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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Exotischer Kopf VI, 1917–1917

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Exotischer Kopf VI, 1917–1917

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Badende mit Kind, 1920–1920

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Badende mit Kind, 1920–1920

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Mondschein, 1922–1922

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Mondschein, 1922–1922

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Dünenlandschaft mit Leuchtturm,..., 1934–1934

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Dünenlandschaft mit Leuchtturm,..., 1934–1934

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Landschaft mit Reusen am Gardersee, 1930–1930

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Landschaft mit Reusen am Gardersee, 1930–1930

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Familie am Strand, 1929–1930

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Familie am Strand, 1929–1930

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Zwei weibliche Akte, 1918–1918

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Zwei weibliche Akte, 1918–1918

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Blumenstrauss in barocker Vase, 1947–1947

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Blumenstrauss in barocker Vase, 1947–1947

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Lupow am Gardersee mit Fischernetzen, 1928–1928

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Lupow am Gardersee mit Fischernetzen, 1928–1928

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Wasserträger, 1924–1924

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Wasserträger, 1924–1924

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Portrait einer Frau, 1918–1918

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Portrait einer Frau, 1918–1918

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Zwei Akte führen zwei Pferde, 1911–1913

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Zwei Akte führen zwei Pferde, 1911–1913

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Fischer bei ihren Booten am Strand von..., 1924–1924

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Fischer bei ihren Booten am Strand von..., 1924–1924

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Fischer sortieren den Fang, 1927–1927

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Fischer sortieren den Fang, 1927–1927

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Vor dem Gewitter (Weg vom Gut Kose zum..., 1941–1941

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Vor dem Gewitter (Weg vom Gut Kose zum..., 1941–1941

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Das Vater Unser, 1921–1921

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Das Vater Unser, 1921–1921

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Kutter in Leba, 1924–1924

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Kutter in Leba, 1924–1924

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Mädchen in rotem Kleid, 1922–1922

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Mädchen in rotem Kleid, 1922–1922

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Reisebilder. Italien. Südsee

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Reisebilder. Italien. Südsee

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Wartende, 1946–1946

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Wartende, 1946–1946

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Yali und sein weisses Weib

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Yali und sein weisses Weib

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Stehende männliche Figuren, 1919–1919

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Stehende männliche Figuren, 1919–1919

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Exotische Köpfe III, pl.3, 1917–1917

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Exotische Köpfe III, pl.3, 1917–1917

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Vergrämt, 1920–1920

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Vergrämt, 1920–1920

Sale Date: May 26, 1998

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