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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Mutter und Sohn, 1945–1945

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Mutter und Sohn, 1945–1945

Sale Date: December 1, 1997

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Gesprächsrunde, 1910–1910

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Gesprächsrunde, 1910–1910

Sale Date: December 1, 1997

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In der Schmiede, 1928–1928

Max Pechstein

In der Schmiede, 1928–1928

Sale Date: December 1, 1997

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Drei Akte, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Drei Akte, 1918–1918

Sale Date: November 29, 1997

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Familie auf Schiffsbug, pl.42, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Familie auf Schiffsbug, pl.42, 1919–1919

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Vergrämt, 1920–1920

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Vergrämt, 1920–1920

Sale Date: November 29, 1997

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Der Ruderer, pl.9, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Der Ruderer, pl.9, 1919–1919

Sale Date: November 29, 1997

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Kurenkähne in schwerer See, 1948–1948

Max Pechstein

Kurenkähne in schwerer See, 1948–1948

Sale Date: November 29, 1997

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Kinderbildnis I (Frank), 1918–1918

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Kinderbildnis I (Frank), 1918–1918

Sale Date: November 29, 1997

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Kind auf der Bank, 1908–1908

Max Pechstein

Kind auf der Bank, 1908–1908

Sale Date: November 29, 1997

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Kleopatra und Dichter, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

Kleopatra und Dichter, 1917–1917

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Rauchende, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Rauchende, 1920–1920

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Im Wasser, 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

Im Wasser, 1921–1921

Sale Date: November 29, 1997

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Russisches Ballett I, pl.1, 1912–1912

Max Pechstein

Russisches Ballett I, pl.1, 1912–1912

Sale Date: November 29, 1997

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Fischer bei ihren Booten am Strand von..., 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Fischer bei ihren Booten am Strand von..., 1923–1923

Sale Date: November 29, 1997

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Herbstmeer, 1933–1933

Max Pechstein

Herbstmeer, 1933–1933

Sale Date: November 28, 1997

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Sommeschlacht

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Sommeschlacht

Sale Date: November 27, 1997

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Stehender weiblicher Akt, 1910–1910

Max Pechstein

Stehender weiblicher Akt, 1910–1910

Sale Date: November 22, 1997

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Deutsche Kunstgemeinschaft Berlin 23...., 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Deutsche Kunstgemeinschaft Berlin 23...., 1923–1923

Sale Date: November 22, 1997

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Boxpause, 1923–1923

Max Pechstein

Boxpause, 1923–1923

Sale Date: November 22, 1997

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Korngarben auf abgeerntetem Feld, 1951–1951

Max Pechstein

Korngarben auf abgeerntetem Feld, 1951–1951

Sale Date: November 22, 1997

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Akt I (Sitzender mänlicher Akt), 1909–1910

Max Pechstein

Akt I (Sitzender mänlicher Akt), 1909–1910

Sale Date: November 22, 1997

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Der Schatten II, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Der Schatten II, 1918–1918

Sale Date: November 19, 1997

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Exotische Köpfe VI, 1917–1917

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Exotische Köpfe VI, 1917–1917

Sale Date: November 13, 1997

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