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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Yali VIII (Das weisse Weib mit den..., 1923–1923

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Yali VIII (Das weisse Weib mit den..., 1923–1923

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Südsee - Am Badeplatz, 1919–1919

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Südsee - Am Badeplatz, 1919–1919

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Putto mit Sektglas, 1927–1927

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Putto mit Sektglas, 1927–1927

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Morgenröte am Koser See, 1944–1944

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Morgenröte am Koser See, 1944–1944

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Dünenlandschaft mit Leuchtturm...., 1934–1934

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Dünenlandschaft mit Leuchtturm...., 1934–1934

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Felder, 1934–1934

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Felder, 1934–1934

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Portrait einer Frau, 1918–1918

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Portrait einer Frau, 1918–1918

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Mole von Leba, 1933–1933

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Mole von Leba, 1933–1933

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Morgen bei Purwin (Kurische Nehrung), 1939–1939

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Morgen bei Purwin (Kurische Nehrung), 1939–1939

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Drei Köpfe, 1923–1923

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Drei Köpfe, 1923–1923

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Ein Dorf bei Lugano, 1925–1925

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Ein Dorf bei Lugano, 1925–1925

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Fischer am Ufer (Sonntag der Fischer), 1923–1923

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Fischer am Ufer (Sonntag der Fischer), 1923–1923

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Fischerkaten am See, 1949–1949

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Fischerkaten am See, 1949–1949

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Der Schatten III, 1918–1918

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Der Schatten III, 1918–1918

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Der Schatten II, 1918–1918

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Der Schatten II, 1918–1918

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Am Badeplatz, 1919–1919

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Am Badeplatz, 1919–1919

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Bildnis Dr. Paul Fechter, rauchend, 1919–1919

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Bildnis Dr. Paul Fechter, rauchend, 1919–1919

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Auf dem Lager, 1931–1931

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Auf dem Lager, 1931–1931

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Das Vater Unser VIII (Und Führe uns..., 1921–1921

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Das Vater Unser VIII (Und Führe uns..., 1921–1921

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Bildnis Dr. Paul Fechter, 1918–1918

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Bildnis Dr. Paul Fechter, 1918–1918

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Akt in den Dünen, 1917–1917

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Akt in den Dünen, 1917–1917

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Komposition - Komposition mit drei..., 1918–1918

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Komposition - Komposition mit drei..., 1918–1918

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Der Kritiker (Dr.P.Fechter), pl.4, 1921–1921

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Der Kritiker (Dr.P.Fechter), pl.4, 1921–1921

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Dorfstraße, 1919–1919

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Dorfstraße, 1919–1919

Sale Date: May 8, 1999

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