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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Fischer am Ufer, 1923–1923

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Fischer am Ufer, 1923–1923

Sale Date: March 28, 1998

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Rauchender Schweizer, 1923–1923

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Rauchender Schweizer, 1923–1923

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Betrunkene Fischer I, 1912–1912

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Betrunkene Fischer I, 1912–1912

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Russisches Ballett I, 1912–1912

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Russisches Ballett I, 1912–1912

Sale Date: March 28, 1998

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Bauernhäuser und Bäume in einer..., 1911–1911

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Bauernhäuser und Bäume in einer..., 1911–1911

Sale Date: March 27, 1998

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Wartende, 1946–1946

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Wartende, 1946–1946

Sale Date: March 25, 1998

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Yali I (Das Findelkind), 1923–1923

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Yali I (Das Findelkind), 1923–1923

Sale Date: March 25, 1998

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Im Wasser, 1921–1921

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Im Wasser, 1921–1921

Sale Date: March 25, 1998

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Komposition (Mit drei Palauakten), 1918–1918

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Komposition (Mit drei Palauakten), 1918–1918

Sale Date: March 25, 1998

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Kuh mit Frauen, 1923–1923

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Kuh mit Frauen, 1923–1923

Sale Date: March 21, 1998

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Das graphische Werk Max Pechtsteins

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Das graphische Werk Max Pechtsteins

Sale Date: March 14, 1998

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Weiblicher Akt

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Weiblicher Akt

Sale Date: March 11, 1998

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Mutter mit Kind, 1945–1945

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Mutter mit Kind, 1945–1945

Sale Date: March 7, 1998

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Figures

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Figures

Sale Date: January 13, 1998

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Stadtansicht - Berlin, 1910–1912

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Stadtansicht - Berlin, 1910–1912

Sale Date: December 9, 1997

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Morgen bei Purwin, Kurische Nehrung, 1939–1939

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Morgen bei Purwin, Kurische Nehrung, 1939–1939

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Kiefernwald nach dem Regen, 1919–1919

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Kiefernwald nach dem Regen, 1919–1919

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Das Vater Unser, 1921–1921

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Das Vater Unser, 1921–1921

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Malaie, 1917–1917

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Malaie, 1917–1917

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Im Wasser, 1921–1921

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Im Wasser, 1921–1921

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Akrobaten III, 1912–1912

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Akrobaten III, 1912–1912

Sale Date: December 9, 1997

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Exotische Köpfe V, 1917–1917

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Exotische Köpfe V, 1917–1917

Sale Date: December 9, 1997

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Italienischer Tanzabend, 1909–1909

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Italienischer Tanzabend, 1909–1909

Sale Date: December 9, 1997

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Küste am Pommerschen Strand, 1924–1924

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Küste am Pommerschen Strand, 1924–1924

Sale Date: December 9, 1997

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