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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Akrobaten III, 1912–1912

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Akrobaten III, 1912–1912

Sale Date: June 21, 2001

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Dreiergespräch - Palau X, pl.10, 1918–1918

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Dreiergespräch - Palau X, pl.10, 1918–1918

Sale Date: June 21, 2001

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Vergrämt, 1920–1920

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Vergrämt, 1920–1920

Sale Date: June 21, 2001

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Fischer mit Fang im Netz, 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Fischer mit Fang im Netz, 1923–1923

Sale Date: June 21, 2001

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The white wife covering from lightning, 1922–1922

Max Pechstein

The white wife covering from lightning, 1922–1922

Sale Date: June 12, 2001

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The white wife hunting, 1922–1922

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The white wife hunting, 1922–1922

Sale Date: June 12, 2001

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Liegender Akt, 1913–1913

Max Pechstein

Liegender Akt, 1913–1913

Sale Date: June 9, 2001

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Kuh mit Frauen, 1923–1923

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Kuh mit Frauen, 1923–1923

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Am Ufer, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Am Ufer, 1920–1920

Sale Date: June 9, 2001

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Dolorosa, pl.VII, 1917–1917

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Dolorosa, pl.VII, 1917–1917

Sale Date: June 9, 2001

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Mädchen, 1909–1909

Max Pechstein

Mädchen, 1909–1909

Sale Date: June 9, 2001

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Heinrich Lautensack. Die samländische Ode, 1917–1917

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Heinrich Lautensack. Die samländische Ode, 1917–1917

Sale Date: June 9, 2001

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Rauchende, pl.17, 1920–1920

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Rauchende, pl.17, 1920–1920

Sale Date: June 9, 2001

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Am Strand, 1922–1922

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Am Strand, 1922–1922

Sale Date: June 9, 2001

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Dorfstraße, pl.5, 1918–1919

Max Pechstein

Dorfstraße, pl.5, 1918–1919

Sale Date: June 9, 2001

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Zirkuspause, 1908–1908

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Zirkuspause, 1908–1908

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Holzschnitte, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Holzschnitte, 1919–1919

Sale Date: June 9, 2001

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Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung,..., 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung,..., 1921–1921

Sale Date: June 9, 2001

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Reisebilder Italien, Südsee, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Reisebilder Italien, Südsee, 1919–1919

Sale Date: June 1, 2001

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Fischerkopf VII, 1911–1911

Max Pechstein

Fischerkopf VII, 1911–1911

Sale Date: June 1, 2001

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Auf dem Lager, 1931–1931

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Auf dem Lager, 1931–1931

Sale Date: June 1, 2001

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Nach dem Bad, 1920–1920

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Nach dem Bad, 1920–1920

Sale Date: June 1, 2001

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Fischer am Ufer, 1923–1923

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Fischer am Ufer, 1923–1923

Sale Date: June 1, 2001

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Palaufamilie, 1919–1919

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Palaufamilie, 1919–1919

Sale Date: June 1, 2001

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