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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ANKUNFT IN PALAU, 1917

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ANKUNFT IN PALAU, 1917

Sale Date: October 13, 1994

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STURZENDE WELLE, 1943

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STURZENDE WELLE, 1943

Sale Date: October 13, 1994

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FISCHERBOOTE IM HAFEN, 1941

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FISCHERBOOTE IM HAFEN, 1941

Sale Date: October 13, 1994

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Im Bad, pl.47, 1919

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Im Bad, pl.47, 1919

Sale Date: October 8, 1994

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Bildnis Papa Heilmann II, 1918

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Bildnis Papa Heilmann II, 1918

Sale Date: October 1, 1994

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Italienerinnen, 1945

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Italienerinnen, 1945

Sale Date: October 1, 1994

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Junge Mutter, dem Saugling die Brust gebend, 1927

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Junge Mutter, dem Saugling die Brust gebend, 1927

Sale Date: September 24, 1994

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Stilleben mit Kalla im Westerw,lder Krug, 1923

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Stilleben mit Kalla im Westerw,lder Krug, 1923

Sale Date: July 1, 1994

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Bildnis Frau Ibach, 1917

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Bildnis Frau Ibach, 1917

Sale Date: July 1, 1994

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Yali III (Der Traum des Mädchens), 1923

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Yali III (Der Traum des Mädchens), 1923

Sale Date: July 1, 1994

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Lastkähne in den Kanälen von Heydekrug beim..., 1911

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Lastkähne in den Kanälen von Heydekrug beim..., 1911

Sale Date: June 24, 1994

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Das Vater Unser, 1921

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Das Vater Unser, 1921

Sale Date: June 24, 1994

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Das Vater Unser, 1921

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Das Vater Unser, 1921

Sale Date: June 23, 1994

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Dorfstraße mit sitzender Bäuerinmit Kuh, 1933

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Dorfstraße mit sitzender Bäuerinmit Kuh, 1933

Sale Date: June 11, 1994

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Junge Frau, 1919

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Junge Frau, 1919

Sale Date: June 10, 1994

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Sitzender weiblicher Akt, 1911

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Sitzender weiblicher Akt, 1911

Sale Date: June 10, 1994

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Mutter mit Kind in den Dünen, 1920

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Mutter mit Kind in den Dünen, 1920

Sale Date: June 10, 1994

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Ländliche Gegend, 1932

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Ländliche Gegend, 1932

Sale Date: June 10, 1994

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Mondaufgang in den Dünen der Kurischen..., 1935

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Mondaufgang in den Dünen der Kurischen..., 1935

Sale Date: June 10, 1994

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Fischer in der Kneipe, 1912

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Fischer in der Kneipe, 1912

Sale Date: June 10, 1994

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Gespräch, 1908

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Gespräch, 1908

Sale Date: June 10, 1994

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Wartende, 1946

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Wartende, 1946

Sale Date: June 10, 1994

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Kleine Dampfer, 1911

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Kleine Dampfer, 1911

Sale Date: June 10, 1994

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Am Wasser (Strand), 1907

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Am Wasser (Strand), 1907

Sale Date: June 10, 1994

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