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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Grauertag, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Grauertag, 1920–1920

Sale Date: November 11, 1998

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Feuerlilien, 1938–1938

Max Pechstein

Feuerlilien, 1938–1938

Sale Date: November 10, 1998

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Jungling, 1928–1928

Max Pechstein

Jungling, 1928–1928

Sale Date: November 5, 1998

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Mittag, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Mittag, 1918–1918

Sale Date: October 28, 1998

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Trinkender, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Trinkender, 1919–1919

Sale Date: October 24, 1998

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Erlegung des Festbratens, 1911–1911

Max Pechstein

Erlegung des Festbratens, 1911–1911

Sale Date: October 24, 1998

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Quell in Positano, 1925–1925

Max Pechstein

Quell in Positano, 1925–1925

Sale Date: October 24, 1998

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Stilleben mit Afrikanischer Skulptur..., 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Stilleben mit Afrikanischer Skulptur..., 1923–1923

Sale Date: October 24, 1998

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Haus mit Schilfdach, 1935–1935

Max Pechstein

Haus mit Schilfdach, 1935–1935

Sale Date: October 24, 1998

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Wartende, 1946–1946

Max Pechstein

Wartende, 1946–1946

Sale Date: October 21, 1998

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Trapezkünstler, II, 1919–1920

Max Pechstein

Trapezkünstler, II, 1919–1920

Sale Date: October 21, 1998

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Landschaft

Max Pechstein

Landschaft

Sale Date: October 21, 1998

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Männerkopf, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Männerkopf, 1918–1918

Sale Date: October 21, 1998

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Heidenstamm, pl.4, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Heidenstamm, pl.4, 1918–1918

Sale Date: October 17, 1998

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Der Schatten, pl 2, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Der Schatten, pl 2, 1918–1918

Sale Date: October 17, 1998

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Kuh mit Frauen, 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Kuh mit Frauen, 1923–1923

Sale Date: October 17, 1998

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Yali - Der Traum des Mädchens, pl.3, 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Yali - Der Traum des Mädchens, pl.3, 1923–1923

Sale Date: October 17, 1998

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Badende am Meer, pl.II, 1912–1912

Max Pechstein

Badende am Meer, pl.II, 1912–1912

Sale Date: October 17, 1998

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Heidenstamm, pl.2, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Heidenstamm, pl.2, 1918–1918

Sale Date: October 17, 1998

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Yali - Die Ona und das weiße Mädchen,..., 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Yali - Die Ona und das weiße Mädchen,..., 1923–1923

Sale Date: October 17, 1998

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Yali - Das weiße Weib mit den farbigen..., 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Yali - Das weiße Weib mit den farbigen..., 1923–1923

Sale Date: October 17, 1998

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Kniend Jauchzende, pl.1, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

Kniend Jauchzende, pl.1, 1917–1917

Sale Date: October 17, 1998

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Italienerinnen, 1945–1945

Max Pechstein

Italienerinnen, 1945–1945

Sale Date: October 17, 1998

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Haff, 1909–1909

Max Pechstein

Haff, 1909–1909

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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