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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Nidden (Ostpreussen) - Badende, 1911

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Nidden (Ostpreussen) - Badende, 1911

Sale Date: June 25, 1997

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A young girl, 1923

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A young girl, 1923

Sale Date: June 18, 1997

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Junge Frau und Vögel

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Junge Frau und Vögel

Sale Date: June 18, 1997

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Koser See, 1938

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Koser See, 1938

Sale Date: June 18, 1997

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Durst V, 1925

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Durst V, 1925

Sale Date: June 18, 1997

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Kurenkähne in schwerer See, 1948

Max Pechstein

Kurenkähne in schwerer See, 1948

Sale Date: June 6, 1997

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Liegender Akt, 1912

Max Pechstein

Liegender Akt, 1912

Sale Date: June 6, 1997

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Stehender Akt

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Stehender Akt

Sale Date: June 6, 1997

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Weltbühne, 1911

Max Pechstein

Weltbühne, 1911

Sale Date: June 6, 1997

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Gehöft hinter Birken, pl.10, 1917–1917

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Gehöft hinter Birken, pl.10, 1917–1917

Sale Date: June 3, 1997

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Weib vom Manne begehrt, 1919–1919

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Weib vom Manne begehrt, 1919–1919

Sale Date: June 3, 1997

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Der Kritiker (Dr. Paul Fechter), 1921–1921

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Der Kritiker (Dr. Paul Fechter), 1921–1921

Sale Date: June 3, 1997

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Im Wasser, 1921–1921

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Im Wasser, 1921–1921

Sale Date: June 3, 1997

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Mittag, pl.2, 1918–1918

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Mittag, pl.2, 1918–1918

Sale Date: June 3, 1997

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Aussaat, 1930

Max Pechstein

Aussaat, 1930

Sale Date: June 2, 1997

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Akrobaten III, pl.6, 1912–1920

Max Pechstein

Akrobaten III, pl.6, 1912–1920

Sale Date: June 2, 1997

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Wie wir vergeben unseren Schuldigern (Das..., 1921

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Wie wir vergeben unseren Schuldigern (Das..., 1921

Sale Date: June 2, 1997

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Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung (Das Vater , 1921

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Und führe uns nicht in Versuchung (Das Vater , 1921

Sale Date: June 2, 1997

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Auf dem Lager, 1947

Max Pechstein

Auf dem Lager, 1947

Sale Date: June 2, 1997

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Gebirge, 1948

Max Pechstein

Gebirge, 1948

Sale Date: June 2, 1997

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Harlekins

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Harlekins

Sale Date: June 2, 1997

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Landschaft mit weidenden Schafen unter..., 1919

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Landschaft mit weidenden Schafen unter..., 1919

Sale Date: June 2, 1997

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Fischerboote und Frauen am Strand, Palau, 1914

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Fischerboote und Frauen am Strand, Palau, 1914

Sale Date: May 31, 1997

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Hockender weiblicher Akt, 1912

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Hockender weiblicher Akt, 1912

Sale Date: May 31, 1997

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