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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Segel von Vernazza, pl.7, 1919

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Segel von Vernazza, pl.7, 1919

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Italienische Landschaft, 1907

Max Pechstein

Italienische Landschaft, 1907

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Fischerkopf VII, 1911

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Fischerkopf VII, 1911

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Reisebilder. Italien- S_dsee, 1919

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Reisebilder. Italien- S_dsee, 1919

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Weggabelung im Dorf, 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

Weggabelung im Dorf, 1921–1921

Sale Date: June 7, 1994

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Sonne über dem Dorf, 1921–1921

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Sonne über dem Dorf, 1921–1921

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Südsee. Toilette nach dem Bad, pl.39, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Südsee. Toilette nach dem Bad, pl.39, 1919–1919

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Das Vater Unser II, pl.2, 1921–1921

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Das Vater Unser II, pl.2, 1921–1921

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Variete II, 1911

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Variete II, 1911

Sale Date: June 6, 1994

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Winterlandschaft I, 1913

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Winterlandschaft I, 1913

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Fischer vor dem Viadukt in Monterosso al Mare, 1913

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Fischer vor dem Viadukt in Monterosso al Mare, 1913

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Fischkutter im Leba-Strom, 1933

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Fischkutter im Leba-Strom, 1933

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Das Vater Unser, 1921

Max Pechstein

Das Vater Unser, 1921

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Italien (Segel vor Vernazza), pl.7, 1919

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Italien (Segel vor Vernazza), pl.7, 1919

Sale Date: June 6, 1994

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Italien (Eisenbahnbrücke mit Netzflickern),..., 1919

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Italien (Eisenbahnbrücke mit Netzflickern),..., 1919

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Abend, 1919

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Abend, 1919

Sale Date: June 4, 1994

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Kuh mit Frauen, 1923

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Kuh mit Frauen, 1923

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Hafen (auf Fehmarn), 1920

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Hafen (auf Fehmarn), 1920

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Kommen und Gehen (Kindheit und Alter), 1905

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Kommen und Gehen (Kindheit und Alter), 1905

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Heidenstamm II, 1918

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Heidenstamm II, 1918

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Am Wasser (Strand), 1906–1907

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Am Wasser (Strand), 1906–1907

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Bildnis Papa Heilmann II, 1918

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Bildnis Papa Heilmann II, 1918

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Südsee (Palaufamilie), pl.36, 1919

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Südsee (Palaufamilie), pl.36, 1919

Sale Date: June 4, 1994

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Selbstbildnis mit Pfeife, 1921

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Selbstbildnis mit Pfeife, 1921

Sale Date: June 4, 1994

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