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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DUNENLANDSCHAFT, 1922

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DUNENLANDSCHAFT, 1922

Sale Date: November 28, 1992

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ZWIESPRACHE, 1920

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ZWIESPRACHE, 1920

Sale Date: November 28, 1992

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ZWEI BOOTE, 1912

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ZWEI BOOTE, 1912

Sale Date: November 28, 1992

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"FISCHER AM STRAND, ITALIENISCHE FISCHER XI", 1917

Sale Date: November 28, 1992

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DUNENLANDSCHAFT, 1921

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DUNENLANDSCHAFT, 1921

Sale Date: November 28, 1992

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TANZERIN IN LILA STRUMPFEN, 1910

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TANZERIN IN LILA STRUMPFEN, 1910

Sale Date: November 27, 1992

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GELBES HAUS IN DANGAST (ALTES POSTHAUS), 1910

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GELBES HAUS IN DANGAST (ALTES POSTHAUS), 1910

Sale Date: November 27, 1992

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HAFEN AM GOLF VON GASCOGNE, 1931

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HAFEN AM GOLF VON GASCOGNE, 1931

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FUNF AKTE IM FREIEN, 1913

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FUNF AKTE IM FREIEN, 1913

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RUBASACK, 1917

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RUBASACK, 1917

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MORGENSONNE, 1929

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MORGENSONNE, 1929

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ABENDGLUHEN, 1952

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ABENDGLUHEN, 1952

Sale Date: November 27, 1992

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LUPINEN, 1933

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LUPINEN, 1933

Sale Date: November 27, 1992

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FISCHER MIT FANG IM NETZ, 1923

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FISCHER MIT FANG IM NETZ, 1923

Sale Date: November 21, 1992

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UBERLEGENDE, 1923

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UBERLEGENDE, 1923

Sale Date: November 21, 1992

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BRUCKE IN LEBA, 1922

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BRUCKE IN LEBA, 1922

Sale Date: November 21, 1992

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MUTTER MIT KIND, 1920

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MUTTER MIT KIND, 1920

Sale Date: November 21, 1992

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STILLEBEN MIT AMARYLLIS UND GELBEN TULPEN, 1922

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STILLEBEN MIT AMARYLLIS UND GELBEN TULPEN, 1922

Sale Date: November 20, 1992

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MUTTERSAU MIT FERKELN, 1927

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MUTTERSAU MIT FERKELN, 1927

Sale Date: November 14, 1992

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HEILIGE FAMILIE, 1913

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HEILIGE FAMILIE, 1913

Sale Date: November 14, 1992

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YALI VII (GEWITTER), 1923

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YALI VII (GEWITTER), 1923

Sale Date: November 14, 1992

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SITZENDES MADCHEN

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SITZENDES MADCHEN

Sale Date: November 12, 1992

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HAUS IM GRUNEN, 1922

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HAUS IM GRUNEN, 1922

Sale Date: November 5, 1992

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ABEND IN DEN PYRENEEN, 1921

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ABEND IN DEN PYRENEEN, 1921

Sale Date: October 19, 1992

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