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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Fischerboote am Strand, 1919–1919

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Fischerboote am Strand, 1919–1919

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Sonja, 1923–1923

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Sonja, 1923–1923

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Badende mit Kind, 1920–1920

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Badende mit Kind, 1920–1920

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Betrunkene Fischer, 1912–1912

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Betrunkene Fischer, 1912–1912

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Zwei Akte und Vogel, 1948–1948

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Zwei Akte und Vogel, 1948–1948

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Vier Fischer, 1931–1931

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Vier Fischer, 1931–1931

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Zwei Badende, 1920–1920

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Zwei Badende, 1920–1920

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Korngarben, 1941–1941

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Korngarben, 1941–1941

Sale Date: June 6, 1998

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Bootshaus am Chiemsee, 1947–1947

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Bootshaus am Chiemsee, 1947–1947

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Morgen (Martha), 1932–1932

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Morgen (Martha), 1932–1932

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Putto mit Sektglas, 1927–1927

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Putto mit Sektglas, 1927–1927

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Nachts (Männlicher Akt mit Vogel), 1948–1948

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Nachts (Männlicher Akt mit Vogel), 1948–1948

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Stilleben mit Kalle in Westerwälder Krug, 1923–1923

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Stilleben mit Kalle in Westerwälder Krug, 1923–1923

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Selbstbildnis mit Pfeife, 1921–1921

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Selbstbildnis mit Pfeife, 1921–1921

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Kopf eines Seemannes (Fischerkopf), 1922–1922

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Kopf eines Seemannes (Fischerkopf), 1922–1922

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Kleopatra und Dichter, 1917–1917

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Kleopatra und Dichter, 1917–1917

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Komposition mit drei Palauakten, 1918–1918

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Komposition mit drei Palauakten, 1918–1918

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Stilleben mit Holzfigur und Amaryllis, 1923–1923

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Stilleben mit Holzfigur und Amaryllis, 1923–1923

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Auf dem Lager, 1931–1931

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Auf dem Lager, 1931–1931

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Untergehende Sonne (Ostseestrand), 1948–1953

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Untergehende Sonne (Ostseestrand), 1948–1953

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Mann mit Kneifer (Bildnis Dr. Eduard..., 1911–1911

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Mann mit Kneifer (Bildnis Dr. Eduard..., 1911–1911

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Kurenkähne in schwerer See, 1948–1948

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Kurenkähne in schwerer See, 1948–1948

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Maske, 1918–1918

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Maske, 1918–1918

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Russisches Ballett I, 1912–1912

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Russisches Ballett I, 1912–1912

Sale Date: June 6, 1998

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