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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BLAUES GESICHT, 1919–1919

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BLAUES GESICHT, 1919–1919

Sale Date: March 19, 1991

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ANSICHT EINER STADT

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ANSICHT EINER STADT

Sale Date: March 19, 1991

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AM UFER, 1921–1921

Max Pechstein

AM UFER, 1921–1921

Sale Date: February 21, 1991

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TOTER WALD, 1935–1935

Max Pechstein

TOTER WALD, 1935–1935

Sale Date: February 14, 1991

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BADENDE

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BADENDE

Sale Date: December 8, 1990

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DIE FISCHER, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

DIE FISCHER, 1919–1919

Sale Date: December 5, 1990

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POMMERSCHER FISCHERKATEN, 1927–1927

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POMMERSCHER FISCHERKATEN, 1927–1927

Sale Date: December 5, 1990

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FISCHER BEIM EINHOLEN DER NETZE, 1922–1922

Max Pechstein

FISCHER BEIM EINHOLEN DER NETZE, 1922–1922

Sale Date: December 5, 1990

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RETTUNGSBOOT, 1911–1911

Max Pechstein

RETTUNGSBOOT, 1911–1911

Sale Date: December 5, 1990

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KNIENDER AKT MIT SCHALE (KRUGER 132; B. , 1911–1911

Max Pechstein

KNIENDER AKT MIT SCHALE (KRUGER 132; B. , 1911–1911

Sale Date: December 5, 1990

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BLAUER TAG, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

BLAUER TAG, 1919–1919

Sale Date: December 4, 1990

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PORTRAT EINES JUNGEN MANNES, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

PORTRAT EINES JUNGEN MANNES, 1917–1917

Sale Date: December 4, 1990

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LUGANO, 1925–1925

Max Pechstein

LUGANO, 1925–1925

Sale Date: December 4, 1990

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BEWEGUNGSSTUDIE 4, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

BEWEGUNGSSTUDIE 4, 1917–1917

Sale Date: November 26, 1990

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LIEGENDER WEIBLICHER AKT, 1913–1913

Max Pechstein

LIEGENDER WEIBLICHER AKT, 1913–1913

Sale Date: November 26, 1990

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KINDERBILDNIS I (FRANK), 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

KINDERBILDNIS I (FRANK), 1918–1918

Sale Date: November 26, 1990

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MADCHENBILDNISSE IX, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

MADCHENBILDNISSE IX, 1917–1917

Sale Date: November 26, 1990

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MUTTER UND KIND, 1917–1917

Max Pechstein

MUTTER UND KIND, 1917–1917

Sale Date: November 24, 1990

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TRAUERZUG ZU EINER INSEL, 1927–1927

Max Pechstein

TRAUERZUG ZU EINER INSEL, 1927–1927

Sale Date: November 24, 1990

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Gehöft im Tal, 1907–1907

Max Pechstein

Gehöft im Tal, 1907–1907

Sale Date: November 24, 1990

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SCHILF AN EINEM SEEUFER, 1938–1938

Max Pechstein

SCHILF AN EINEM SEEUFER, 1938–1938

Sale Date: November 24, 1990

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EIN CELLIST, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

EIN CELLIST, 1918–1918

Sale Date: November 24, 1990

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UNTERGEHENDE SONNE (OSTSEESTRAND), 1948–1948

Max Pechstein

UNTERGEHENDE SONNE (OSTSEESTRAND), 1948–1948

Sale Date: November 24, 1990

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BOOT AN DER BRUCKE, 1948–1948

Max Pechstein

BOOT AN DER BRUCKE, 1948–1948

Sale Date: November 24, 1990

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