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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Haus auf der Kuhrischen Nehrung, 1909–1909

Max Pechstein

Haus auf der Kuhrischen Nehrung, 1909–1909

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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Palau-Familie, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

Palau-Familie, 1917–1917

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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Spreekahn

Max Pechstein

Spreekahn

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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Schlepper im Hafen nit zwei Fischern am , 1912–1912

Max Pechstein

Schlepper im Hafen nit zwei Fischern am , 1912–1912

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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Tanzsaal, 1910–1910

Max Pechstein

Tanzsaal, 1910–1910

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Akt in den Dünen, 1912–1912

Max Pechstein

Akt in den Dünen, 1912–1912

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Zwiesprache, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Zwiesprache, 1918–1918

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Vergrämt, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Vergrämt, 1920–1920

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Badende I, 1911–1911

Max Pechstein

Badende I, 1911–1911

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Tanz VI, 1910–1910

Max Pechstein

Tanz VI, 1910–1910

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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Weiblicher sitzender Akt, 1909–1909

Max Pechstein

Weiblicher sitzender Akt, 1909–1909

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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Portrait of a lady

Max Pechstein

Portrait of a lady

Sale Date: October 9, 1998

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Landscape, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Landscape, 1919–1919

Sale Date: October 9, 1998

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Drei Badende, 1910–1910

Max Pechstein

Drei Badende, 1910–1910

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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Badende und Blumenstrauss, 1912–1912

Max Pechstein

Badende und Blumenstrauss, 1912–1912

Sale Date: October 8, 1998

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Seated female nude, 1929–1929

Max Pechstein

Seated female nude, 1929–1929

Sale Date: October 6, 1998

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Ziegelei an der ems, 1950–1950

Max Pechstein

Ziegelei an der ems, 1950–1950

Sale Date: October 6, 1998

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Kleopatra und Dichter, last pl., 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

Kleopatra und Dichter, last pl., 1917–1917

Sale Date: September 26, 1998

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Bildnis (Mit Kopftuch), 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Bildnis (Mit Kopftuch), 1920–1920

Sale Date: July 2, 1998

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Zwiesprache, 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

Zwiesprache, 1921–1921

Sale Date: July 1, 1998

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Kind auf der Bank, 1908–1908

Max Pechstein

Kind auf der Bank, 1908–1908

Sale Date: July 1, 1998

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Das Vater Unser, 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

Das Vater Unser, 1921–1921

Sale Date: July 1, 1998

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Kühe auf der Weide, 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Kühe auf der Weide, 1923–1923

Sale Date: June 29, 1998

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The white wife

Max Pechstein

The white wife

Sale Date: June 22, 1998

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