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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EINGEBORENENPORTRAIT, 1914

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EINGEBORENENPORTRAIT, 1914

Sale Date: October 10, 1992

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MUTTER UND KIND, 1927

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MUTTER UND KIND, 1927

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WEIB VOM MANNE BEGEHRT, 1919

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WEIB VOM MANNE BEGEHRT, 1919

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KLEOPATRA UND NEGER, 1917

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KLEOPATRA UND NEGER, 1917

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BOOTE IM STURM, 1918

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BOOTE IM STURM, 1918

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ITALIENERINNEN, 1945

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ITALIENERINNEN, 1945

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IM HAUS, 1919

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IM HAUS, 1919

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ZWEI LIEGENDE, 1917

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ZWEI LIEGENDE, 1917

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WEIB VOM MANNE BEGEHRT, 1919

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WEIB VOM MANNE BEGEHRT, 1919

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KOMPOSITION (MIT DREI PALAUAKTEN) [AUS DIE..., 1918

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KOMPOSITION (MIT DREI PALAUAKTEN) [AUS DIE..., 1918

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WEIB VOM MANNE BEGEHRT, 1919

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WEIB VOM MANNE BEGEHRT, 1919

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KOMPOSITION (MIT DREI PALAUAKTEN), 1918

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KOMPOSITION (MIT DREI PALAUAKTEN), 1918

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YALIS WERBUNG, 1923

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YALIS WERBUNG, 1923

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EINGEBORENENPAAR, 1916

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EINGEBORENENPAAR, 1916

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BADENDE MIT KIND, 1920

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BADENDE MIT KIND, 1920

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RAUCHENDE, 1920

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RAUCHENDE, 1920

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DAS VATER UNSER V. UNSER TAGLICH BROT, 1921

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DAS VATER UNSER V. UNSER TAGLICH BROT, 1921

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BATHERS

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BATHERS

Sale Date: July 19, 1992

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BOATS AT HARBOR

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BOATS AT HARBOR

Sale Date: July 19, 1992

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Am Ufer, 1920–1920

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Am Ufer, 1920–1920

Sale Date: July 3, 1992

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Das Vaterunser, 1921–1921

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Das Vaterunser, 1921–1921

Sale Date: July 3, 1992

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BLUMENSTILLEBEN IN BALUSTERVASE, 1924

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BLUMENSTILLEBEN IN BALUSTERVASE, 1924

Sale Date: July 1, 1992

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MEERERZAHLUNG, 1920

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MEERERZAHLUNG, 1920

Sale Date: June 29, 1992

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BELADEN DER KEITELKAHNE., 1909

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BELADEN DER KEITELKAHNE., 1909

Sale Date: June 26, 1992

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