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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Sturmlandschaft, 1911–1911

Max Pechstein

Sturmlandschaft, 1911–1911

Sale Date: October 18, 2000

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Siesta in den Dünen, 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

Siesta in den Dünen, 1921–1921

Sale Date: October 18, 2000

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Die Badenden, 1912–1912

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Die Badenden, 1912–1912

Sale Date: October 18, 2000

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Müde, 1908–1908

Max Pechstein

Müde, 1908–1908

Sale Date: October 18, 2000

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Rauchender Schweizer, 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Rauchender Schweizer, 1923–1923

Sale Date: October 18, 2000

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Interieur, 1912–1912

Max Pechstein

Interieur, 1912–1912

Sale Date: October 18, 2000

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Stilleben, 1909–1909

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Stilleben, 1909–1909

Sale Date: October 17, 2000

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Kurische Braut I, 1909–1909

Max Pechstein

Kurische Braut I, 1909–1909

Sale Date: October 17, 2000

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Das Vater Unser, 1921–1921

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Das Vater Unser, 1921–1921

Sale Date: October 14, 2000

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Italienerinnen, 1945–1945

Max Pechstein

Italienerinnen, 1945–1945

Sale Date: October 14, 2000

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Reisebilder. Italien - Südsee

Max Pechstein

Reisebilder. Italien - Südsee

Sale Date: October 14, 2000

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Male nude, 1928–1928

Max Pechstein

Male nude, 1928–1928

Sale Date: October 10, 2000

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Beim Paddeln, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Beim Paddeln, 1919–1919

Sale Date: September 30, 2000

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Porta Capua, Naples, 1934–1934

Max Pechstein

Porta Capua, Naples, 1934–1934

Sale Date: June 30, 2000

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Landschaft mit Booten in Monterosso, 1913–1913

Max Pechstein

Landschaft mit Booten in Monterosso, 1913–1913

Sale Date: June 30, 2000

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Sonnenuntergang über blauer Brücke in..., 1922–1922

Max Pechstein

Sonnenuntergang über blauer Brücke in..., 1922–1922

Sale Date: June 30, 2000

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Im Wasser, 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

Im Wasser, 1921–1921

Sale Date: June 29, 2000

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Zwiesprache, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Zwiesprache, 1920–1920

Sale Date: June 22, 2000

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Variété Tänzerin, 1909–1909

Max Pechstein

Variété Tänzerin, 1909–1909

Sale Date: June 22, 2000

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Sitzender weiblicher Akt, 1911–1911

Max Pechstein

Sitzender weiblicher Akt, 1911–1911

Sale Date: June 9, 2000

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Reisebilder - Hockender, pl.46, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Reisebilder - Hockender, pl.46, 1919–1919

Sale Date: June 9, 2000

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Selbstbildnis mit Pfeife, 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

Selbstbildnis mit Pfeife, 1921–1921

Sale Date: June 9, 2000

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Das Vater Unser, 1921–1921

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Das Vater Unser, 1921–1921

Sale Date: June 9, 2000

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Segelboote vor der Küste, 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Segelboote vor der Küste, 1923–1923

Sale Date: June 9, 2000

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