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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MADCHENKOPF. BILDNISSE V, 1917

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MADCHENKOPF. BILDNISSE V, 1917

Sale Date: November 21, 1991

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BOOTE IM STURM, 1917

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BOOTE IM STURM, 1917

Sale Date: November 21, 1991

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KLONENDE FISCHER, 1924

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KLONENDE FISCHER, 1924

Sale Date: November 21, 1991

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KOMPOSITION (PALAU-AKTE), 1918

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KOMPOSITION (PALAU-AKTE), 1918

Sale Date: November 15, 1991

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PRINZESSIN

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PRINZESSIN

Sale Date: November 12, 1991

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FRUHLING I, 1922

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FRUHLING I, 1922

Sale Date: November 6, 1991

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EIN DORF (FECHTER H.124-25, H.128-30; KRUGER , 1919

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EIN DORF (FECHTER H.124-25, H.128-30; KRUGER , 1919

Sale Date: November 1, 1991

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STILLEBEN MIT AFRIKANISCHER SKULPTUR, 1912

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STILLEBEN MIT AFRIKANISCHER SKULPTUR, 1912

Sale Date: October 26, 1991

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YALI I (DAS FINDELKIND), 1923

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YALI I (DAS FINDELKIND), 1923

Sale Date: October 26, 1991

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ITALIENERINNEN, 1945

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ITALIENERINNEN, 1945

Sale Date: October 26, 1991

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IN DER KNEIPE, KAJUTE, 1922

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IN DER KNEIPE, KAJUTE, 1922

Sale Date: October 26, 1991

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YALI I (DAS FINDELKIND)

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YALI I (DAS FINDELKIND)

Sale Date: October 26, 1991

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ANNA GARTNER UND FRANK, 1919

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ANNA GARTNER UND FRANK, 1919

Sale Date: October 16, 1991

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STEHENDER FRAUENAKT AM OFEN, 1905

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STEHENDER FRAUENAKT AM OFEN, 1905

Sale Date: October 17, 1991

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VIER WEIBLICHE AKTE AM MEER

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VIER WEIBLICHE AKTE AM MEER

Sale Date: October 14, 1991

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FOUR FISHERMEN, 1917

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FOUR FISHERMEN, 1917

Sale Date: October 14, 1991

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KNIEND JAUCHZENDE, 1917

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KNIEND JAUCHZENDE, 1917

Sale Date: October 12, 1991

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FISCHERHAUS AUF NIDDEN, 1920

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FISCHERHAUS AUF NIDDEN, 1920

Sale Date: October 12, 1991

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STILLENDE MUTTER, 1927

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STILLENDE MUTTER, 1927

Sale Date: October 12, 1991

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WEIB VOM MANNE BEGEHRT, 1919

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WEIB VOM MANNE BEGEHRT, 1919

Sale Date: October 12, 1991

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MUTTER UND SOHN, 1945

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MUTTER UND SOHN, 1945

Sale Date: October 12, 1991

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IN DER KNEIPE, KAJUTE (1922), 1961

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IN DER KNEIPE, KAJUTE (1922), 1961

Sale Date: October 12, 1991

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UNSER TAGLICH BROT GIEB UNS HEUTE (1921), 1975

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UNSER TAGLICH BROT GIEB UNS HEUTE (1921), 1975

Sale Date: October 12, 1991

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REUSEN VOR GEHOFT, 1927

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REUSEN VOR GEHOFT, 1927

Sale Date: October 2, 1991

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