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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Kurenkähne in der Bucht, 1912–1912

Max Pechstein

Kurenkähne in der Bucht, 1912–1912

Sale Date: November 27, 1998

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Javanischer Schal, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Javanischer Schal, 1920–1920

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Nordische Landschaft, 1931–1931

Max Pechstein

Nordische Landschaft, 1931–1931

Sale Date: November 27, 1998

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Segelndes Kanu - Palau, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

Segelndes Kanu - Palau, 1917–1917

Sale Date: November 27, 1998

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Strand an der kurischen Nehrung, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Strand an der kurischen Nehrung, 1920–1920

Sale Date: November 21, 1998

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Mutter und Sohn, 1945–1945

Max Pechstein

Mutter und Sohn, 1945–1945

Sale Date: November 21, 1998

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Italienerinnen, 1945–1945

Max Pechstein

Italienerinnen, 1945–1945

Sale Date: November 21, 1998

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Reisebilder. Italien-Südsee

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Reisebilder. Italien-Südsee

Sale Date: November 17, 1998

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Badende, 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Badende, 1923–1923

Sale Date: November 13, 1998

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Lithographien, 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

Lithographien, 1921–1921

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Radierungen, 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

Radierungen, 1921–1921

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Landschaft bei Nidden, 1936–1936

Max Pechstein

Landschaft bei Nidden, 1936–1936

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Der Paß ist absolute Spitze, gefälscht aber fast

Max Pechstein

Der Paß ist absolute Spitze, gefälscht aber fast

Sale Date: November 13, 1998

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Die Signorina

Max Pechstein

Die Signorina

Sale Date: November 13, 1998

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Exotische Köpfe IV, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

Exotische Köpfe IV, 1917–1917

Sale Date: November 13, 1998

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Wie wir vergeben unseren Schuldigern, 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

Wie wir vergeben unseren Schuldigern, 1921–1921

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Skorpion

Max Pechstein

Skorpion

Sale Date: November 13, 1998

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Junger Mann (Wolfgang Gurlitt), 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Junger Mann (Wolfgang Gurlitt), 1919–1919

Sale Date: November 13, 1998

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Stillende Mutter, 1927–1927

Max Pechstein

Stillende Mutter, 1927–1927

Sale Date: November 13, 1998

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Wartende, 1946–1946

Max Pechstein

Wartende, 1946–1946

Sale Date: November 13, 1998

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Heidenstamm II

Max Pechstein

Heidenstamm II

Sale Date: November 13, 1998

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Sitzende Palauerinnen, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Sitzende Palauerinnen, 1919–1919

Sale Date: November 13, 1998

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Krankes Mädchen, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Krankes Mädchen, 1918–1918

Sale Date: November 12, 1998

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Maske, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Maske, 1918–1918

Sale Date: November 12, 1998

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