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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Auf dem Lager, 1947–1947

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Auf dem Lager, 1947–1947

Sale Date: November 10, 1999

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Dorfszene, 1919–1919

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Dorfszene, 1919–1919

Sale Date: November 10, 1999

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Frauen, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Frauen, 1919–1919

Sale Date: November 10, 1999

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Clown, 1910–1910

Max Pechstein

Clown, 1910–1910

Sale Date: November 10, 1999

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Frauenkopf (Lotte Pechstein), 1909–1909

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Frauenkopf (Lotte Pechstein), 1909–1909

Sale Date: October 23, 1999

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Weib vom Manne begehrt, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Weib vom Manne begehrt, 1919–1919

Sale Date: October 23, 1999

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Segelboote vor der Küste, 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Segelboote vor der Küste, 1923–1923

Sale Date: October 23, 1999

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Bildnis (mit Kopftuch), 1920–1920

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Bildnis (mit Kopftuch), 1920–1920

Sale Date: October 23, 1999

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Morgen an der Ostsee (Leba), 1944–1944

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Morgen an der Ostsee (Leba), 1944–1944

Sale Date: October 23, 1999

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Vier männer im ruderboot, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Vier männer im ruderboot, 1920–1920

Sale Date: October 20, 1999

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Rettungsboot, 1911–1911

Max Pechstein

Rettungsboot, 1911–1911

Sale Date: October 20, 1999

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Bauernhäuser mit Getreidefeld in Leba, 1922–1922

Max Pechstein

Bauernhäuser mit Getreidefeld in Leba, 1922–1922

Sale Date: October 7, 1999

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

Max Pechstein

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

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Sitzender weiblicher Akt, Sonja, 1918–1919

Max Pechstein

Sitzender weiblicher Akt, Sonja, 1918–1919

Sale Date: October 7, 1999

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Drei Akte im Wald, 1911–1911

Max Pechstein

Drei Akte im Wald, 1911–1911

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Stilleben mit Krug und Blattpflanze, 1921–1922

Max Pechstein

Stilleben mit Krug und Blattpflanze, 1921–1922

Sale Date: October 7, 1999

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Portrait of the poet Dr. Herbert..., 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Portrait of the poet Dr. Herbert..., 1919–1919

Sale Date: October 7, 1999

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Blumenstilleben: Clivia, Obst und Krug, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

Blumenstilleben: Clivia, Obst und Krug, 1917–1917

Sale Date: October 7, 1999

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Weibliche Figur, sich ausziehend, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Weibliche Figur, sich ausziehend, 1920–1920

Sale Date: October 7, 1999

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Sitzende Frau, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

Sitzende Frau, 1917–1917

Sale Date: October 7, 1999

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Varieté-Tänzerin vor dem Spiegel, 1910–1910

Max Pechstein

Varieté-Tänzerin vor dem Spiegel, 1910–1910

Sale Date: October 7, 1999

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Mann und Weib, 1909–1909

Max Pechstein

Mann und Weib, 1909–1909

Sale Date: October 7, 1999

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Grossvater mit Enkel, 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

Grossvater mit Enkel, 1921–1921

Sale Date: October 7, 1999

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Blumenstrauss III, 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Blumenstrauss III, 1923–1923

Sale Date: October 7, 1999

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