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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Der Abend, pl.3, 1918

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Der Abend, pl.3, 1918

Sale Date: December 1, 1995

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Weiblicher Kopf, 1918

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Weiblicher Kopf, 1918

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Mädchenkopf, 1908

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Mädchenkopf, 1908

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Fischerhäuser auf Nidden, 1920

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Fischerhäuser auf Nidden, 1920

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Stillende Mutter, 1927

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Stillende Mutter, 1927

Sale Date: November 30, 1995

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Wartende, 1946

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Wartende, 1946

Sale Date: November 30, 1995

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Das kalte Bad, 1928

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Das kalte Bad, 1928

Sale Date: November 30, 1995

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Wildbach zwischen Bäumen, 1939

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Wildbach zwischen Bäumen, 1939

Sale Date: November 29, 1995

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Baumfäller, 1919

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Baumfäller, 1919

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Vergrämt, 1920

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Vergrämt, 1920

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Pope, 1908

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Pope, 1908

Sale Date: November 29, 1995

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Fischerkopf IX, 1921

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Fischerkopf IX, 1921

Sale Date: November 29, 1995

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Das Vater unser X (Denn Dein ist das Reich), 1921

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Das Vater unser X (Denn Dein ist das Reich), 1921

Sale Date: November 29, 1995

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Stilleben mit Calla in Westerwälder Krug, 1923

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Stilleben mit Calla in Westerwälder Krug, 1923

Sale Date: November 29, 1995

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Fischfang auf hoher See, 1920

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Fischfang auf hoher See, 1920

Sale Date: November 29, 1995

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Das rote Haus, 1920

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Das rote Haus, 1920

Sale Date: November 28, 1995

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Das rote Tuch (The red cloth), 1911

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Das rote Tuch (The red cloth), 1911

Sale Date: November 28, 1995

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Stilleben, Birnen und Äpfel, 1943

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Stilleben, Birnen und Äpfel, 1943

Sale Date: November 25, 1995

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Stilleben, Birnen und Äpfel, 1943

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Stilleben, Birnen und Äpfel, 1943

Sale Date: November 25, 1995

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Frau mit Pelz, 1917

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Frau mit Pelz, 1917

Sale Date: November 25, 1995

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Somali-Tanzgruppe, 1916

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Somali-Tanzgruppe, 1916

Sale Date: November 25, 1995

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Schornsteine, 1912

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Schornsteine, 1912

Sale Date: November 25, 1995

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Teich am Ufer, Bornholm, 1924

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Teich am Ufer, Bornholm, 1924

Sale Date: November 25, 1995

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Soldaten beim Schanzen, 1917

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Soldaten beim Schanzen, 1917

Sale Date: November 25, 1995

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