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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AUF DEM LAGER, 1931

Max Pechstein

AUF DEM LAGER, 1931

Sale Date: April 11, 1992

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HAFEN. (AUF FEHMARN), 1920

Max Pechstein

HAFEN. (AUF FEHMARN), 1920

Sale Date: April 11, 1992

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FRAU UND MADCHEN; AND ZWEI FRAUEN (20,5X25CM), 1917

Max Pechstein

FRAU UND MADCHEN; AND ZWEI FRAUEN (20,5X25CM), 1917

Sale Date: April 11, 1992

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NARZISSEN, 1901

Max Pechstein

NARZISSEN, 1901

Sale Date: March 7, 1992

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ZWEI INSULANER, EINEN FISCH TRAGEND

Max Pechstein

ZWEI INSULANER, EINEN FISCH TRAGEND

Sale Date: December 13, 1991

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TRAUERZUG VOR DEM FRIEDHOFSTOR AN EINEM..., 1927

Max Pechstein

TRAUERZUG VOR DEM FRIEDHOFSTOR AN EINEM..., 1927

Sale Date: December 13, 1991

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REISEBILD AUS DER SUDSEE: FRAUENAKTE, 1918

Max Pechstein

REISEBILD AUS DER SUDSEE: FRAUENAKTE, 1918

Sale Date: December 13, 1991

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FRAUEN DER SUDSEE

Max Pechstein

FRAUEN DER SUDSEE

Sale Date: December 13, 1991

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SUDSEEIMPRESSION MIT FIGUREN, 1918

Max Pechstein

SUDSEEIMPRESSION MIT FIGUREN, 1918

Sale Date: December 13, 1991

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REISEBILD AUS DER SUDSEE: FISCHERBOOTE

Max Pechstein

REISEBILD AUS DER SUDSEE: FISCHERBOOTE

Sale Date: December 13, 1991

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AM UFER (K.R116), 1920

Max Pechstein

AM UFER (K.R116), 1920

Sale Date: December 11, 1991

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COUPLE, 1908

Max Pechstein

COUPLE, 1908

Sale Date: December 6, 1991

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LEUCHTTURM. (SAMLAND), 1917

Max Pechstein

LEUCHTTURM. (SAMLAND), 1917

Sale Date: December 4, 1991

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DREI BADENDE, 1917

Max Pechstein

DREI BADENDE, 1917

Sale Date: December 3, 1991

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BLUHENDE OBSTBAUME, 1928

Max Pechstein

BLUHENDE OBSTBAUME, 1928

Sale Date: December 3, 1991

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SITZENDER WEIBLICHER AKT (SONJA), 1918–1919

Max Pechstein

SITZENDER WEIBLICHER AKT (SONJA), 1918–1919

Sale Date: December 3, 1991

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TANZERIN MIT SEKTGLAS, 1912

Max Pechstein

TANZERIN MIT SEKTGLAS, 1912

Sale Date: December 2, 1991

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Figurliche Komposition, 1912

Max Pechstein

Figurliche Komposition, 1912

Sale Date: November 30, 1991

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DUNEN AN DER OSTEE, 1934, 1934

Max Pechstein

DUNEN AN DER OSTEE, 1934, 1934

Sale Date: November 30, 1991

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FRUCHTSCHALE, 1930

Max Pechstein

FRUCHTSCHALE, 1930

Sale Date: November 30, 1991

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FISCHERHAUS IN ROWE, 1929, 1929

Max Pechstein

FISCHERHAUS IN ROWE, 1929, 1929

Sale Date: November 30, 1991

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DAS VATER UNSER, 1921

Max Pechstein

DAS VATER UNSER, 1921

Sale Date: November 30, 1991

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AKROBATEN III, 1912, 1912

Max Pechstein

AKROBATEN III, 1912, 1912

Sale Date: November 30, 1991

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HMPECHSTEIN HOLZSCHNITTE 1919, 1919

Max Pechstein

HMPECHSTEIN HOLZSCHNITTE 1919, 1919

Sale Date: November 30, 1991

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