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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HEINRICH LAUTENSACK. DIE SAMLANDISCHE ODE...., 1917

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HEINRICH LAUTENSACK. DIE SAMLANDISCHE ODE...., 1917

Sale Date: November 30, 1991

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RAUCHENDE, 1920

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RAUCHENDE, 1920

Sale Date: November 30, 1991

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KINDERBILDNIS II (FRANK), 1918

Max Pechstein

KINDERBILDNIS II (FRANK), 1918

Sale Date: November 30, 1991

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KURENKAHNE IN SCHWEIZER SEE, 1948

Max Pechstein

KURENKAHNE IN SCHWEIZER SEE, 1948

Sale Date: November 30, 1991

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FRAU MIT PELZ, 1917

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FRAU MIT PELZ, 1917

Sale Date: November 30, 1991

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ALTER UND JUGEND, 1918

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ALTER UND JUGEND, 1918

Sale Date: November 29, 1991

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STRASSE IN PARIS, 1908

Max Pechstein

STRASSE IN PARIS, 1908

Sale Date: November 29, 1991

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STOCKROSEN IN CHINESISCHER BRONZEVASE 'KU', 1918

Max Pechstein

STOCKROSEN IN CHINESISCHER BRONZEVASE 'KU', 1918

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ORANGEN, 1909

Max Pechstein

ORANGEN, 1909

Sale Date: November 29, 1991

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VIADUCT VOR COLLIOURE, 1931

Max Pechstein

VIADUCT VOR COLLIOURE, 1931

Sale Date: November 29, 1991

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BEBAUTE FELSENKUSTE, ITALIEN, 1913

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BEBAUTE FELSENKUSTE, ITALIEN, 1913

Sale Date: November 27, 1991

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FISCHER AM UFER (SONNTAG DER FISCHER), 1923

Max Pechstein

FISCHER AM UFER (SONNTAG DER FISCHER), 1923

Sale Date: November 27, 1991

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BADENDE MIT KIND, 1920

Max Pechstein

BADENDE MIT KIND, 1920

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SOMME 1916 VII (DIE ERSTE HILFE), 1918

Max Pechstein

SOMME 1916 VII (DIE ERSTE HILFE), 1918

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ZWEI KOPFE, 1922

Max Pechstein

ZWEI KOPFE, 1922

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WARTENDE, 1946

Max Pechstein

WARTENDE, 1946

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ITALIENERINNEN, 1945

Max Pechstein

ITALIENERINNEN, 1945

Sale Date: November 27, 1991

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WEIB VOM MANNE BEGEHRT, 1919

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WEIB VOM MANNE BEGEHRT, 1919

Sale Date: November 25, 1991

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DER KRITIKER DR. PAUL FECHTER, 1921

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DER KRITIKER DR. PAUL FECHTER, 1921

Sale Date: November 25, 1991

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FRUHER MORGEN, 1921

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FRUHER MORGEN, 1921

Sale Date: November 23, 1991

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BAD, 1919

Max Pechstein

BAD, 1919

Sale Date: November 23, 1991

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KARTENSPIELER, 1919

Max Pechstein

KARTENSPIELER, 1919

Sale Date: November 23, 1991

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BILDNIS MIT KOPFTUCH , 1920

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BILDNIS MIT KOPFTUCH , 1920

Sale Date: November 23, 1991

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FISCHER IN DER KNEIPE, 1912

Max Pechstein

FISCHER IN DER KNEIPE, 1912

Sale Date: November 23, 1991

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