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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Koser See (Pommern), 1938

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Koser See (Pommern), 1938

Sale Date: November 30, 1996

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In den Dünen, Rowe, 1927

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In den Dünen, Rowe, 1927

Sale Date: November 30, 1996

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Fischerfamilie, 1922

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Fischerfamilie, 1922

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Trapezkünstler II, 1919–1920

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Trapezkünstler II, 1919–1920

Sale Date: November 30, 1996

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Kauernder weiblicher Akt, 1907–1908

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Kauernder weiblicher Akt, 1907–1908

Sale Date: November 30, 1996

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Stilleben mit Pfeifenkopf (Grasland) und..., 1917

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Stilleben mit Pfeifenkopf (Grasland) und..., 1917

Sale Date: November 29, 1996

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Paar, am Tisch sitzend, 1909

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Paar, am Tisch sitzend, 1909

Sale Date: November 29, 1996

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Stute mit Fohlen, 1917

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Stute mit Fohlen, 1917

Sale Date: November 26, 1996

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Segelboote, 1912

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Segelboote, 1912

Sale Date: November 26, 1996

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Vergrämt, 1920

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Vergrämt, 1920

Sale Date: November 26, 1996

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Am Ufer, 1912

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Am Ufer, 1912

Sale Date: November 26, 1996

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Zwiesprache, 1920

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Zwiesprache, 1920

Sale Date: November 26, 1996

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Pope, 1908

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Pope, 1908

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Kühe auf der Weide, 1921

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Kühe auf der Weide, 1921

Sale Date: November 26, 1996

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Landschaft mit Apfelbaeumen, 1926–1929

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Landschaft mit Apfelbaeumen, 1926–1929

Sale Date: November 14, 1996

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Fischerboote und Frauen am Strand, Palau, 1914

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Fischerboote und Frauen am Strand, Palau, 1914

Sale Date: November 14, 1996

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Häuser in Landschaft, Leba, 1923

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Häuser in Landschaft, Leba, 1923

Sale Date: November 14, 1996

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In der kneipe, Kajute, 1922

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In der kneipe, Kajute, 1922

Sale Date: November 13, 1996

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In der Kneipe, Kajute, 1922

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In der Kneipe, Kajute, 1922

Sale Date: November 13, 1996

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Am Strand, 1911

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Am Strand, 1911

Sale Date: November 12, 1996

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Leuchtturm, 1921

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Leuchtturm, 1921

Sale Date: November 9, 1996

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Kinderbildnis (Frank), 1918

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Kinderbildnis (Frank), 1918

Sale Date: November 8, 1996

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Mutter und sohn

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Mutter und sohn

Sale Date: October 24, 1996

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Selbsporträt, 1920

Max Pechstein

Selbsporträt, 1920

Sale Date: October 23, 1996

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