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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Überlegende, 1923–1923

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Überlegende, 1923–1923

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Klönende Fischer, 1923–1923

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Klönende Fischer, 1923–1923

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Akrobaten III, 1912–1912

Max Pechstein

Akrobaten III, 1912–1912

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Akt in den Dünen, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

Akt in den Dünen, 1917–1917

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Badende IX, 1912–1912

Max Pechstein

Badende IX, 1912–1912

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Weidende Schafe am Seeufer, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Weidende Schafe am Seeufer, 1919–1919

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Portrait eines Mannes (Erwin Finley..., 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Portrait eines Mannes (Erwin Finley..., 1918–1918

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Sitzende junge Frau im Korbsessel, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Sitzende junge Frau im Korbsessel, 1918–1918

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Mähende Bauern, 1924–1924

Max Pechstein

Mähende Bauern, 1924–1924

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Palau IV (Auslegerboot), pl.IV, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Palau IV (Auslegerboot), pl.IV, 1918–1918

Sale Date: December 7, 2001

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Araber, pl.1, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

Araber, pl.1, 1917–1917

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Italienische Landschaft, 1907–1907

Max Pechstein

Italienische Landschaft, 1907–1907

Sale Date: December 6, 2001

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Boote am Strand von Nidden, 1911–1911

Max Pechstein

Boote am Strand von Nidden, 1911–1911

Sale Date: December 4, 2001

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Monterosso al Mare, 1913–1913

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Monterosso al Mare, 1913–1913

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Porträt Elinor Laven, 1942–1942

Max Pechstein

Porträt Elinor Laven, 1942–1942

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Yali III (Der Traum des Mädchens), pl.2

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Yali III (Der Traum des Mädchens), pl.2

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Weib vom Manne begehrt, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Weib vom Manne begehrt, 1919–1919

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Berglandschaft, 1925–1925

Max Pechstein

Berglandschaft, 1925–1925

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Häuser und Schloß Chillon am Genfer..., 1925–1925

Max Pechstein

Häuser und Schloß Chillon am Genfer..., 1925–1925

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Weiblicher Akt, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Weiblicher Akt, 1919–1919

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Strauss in Vase, 1947–1947

Max Pechstein

Strauss in Vase, 1947–1947

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Aufholen des bootes

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Aufholen des bootes

Sale Date: December 3, 2001

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Exotische Köpfe, 1914–1914

Max Pechstein

Exotische Köpfe, 1914–1914

Sale Date: December 1, 2001

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Bauernhaus und Scheune, 1930–1930

Max Pechstein

Bauernhaus und Scheune, 1930–1930

Sale Date: December 1, 2001

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