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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Durst I, 1925

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Durst I, 1925

Sale Date: May 31, 2019

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Das blaue Kleid: Bildnis Frau Dr. Plietzsch, 1921

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Das blaue Kleid: Bildnis Frau Dr. Plietzsch, 1921

Sale Date: May 31, 2019

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Still life with calla in the mirror, 1917

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Still life with calla in the mirror, 1917

Sale Date: June 5, 2019

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Nude, partially clothed with green scarf..., 1932

Max Pechstein

Nude, partially clothed with green scarf..., 1932

Sale Date: June 5, 2019

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"Die aufgebrochene Blüte", 1952

Sale Date: May 31, 2019

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"Am Meeresstrand" (Marta Pechstein), 1923

Sale Date: May 31, 2019

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Modellpause im Atelier, 1917

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Modellpause im Atelier, 1917

Sale Date: May 31, 2019

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1969, 1922

Max Pechstein

1969, 1922

Sale Date: May 30, 2019

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"Grünes Stilleben", 1917

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Sängerin auf der Bühne, 1910

Max Pechstein

Sängerin auf der Bühne, 1910

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"Stilleben in Grau", 1913

Sale Date: May 30, 2019

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Female Nude, 1919

Max Pechstein

Female Nude, 1919

Sale Date: May 18, 2019

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Zwei Fischer mit Netz, 1923

Max Pechstein

Zwei Fischer mit Netz, 1923

Sale Date: May 18, 2019

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Reisebilder, 1919

Max Pechstein

Reisebilder, 1919

Sale Date: May 18, 2019

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Das Modell (Beim Ankleiden), 1917

Max Pechstein

Das Modell (Beim Ankleiden), 1917

Sale Date: May 18, 2019

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Seidel, Willy; Yali und sein weißes Weib

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Seidel, Willy; Yali und sein weißes Weib

Sale Date: May 18, 2019

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Sitzender weiblicher Akt, 1910

Max Pechstein

Sitzender weiblicher Akt, 1910

Sale Date: May 14, 2019

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ZWIESPRACHE, 1920

Max Pechstein

ZWIESPRACHE, 1920

Sale Date: April 30, 2019

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Sitzender Halbakt, 1947

Max Pechstein

Sitzender Halbakt, 1947

Sale Date: May 4, 2019

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BOOTE AUF DEM HAFF (ZU: HEINRICH LAUTENSACK, , 1917

Max Pechstein

BOOTE AUF DEM HAFF (ZU: HEINRICH LAUTENSACK, , 1917

Sale Date: March 30, 2019

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Am Wasser IV, 1911

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Am Wasser IV, 1911

Sale Date: May 4, 2019

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Sitzender Akt, 1918

Max Pechstein

Sitzender Akt, 1918

Sale Date: May 4, 2019

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Drei Figuren

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Drei Figuren

Sale Date: March 6, 2019

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Yali und sein Weisses Wieb, 1923

Max Pechstein

Yali und sein Weisses Wieb, 1923

Sale Date: March 5, 2019

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