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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Heidenstamm, pl.III, 1918–1918

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Heidenstamm, pl.III, 1918–1918

Sale Date: May 13, 2000

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Yaliund sein Weisses Weib (Yalis Werbung), 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Yaliund sein Weisses Weib (Yalis Werbung), 1923–1923

Sale Date: May 11, 2000

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Akt in den Dünen, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

Akt in den Dünen, 1917–1917

Sale Date: May 11, 2000

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Das Vater unser (Und die Kraft und die..., 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

Das Vater unser (Und die Kraft und die..., 1921–1921

Sale Date: May 11, 2000

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Pommersche Fischer, 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Pommersche Fischer, 1923–1923

Sale Date: May 5, 2000

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Bathers, 1913–1913

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Bathers, 1913–1913

Sale Date: April 18, 2000

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Auf dem Lager, 1947–1947

Max Pechstein

Auf dem Lager, 1947–1947

Sale Date: April 15, 2000

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Dolorosa - Köpfe VII, pl.7, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

Dolorosa - Köpfe VII, pl.7, 1917–1917

Sale Date: April 15, 2000

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Die Aussaat, 1930–1930

Max Pechstein

Die Aussaat, 1930–1930

Sale Date: March 25, 2000

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Im Wasser, 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

Im Wasser, 1921–1921

Sale Date: March 25, 2000

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Beim Paddeln, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Beim Paddeln, 1919–1919

Sale Date: March 25, 2000

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Am Meer II, 1912–1912

Max Pechstein

Am Meer II, 1912–1912

Sale Date: March 25, 2000

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Dancing woman, 1910–1910

Max Pechstein

Dancing woman, 1910–1910

Sale Date: March 9, 2000

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Eingaugige Mutter, 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

Eingaugige Mutter, 1921–1921

Sale Date: February 17, 2000

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Mutter und Sohn, 1945

Max Pechstein

Mutter und Sohn, 1945

Sale Date: January 29, 2000

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Flieger, 1917

Max Pechstein

Flieger, 1917

Sale Date: January 29, 2000

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Italienerinnen, 1945

Max Pechstein

Italienerinnen, 1945

Sale Date: January 29, 2000

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Kopf eines Seemannes (Fischerkopf), 1922–1922

Max Pechstein

Kopf eines Seemannes (Fischerkopf), 1922–1922

Sale Date: January 29, 2000

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Mole von Leba, 1933–1933

Max Pechstein

Mole von Leba, 1933–1933

Sale Date: December 4, 1999

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Der Ruderer, pl.10, 1917

Max Pechstein

Der Ruderer, pl.10, 1917

Sale Date: December 4, 1999

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Badende III, 1911–1911

Max Pechstein

Badende III, 1911–1911

Sale Date: December 4, 1999

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Zweisprache, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Zweisprache, 1918–1918

Sale Date: December 4, 1999

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Russisches Ballet I, pl.1, 1912–1912

Max Pechstein

Russisches Ballet I, pl.1, 1912–1912

Sale Date: December 4, 1999

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Fischer am Ufer, 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Fischer am Ufer, 1923–1923

Sale Date: December 4, 1999

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