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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HEIDENSTAMM III, 1918

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HEIDENSTAMM III, 1918

Sale Date: June 7, 1991

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DER KRITIKER (DR. PAUL FECHTER), 1921

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DER KRITIKER (DR. PAUL FECHTER), 1921

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BLONDES MADCHEN I, 1908

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BLONDES MADCHEN I, 1908

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HEIMKEHRENDE FISCHER, 1923

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HEIMKEHRENDE FISCHER, 1923

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MUTTER UND KIND, 1912

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MUTTER UND KIND, 1912

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FISCHERKOPF IX, 1921

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FISCHERKOPF IX, 1921

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ALTE FRAU, 1923

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ALTE FRAU, 1923

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50 BLL. IN: REISEBILDER. ITALIEN - SUDSEE, 1919

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50 BLL. IN: REISEBILDER. ITALIEN - SUDSEE, 1919

Sale Date: June 7, 1991

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SITZENDE JUNGE FRAU MIT ENTBLOSSTEM OBERKORPER, 1920

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SITZENDE JUNGE FRAU MIT ENTBLOSSTEM OBERKORPER, 1920

Sale Date: June 1, 1991

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FRAUEMPORTRAIT, 1911

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FRAUEMPORTRAIT, 1911

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BOGENSCHUTZIN, 1910

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BOGENSCHUTZIN, 1910

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SPREEKAHN

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SPREEKAHN

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RUINENLANDSCHAFT, 1916

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RUINENLANDSCHAFT, 1916

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STILLEBEN MIT FLIEDER, 1923

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STILLEBEN MIT FLIEDER, 1923

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PORTRAIT EINER JUNGEN FRAU MITKOPFTUCH, 1919

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PORTRAIT EINER JUNGEN FRAU MITKOPFTUCH, 1919

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MANNERFOPF, 1923

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MANNERFOPF, 1923

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ILLUSTRATION, 1906

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ILLUSTRATION, 1906

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ARNO HOLZ, 1923

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ARNO HOLZ, 1923

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DAS KALTE BAD -KALTNADELRADIERUNG, 1928

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DAS KALTE BAD -KALTNADELRADIERUNG, 1928

Sale Date: June 1, 1991

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MUTTER UND SOHN, 1945

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MUTTER UND SOHN, 1945

Sale Date: June 1, 1991

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SEGELKUTTER IM HAFEN (LEBA). UM 1921/22, 1921–1922

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SEGELKUTTER IM HAFEN (LEBA). UM 1921/22, 1921–1922

Sale Date: May 31, 1991

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VARIETETANZERINNEN BEIM FRISIEREN, 1910

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VARIETETANZERINNEN BEIM FRISIEREN, 1910

Sale Date: May 30, 1991

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MADCHEN AM STRAND, 1923

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MADCHEN AM STRAND, 1923

Sale Date: May 30, 1991

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ALPENVEILCHEN, 1932

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ALPENVEILCHEN, 1932

Sale Date: May 30, 1991

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