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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DREI BADENDE MADCHEN, 1910

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DREI BADENDE MADCHEN, 1910

Sale Date: May 20, 1993

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TANZCAFE, 1910

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TANZCAFE, 1910

Sale Date: May 20, 1993

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REITER I, 1910

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REITER I, 1910

Sale Date: May 20, 1993

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AUSSTELLUNG DER GURLITT PRESSE, 1918

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AUSSTELLUNG DER GURLITT PRESSE, 1918

Sale Date: May 20, 1993

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AUSSTELLUNG H.M. PECHSTEIN, FRITZ GURLITT, 1919

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AUSSTELLUNG H.M. PECHSTEIN, FRITZ GURLITT, 1919

Sale Date: May 20, 1993

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SITZENDER WEIBLICHER AKT, 1909

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SITZENDER WEIBLICHER AKT, 1909

Sale Date: May 20, 1993

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KNIENDER AKT MIT SCHALE, 1911

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KNIENDER AKT MIT SCHALE, 1911

Sale Date: May 20, 1993

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ANSICHT EINER STADT..., 1910–1912

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ANSICHT EINER STADT..., 1910–1912

Sale Date: May 20, 1993

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KURENKAHNE IN SCHWERER SEE, 1948

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KURENKAHNE IN SCHWERER SEE, 1948

Sale Date: May 19, 1993

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TANZERIN

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TANZERIN

Sale Date: May 13, 1993

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IM PARADISE (NIDDEN), 1919

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IM PARADISE (NIDDEN), 1919

Sale Date: May 13, 1993

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Das Vater Unser

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Das Vater Unser

Sale Date: April 28, 1993

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BADENDE, 1918

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BADENDE, 1918

Sale Date: April 3, 1993

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DIE WERBUNG, 1947–1948

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DIE WERBUNG, 1947–1948

Sale Date: April 3, 1993

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DAS NETZ, 1917

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DAS NETZ, 1917

Sale Date: April 3, 1993

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WEIB VOM MANNE BEGEHRT, 1919

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WEIB VOM MANNE BEGEHRT, 1919

Sale Date: April 3, 1993

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FRAUENKOPF

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FRAUENKOPF

Sale Date: April 3, 1993

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KOMPOSITION MIT DREI PALAUAKTEN, 1918

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KOMPOSITION MIT DREI PALAUAKTEN, 1918

Sale Date: April 3, 1993

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AKROBATEN III [BL. 6 AUS DIE SCHAFFENDEN,..., 1912

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AKROBATEN III [BL. 6 AUS DIE SCHAFFENDEN,..., 1912

Sale Date: March 27, 1993

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LESENDE FRAU

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LESENDE FRAU

Sale Date: March 23, 1993

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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: February 27, 1993

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VARIETETANZERINNEN, 1910

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VARIETETANZERINNEN, 1910

Sale Date: January 13, 1993

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EINGEBORENENPAAR, 1917

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EINGEBORENENPAAR, 1917

Sale Date: December 12, 1992

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AUF CEYLON, 1919

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AUF CEYLON, 1919

Sale Date: December 12, 1992

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