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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FISCHERKOPF

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FISCHERKOPF

Sale Date: June 29, 1990

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ALTE FRAU

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ALTE FRAU

Sale Date: June 29, 1990

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DUNEN UND SONNE, NIDDEN (LEBA-DUENE), 1921–1921

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DUNEN UND SONNE, NIDDEN (LEBA-DUENE), 1921–1921

Sale Date: June 26, 1990

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SAILORS CAROUSING, 1912–1912

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SAILORS CAROUSING, 1912–1912

Sale Date: June 25, 1990

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SEGELBOOTE

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SEGELBOOTE

Sale Date: June 23, 1990

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DAS VATER UNSER, 1921–1921

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DAS VATER UNSER, 1921–1921

Sale Date: June 22, 1990

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WEIHNACHTSGRUSS 1942, 1942–1942

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WEIHNACHTSGRUSS 1942, 1942–1942

Sale Date: June 21, 1990

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MUTTER MIT KIND UND HUND AM STRAND..., 1922–1922

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MUTTER MIT KIND UND HUND AM STRAND..., 1922–1922

Sale Date: June 21, 1990

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KORNPUPPEN VOR SONNENUNTERGANG MIT..., 1934–1934

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KORNPUPPEN VOR SONNENUNTERGANG MIT..., 1934–1934

Sale Date: June 21, 1990

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BILDNISKOPF III, 1919–1919

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BILDNISKOPF III, 1919–1919

Sale Date: June 21, 1990

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KALLA-STILLEBEN IM SPIEGEL..., 1917–1917

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KALLA-STILLEBEN IM SPIEGEL..., 1917–1917

Sale Date: June 8, 1990

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DUNEN AN DER OSTSEE, 1934–1934

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DUNEN AN DER OSTSEE, 1934–1934

Sale Date: June 8, 1990

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BAUERNHAUS IN NIDDEN, 1920–1920

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BAUERNHAUS IN NIDDEN, 1920–1920

Sale Date: June 8, 1990

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BLICK UBER COLLIOURE, 1955–1955

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BLICK UBER COLLIOURE, 1955–1955

Sale Date: June 8, 1990

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ALTES HAUS, 1928–1928

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ALTES HAUS, 1928–1928

Sale Date: June 2, 1990

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BILDNIS MARTA PECHSTEIN, 1923–1923

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BILDNIS MARTA PECHSTEIN, 1923–1923

Sale Date: June 2, 1990

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GARBENBUNDEL II, 1936–1936

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GARBENBUNDEL II, 1936–1936

Sale Date: June 2, 1990

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EINZIEHEN DES FANGES, 1924–1924

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EINZIEHEN DES FANGES, 1924–1924

Sale Date: June 2, 1990

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DUNENLANDSCHAFT (ROWE), 1928–1928

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DUNENLANDSCHAFT (ROWE), 1928–1928

Sale Date: June 2, 1990

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BRANDUNG AN DER OSTSEE, 1919–1919

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BRANDUNG AN DER OSTSEE, 1919–1919

Sale Date: June 2, 1990

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AM WASSER (STRAND), 1907–1907

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AM WASSER (STRAND), 1907–1907

Sale Date: June 2, 1990

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FISCHERKOPF, 1907–1907

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FISCHERKOPF, 1907–1907

Sale Date: June 2, 1990

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STILLENDE MUTTER, 1927–1927

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STILLENDE MUTTER, 1927–1927

Sale Date: June 2, 1990

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Heinrich Lautensack. Die samländische Ode, 1917–1917

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Heinrich Lautensack. Die samländische Ode, 1917–1917

Sale Date: June 2, 1990

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