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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Rettungsboot, 1911–1911

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Rettungsboot, 1911–1911

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Löwenbändigerin, 1919–1919

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Löwenbändigerin, 1919–1919

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Hinter den Dünen, 1927–1927

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Hinter den Dünen, 1927–1927

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Ohne Titel - Gehöft hinter Birken, 1917–1917

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Ohne Titel - Gehöft hinter Birken, 1917–1917

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Unsere Frau, 1907–1907

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Unsere Frau, 1907–1907

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Bahnübergang, 1909–1909

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Bahnübergang, 1909–1909

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Ausstellung Gurlitt Berlin, 1919–1919

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Ausstellung Gurlitt Berlin, 1919–1919

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Walliser Hütten, 1923–1923

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Walliser Hütten, 1923–1923

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Iris im Abendschatten, 1925–1925

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Iris im Abendschatten, 1925–1925

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Sonnenuntergang in den Dünen, 1934–1934

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Sonnenuntergang in den Dünen, 1934–1934

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Dünenlandschaft bei Schmolsien, 1934–1934

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Dünenlandschaft bei Schmolsien, 1934–1934

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Yali I (Das Findelkind), 1923–1923

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Yali I (Das Findelkind), 1923–1923

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Weiblicher Akt, 1916–1916

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Weiblicher Akt, 1916–1916

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Kuren, 1920–1920

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Kuren, 1920–1920

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Willi Seidel, Yali und sein weißes Weib, 1923–1923

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Willi Seidel, Yali und sein weißes Weib, 1923–1923

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Akt in den Dünen, 1917–1917

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Akt in den Dünen, 1917–1917

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Rauchender Schweizer, 1923–1923

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Rauchender Schweizer, 1923–1923

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Wiese mit Heuhocken, 1938–1938

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Wiese mit Heuhocken, 1938–1938

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Großer Kurenkahn auf dem Haff, 1939–1939

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Großer Kurenkahn auf dem Haff, 1939–1939

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

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

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In der Kneipe (Kajüte), 1922–1922

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In der Kneipe (Kajüte), 1922–1922

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Klöhnende fischer, 1923–1923

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Klöhnende fischer, 1923–1923

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Rauchender Schweizer, 1923–1923

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Rauchender Schweizer, 1923–1923

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Stilleben mit Elefant, 1947–1947

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Stilleben mit Elefant, 1947–1947

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