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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WEIB VOM MANNE BEGEHRT. (AUS DEUTSCHE GRAPHIKER...

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WEIB VOM MANNE BEGEHRT. (AUS DEUTSCHE GRAPHIKER...

Sale Date: May 30, 1991

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TOMATENSTAUDE, 1947

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TOMATENSTAUDE, 1947

Sale Date: May 28, 1991

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ANSICHT EINES DORFES, 1920

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ANSICHT EINES DORFES, 1920

Sale Date: May 28, 1991

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DUNENLANDSCHAFT AN DER KURISCHEN NEHRUNG (?), 1935

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DUNENLANDSCHAFT AN DER KURISCHEN NEHRUNG (?), 1935

Sale Date: May 28, 1991

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MUTTER UND SOHN, 1945

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MUTTER UND SOHN, 1945

Sale Date: May 28, 1991

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SYSTEME ET METHODE

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SYSTEME ET METHODE

Sale Date: May 28, 1991

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DREI KOPFE, 1923

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DREI KOPFE, 1923

Sale Date: May 28, 1991

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KUREN, 1925

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KUREN, 1925

Sale Date: May 28, 1991

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MADCHENKOPF. BILDNISSE V, 1917

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MADCHENKOPF. BILDNISSE V, 1917

Sale Date: May 28, 1991

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FISCHERKOPF IX, 1921

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FISCHERKOPF IX, 1921

Sale Date: May 28, 1991

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KUHE AUF DER WEIDE, 1923

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KUHE AUF DER WEIDE, 1923

Sale Date: May 28, 1991

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BEWEGUNGSSTUDIE 4 -TUSCHFEDERZEICHNUNG, 1917

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BEWEGUNGSSTUDIE 4 -TUSCHFEDERZEICHNUNG, 1917

Sale Date: May 27, 1991

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SCHLAFENDE LOTTE, 1909

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SCHLAFENDE LOTTE, 1909

Sale Date: May 27, 1991

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APFEL II, 1928

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APFEL II, 1928

Sale Date: May 27, 1991

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FELSENKUSTEE BEI MONTEROSSO AL MARE, 1924

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FELSENKUSTEE BEI MONTEROSSO AL MARE, 1924

Sale Date: May 27, 1991

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DREI AKTE -AQUARELL UND TUSCHPINSEL- , 1917

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DREI AKTE -AQUARELL UND TUSCHPINSEL- , 1917

Sale Date: May 27, 1991

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KOPF EINES FISCHERS MIT PFEIFE, 1913

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KOPF EINES FISCHERS MIT PFEIFE, 1913

Sale Date: May 25, 1991

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DIE MUTTER 25 X 34.5 CM, 1947

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DIE MUTTER 25 X 34.5 CM, 1947

Sale Date: May 25, 1991

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BILDNIS ARNO HOLZ, 1923

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BILDNIS ARNO HOLZ, 1923

Sale Date: May 25, 1991

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SELBSTBILDNIS, 1948

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SELBSTBILDNIS, 1948

Sale Date: May 25, 1991

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ABEND, 1947

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ABEND, 1947

Sale Date: May 25, 1991

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EIN GUTER FANG, 1948

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EIN GUTER FANG, 1948

Sale Date: May 25, 1991

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KRANKES MADCHEN, 1918

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KRANKES MADCHEN, 1918

Sale Date: May 22, 1991

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RUDERER, FROM: REISEBILDER, 1919

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RUDERER, FROM: REISEBILDER, 1919

Sale Date: May 22, 1991

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