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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Mädchen mit Buch, 1909

Max Pechstein

Mädchen mit Buch, 1909

Sale Date: October 2, 1991

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AN DER KUSTE

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AN DER KUSTE

Sale Date: June 29, 1991

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"YALI VIII (DAS WEISSE WEIB MIT DEM FARBIGEN , 1923

Sale Date: June 29, 1991

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YALI VI (DAS KNIENDE MADCHEN MIT DEN VOGELN), 1923

Max Pechstein

YALI VI (DAS KNIENDE MADCHEN MIT DEN VOGELN), 1923

Sale Date: June 29, 1991

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GRAUES WETTER, 1919

Max Pechstein

GRAUES WETTER, 1919

Sale Date: June 25, 1991

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FISHER FAMILY

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FISHER FAMILY

Sale Date: June 24, 1991

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FISCHER, EIN NETZ AN LAND ZIEHEND, 1924

Max Pechstein

FISCHER, EIN NETZ AN LAND ZIEHEND, 1924

Sale Date: June 21, 1991

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KOMPOSITION MIT DREI PALAU- AKTEN, 1918

Max Pechstein

KOMPOSITION MIT DREI PALAU- AKTEN, 1918

Sale Date: June 20, 1991

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NACH DEM BADE, 1920

Max Pechstein

NACH DEM BADE, 1920

Sale Date: June 20, 1991

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NACH DEM BADE (1920); MONDSCHEIN (1922)

Max Pechstein

NACH DEM BADE (1920); MONDSCHEIN (1922)

Sale Date: June 20, 1991

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BLONDER KOPF I, 1918

Max Pechstein

BLONDER KOPF I, 1918

Sale Date: June 19, 1991

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EIN ENGEL PROSIT: MEIN SOHN MAEKI MIT EINEM..., 1927

Max Pechstein

EIN ENGEL PROSIT: MEIN SOHN MAEKI MIT EINEM..., 1927

Sale Date: June 19, 1991

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REISEBILDER. ITALIEN - SUDSEE, 1919

Max Pechstein

REISEBILDER. ITALIEN - SUDSEE, 1919

Sale Date: June 15, 1991

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FRAU MIT PELZ, 1917

Max Pechstein

FRAU MIT PELZ, 1917

Sale Date: June 15, 1991

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Seeufer mit Landhaus, 1950

Max Pechstein

Seeufer mit Landhaus, 1950

Sale Date: June 8, 1991

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BEI DER ERNTE, 1928

Max Pechstein

BEI DER ERNTE, 1928

Sale Date: June 7, 1991

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UND FUHRE UNS NICHT IN VERSUCHUNG, 1921

Max Pechstein

UND FUHRE UNS NICHT IN VERSUCHUNG, 1921

Sale Date: June 7, 1991

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BOXKAMPF, 1923

Max Pechstein

BOXKAMPF, 1923

Sale Date: June 7, 1991

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IM SCHATTEN, 1913

Max Pechstein

IM SCHATTEN, 1913

Sale Date: June 7, 1991

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KOMPOSITION (MIT DREI PALAUAKTEN), 1918

Max Pechstein

KOMPOSITION (MIT DREI PALAUAKTEN), 1918

Sale Date: June 7, 1991

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BILDNIS PAPA HEILMANN II, 1918

Max Pechstein

BILDNIS PAPA HEILMANN II, 1918

Sale Date: June 7, 1991

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MUTTER UND SOHN, 1945

Max Pechstein

MUTTER UND SOHN, 1945

Sale Date: June 7, 1991

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DREI KOPFE, 1923

Max Pechstein

DREI KOPFE, 1923

Sale Date: June 7, 1991

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AUF DEM LAGER, 1931

Max Pechstein

AUF DEM LAGER, 1931

Sale Date: June 7, 1991

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