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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An der Minge - Beim Kurischen..., 1909–1909

Max Pechstein

An der Minge - Beim Kurischen..., 1909–1909

Sale Date: December 9, 1997

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Das rote Beamtenhaus (The red civil..., 1911–1911

Max Pechstein

Das rote Beamtenhaus (The red civil..., 1911–1911

Sale Date: December 9, 1997

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Frühlingsblüte II/Ratzburg (Spring..., 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Frühlingsblüte II/Ratzburg (Spring..., 1919–1919

Sale Date: December 9, 1997

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Haus auf der Kurischen Nehrung, 1909–1909

Max Pechstein

Haus auf der Kurischen Nehrung, 1909–1909

Sale Date: December 9, 1997

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Herbsschatten (Autumn shadows), 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

Herbsschatten (Autumn shadows), 1921–1921

Sale Date: December 9, 1997

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Bauernhäser und Bäume in einer Landschaft, 1911–1911

Max Pechstein

Bauernhäser und Bäume in einer Landschaft, 1911–1911

Sale Date: December 8, 1997

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Kopf eines Seemannes (Fischerkopf), 1922–1922

Max Pechstein

Kopf eines Seemannes (Fischerkopf), 1922–1922

Sale Date: December 6, 1997

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Die samländische Ode, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

Die samländische Ode, 1917–1917

Sale Date: December 6, 1997

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Bärtiger Männerkopf, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

Bärtiger Männerkopf, 1917–1917

Sale Date: December 6, 1997

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Gehöft, pl.4, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Gehöft, pl.4, 1918–1918

Sale Date: December 6, 1997

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Badende mit Kind, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Badende mit Kind, 1920–1920

Sale Date: December 6, 1997

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Auf dem Lager, 1931–1931

Max Pechstein

Auf dem Lager, 1931–1931

Sale Date: December 6, 1997

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Krieger, 1911–1911

Max Pechstein

Krieger, 1911–1911

Sale Date: December 6, 1997

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Zwei Frauen mit Knabe am Wasser, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Zwei Frauen mit Knabe am Wasser, 1920–1920

Sale Date: December 4, 1997

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Das graphische Werk Max Pechsteins

Max Pechstein

Das graphische Werk Max Pechsteins

Sale Date: December 3, 1997

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Trinkender, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Trinkender, 1919–1919

Sale Date: December 2, 1997

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Trauerzug zum Friedhofsberg in Rowe, 1927–1927

Max Pechstein

Trauerzug zum Friedhofsberg in Rowe, 1927–1927

Sale Date: December 2, 1997

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Eisenbahnbrücke mit Netzflickern, pl.27, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Eisenbahnbrücke mit Netzflickern, pl.27, 1919–1919

Sale Date: December 2, 1997

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Fischerkopf IX, 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

Fischerkopf IX, 1921–1921

Sale Date: December 2, 1997

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Gespräch, 1908–1908

Max Pechstein

Gespräch, 1908–1908

Sale Date: December 2, 1997

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Alte Bauerei in Moritzburg, 1910–1910

Max Pechstein

Alte Bauerei in Moritzburg, 1910–1910

Sale Date: December 2, 1997

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Fischer mit Booten am Strand von Nidden, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Fischer mit Booten am Strand von Nidden, 1919–1919

Sale Date: December 2, 1997

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Stilleben mit Krügen

Max Pechstein

Stilleben mit Krügen

Sale Date: December 2, 1997

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Landschaft, 1936–1936

Max Pechstein

Landschaft, 1936–1936

Sale Date: December 1, 1997

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