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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Bewegte See II, 1927–1927

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Bewegte See II, 1927–1927

Sale Date: December 2, 2000

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Blumenstilleben mit chinesischem Buddha, 1923–1924

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Blumenstilleben mit chinesischem Buddha, 1923–1924

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Sitzender Akt, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Sitzender Akt, 1918–1918

Sale Date: December 2, 2000

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Yali IV (Yalis Werbung), 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Yali IV (Yalis Werbung), 1923–1923

Sale Date: December 2, 2000

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Am Ufer, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Am Ufer, 1920–1920

Sale Date: December 2, 2000

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Zwei Pferde auf der Koppel

Max Pechstein

Zwei Pferde auf der Koppel

Sale Date: December 2, 2000

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Bauernhaus in Nidden, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Bauernhaus in Nidden, 1920–1920

Sale Date: December 2, 2000

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Jüngling, 1928–1928

Max Pechstein

Jüngling, 1928–1928

Sale Date: December 1, 2000

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Der schatten, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Der schatten, 1918–1918

Sale Date: November 30, 2000

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Akte unterm Baum, 1912–1912

Max Pechstein

Akte unterm Baum, 1912–1912

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Tanzende, 1910–1910

Max Pechstein

Tanzende, 1910–1910

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Nachts, 1948–1948

Max Pechstein

Nachts, 1948–1948

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Boot auf der Slip, 1952–1952

Max Pechstein

Boot auf der Slip, 1952–1952

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Russisches Ballett I, pl.1, 1912–1912

Max Pechstein

Russisches Ballett I, pl.1, 1912–1912

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Wie wir vergeben unsern Schuldigern,..., 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

Wie wir vergeben unsern Schuldigern,..., 1921–1921

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Italienerinnen, 1945–1945

Max Pechstein

Italienerinnen, 1945–1945

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Leuchtturm, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

Leuchtturm, 1917–1917

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Am Strand, 1922–1922

Max Pechstein

Am Strand, 1922–1922

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Exotischer Kopf VI, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

Exotischer Kopf VI, 1917–1917

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Kopf eines Seemannes (Fischerkopf), 1922–1922

Max Pechstein

Kopf eines Seemannes (Fischerkopf), 1922–1922

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Kuh mit Frauen, 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Kuh mit Frauen, 1923–1923

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Am Meer II, 1912–1912

Max Pechstein

Am Meer II, 1912–1912

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Yali VII (Gewitter), 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Yali VII (Gewitter), 1923–1923

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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Zwei Pferde, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

Zwei Pferde, 1917–1917

Sale Date: November 25, 2000

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