.3, 1921–1921

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Liegende, 1922–1922

Max Pechstein

Liegende, 1922–1922

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Im Gespräch, 1909–1909

Max Pechstein

Im Gespräch, 1909–1909

Sale Date: November 16, 2002

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Italienischer Garten, 1907–1907

Max Pechstein

Italienischer Garten, 1907–1907

Sale Date: November 16, 2002

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Erlegung des Festbratens, 1911–1911

Max Pechstein

Erlegung des Festbratens, 1911–1911

Sale Date: November 14, 2002

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Das Modell (Beim Ankleiden), 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

Das Modell (Beim Ankleiden), 1917–1917

Sale Date: November 14, 2002

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Im Wasser II, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

Im Wasser II, 1917–1917

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Strahlende Sonne, 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Strahlende Sonne, 1923–1923

Sale Date: November 14, 2002

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Frauenkopf, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

Frauenkopf, 1917–1917

Sale Date: November 12, 2002

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Kauernde, 1908–1908

Max Pechstein

Kauernde, 1908–1908

Sale Date: November 7, 2002

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Weiblicher Kopf, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Weiblicher Kopf, 1918–1918

Sale Date: November 7, 2002

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Akrobaten III, 1912–1912

Max Pechstein

Akrobaten III, 1912–1912

Sale Date: November 7, 2002

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Redner, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Redner, 1918–1918

Sale Date: November 7, 2002

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Fischer (Fishermen), 1922–1922

Max Pechstein

Fischer (Fishermen), 1922–1922

Sale Date: October 22, 2002

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