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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YALI VI (DAS KNIENDE MADCHEN MIT DEN..., 1923–1923

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YALI VI (DAS KNIENDE MADCHEN MIT DEN..., 1923–1923

Sale Date: May 26, 1990

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ANKUNFT IN PALAU, 1917–1917

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ANKUNFT IN PALAU, 1917–1917

Sale Date: May 25, 1990

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CHRYSANTHEMEN, 1930–1930

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CHRYSANTHEMEN, 1930–1930

Sale Date: May 25, 1990

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IM WASSER, 1920–1920

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IM WASSER, 1920–1920

Sale Date: May 25, 1990

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BADENDE KNABEN, 1917–1917

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BADENDE KNABEN, 1917–1917

Sale Date: May 25, 1990

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MUTTER UND KIND, 1945–1945

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MUTTER UND KIND, 1945–1945

Sale Date: May 25, 1990

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WARTENDE, 1946–1946

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WARTENDE, 1946–1946

Sale Date: May 25, 1990

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FISCHKUTTER AM KOSER SEE, 1933–1933

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FISCHKUTTER AM KOSER SEE, 1933–1933

Sale Date: May 25, 1990

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STROHBLUMEN IN CHINESISCHER VASE KU, 1938–1938

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STROHBLUMEN IN CHINESISCHER VASE KU, 1938–1938

Sale Date: May 25, 1990

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WALDINNERES, 1935–1935

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WALDINNERES, 1935–1935

Sale Date: May 25, 1990

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DORFGARTEN, 1919–1919

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DORFGARTEN, 1919–1919

Sale Date: May 24, 1990

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REISEBILDER

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REISEBILDER

Sale Date: May 18, 1990

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BAUM AM WASSER, 1935–1935

Max Pechstein

BAUM AM WASSER, 1935–1935

Sale Date: May 16, 1990

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HOLZSCHNITTE.1919,BERLIN, VERLAG FRITZ GURLITT,...

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HOLZSCHNITTE.1919,BERLIN, VERLAG FRITZ GURLITT,...

Sale Date: May 15, 1990

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YALI UND SEIN WEISSES WEIB

Max Pechstein

YALI UND SEIN WEISSES WEIB

Sale Date: May 15, 1990

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HOUSES AND TREES, 1927–1927

Max Pechstein

HOUSES AND TREES, 1927–1927

Sale Date: May 10, 1990

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Akt, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Akt, 1919–1919

Sale Date: April 3, 1990

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ZWEI KOPFE, 1922–1922

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ZWEI KOPFE, 1922–1922

Sale Date: April 3, 1990

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LANDSCHAFT, AM MUHLEGRABEN, LEBA, 1923–1923

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LANDSCHAFT, AM MUHLEGRABEN, LEBA, 1923–1923

Sale Date: February 26, 1990

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HECKEL,IM LIEGESTUHL, 1910–1910

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HECKEL,IM LIEGESTUHL, 1910–1910

Sale Date: February 26, 1990

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KOPF EINES SEEMANNES, 1922–1922

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KOPF EINES SEEMANNES, 1922–1922

Sale Date: February 16, 1990

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ZWEI AKTE, 1918–1918

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ZWEI AKTE, 1918–1918

Sale Date: December 14, 1989

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FRAU MIT FACHER, 1912–1912

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FRAU MIT FACHER, 1912–1912

Sale Date: December 14, 1989

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DIE BADENDEN, 1913–1913

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DIE BADENDEN, 1913–1913

Sale Date: December 14, 1989

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