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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MUTTER UND KIND, 1927

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MUTTER UND KIND, 1927

Sale Date: October 16, 1993

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HAFEN (AUF FEHMARN), 1920

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HAFEN (AUF FEHMARN), 1920

Sale Date: October 16, 1993

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ITALIENERINNEN (DIE FRAUEN MIT KLEINEN..., 1945

Max Pechstein

ITALIENERINNEN (DIE FRAUEN MIT KLEINEN..., 1945

Sale Date: October 16, 1993

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FUNF AKTE IM FREIEN

Max Pechstein

FUNF AKTE IM FREIEN

Sale Date: October 13, 1993

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Boulespieler, pl.24, 1919

Max Pechstein

Boulespieler, pl.24, 1919

Sale Date: October 6, 1993

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F_nf Angler beim Richten der Angel, pl.22, 1919

Max Pechstein

F_nf Angler beim Richten der Angel, pl.22, 1919

Sale Date: October 6, 1993

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Im Bad, pl.47, 1919

Max Pechstein

Im Bad, pl.47, 1919

Sale Date: October 6, 1993

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Yali VII (Gewitter) (from Willy Seidel, Yali , 1923

Max Pechstein

Yali VII (Gewitter) (from Willy Seidel, Yali , 1923

Sale Date: October 2, 1993

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DAS VATERUNSER [MED: ON WOVE; NR#:..., 1921

Max Pechstein

DAS VATERUNSER [MED: ON WOVE; NR#:..., 1921

Sale Date: July 2, 1993

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DEUTSCHE KUNSTGEMEINSCHAFT BERLINE 23 MARZ..., 1929

Max Pechstein

DEUTSCHE KUNSTGEMEINSCHAFT BERLINE 23 MARZ..., 1929

Sale Date: July 2, 1993

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DIE WOLKE, 1912

Max Pechstein

DIE WOLKE, 1912

Sale Date: June 25, 1993

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BOOT AN DER BRUCKE, 1948

Max Pechstein

BOOT AN DER BRUCKE, 1948

Sale Date: June 25, 1993

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KIND AUF DER BANK, 1908

Max Pechstein

KIND AUF DER BANK, 1908

Sale Date: June 25, 1993

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DER RUFER (OR) RUFENDER, 1913

Max Pechstein

DER RUFER (OR) RUFENDER, 1913

Sale Date: June 23, 1993

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KARTOFFELSAMMLER AUF DEM FELDE, 1921

Max Pechstein

KARTOFFELSAMMLER AUF DEM FELDE, 1921

Sale Date: June 23, 1993

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POMMERSCHER FISCHERKATEN, 1927

Max Pechstein

POMMERSCHER FISCHERKATEN, 1927

Sale Date: June 23, 1993

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RETTUNGSBOOT, 1911

Max Pechstein

RETTUNGSBOOT, 1911

Sale Date: June 23, 1993

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MORGEN IN PURWIN - NIDDENBUCHT, 1919

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MORGEN IN PURWIN - NIDDENBUCHT, 1919

Sale Date: June 23, 1993

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AUSFAHRT ZUM FANG (FROM 'REISEBILDER' SERIES), 1919

Max Pechstein

AUSFAHRT ZUM FANG (FROM 'REISEBILDER' SERIES), 1919

Sale Date: June 19, 1993

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ZWEI WEIBLICHE AKTE, 1918

Max Pechstein

ZWEI WEIBLICHE AKTE, 1918

Sale Date: June 11, 1993

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KOMPOSITION (MIT DREI PALAUAKTEN_, 1918

Max Pechstein

KOMPOSITION (MIT DREI PALAUAKTEN_, 1918

Sale Date: June 11, 1993

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FISCHERKOPF VII, 1911

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FISCHERKOPF VII, 1911

Sale Date: June 11, 1993

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ALFRED HESS, 1919

Max Pechstein

ALFRED HESS, 1919

Sale Date: June 11, 1993

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DREI KOPFE, 1923

Max Pechstein

DREI KOPFE, 1923

Sale Date: June 11, 1993

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