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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Frau mit turban, 1910–1910

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Frau mit turban, 1910–1910

Sale Date: May 10, 1989

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Bildnis eines Mannes, 1919–1919

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Bildnis eines Mannes, 1919–1919

Sale Date: April 5, 1989

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Blumenstilleben, 1947–1947

Max Pechstein

Blumenstilleben, 1947–1947

Sale Date: April 4, 1989

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Der raucher, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Der raucher, 1919–1919

Sale Date: April 4, 1989

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Jungling, 1928–1928

Max Pechstein

Jungling, 1928–1928

Sale Date: April 4, 1989

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Frauenkopff, 1917–1917

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Frauenkopff, 1917–1917

Sale Date: February 24, 1989

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Anna Gartner und Frank, 1919–1919

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Anna Gartner und Frank, 1919–1919

Sale Date: February 16, 1989

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Dünen und sonne, nidden (Leba-Duene 1), 1921

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Dünen und sonne, nidden (Leba-Duene 1), 1921

Sale Date: November 29, 1988

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Götze und fruchtschale, 1917

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Götze und fruchtschale, 1917

Sale Date: November 29, 1988

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Fischer im boot, 1927

Max Pechstein

Fischer im boot, 1927

Sale Date: November 29, 1988

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Die Fischer, 1949

Max Pechstein

Die Fischer, 1949

Sale Date: November 29, 1988

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Die Fischer

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Die Fischer

Sale Date: November 29, 1988

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Mutter mit Kind

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Mutter mit Kind

Sale Date: November 29, 1988

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Mädchen mit kopftuch, 1909–1909

Max Pechstein

Mädchen mit kopftuch, 1909–1909

Sale Date: November 12, 1988

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Gladiolen, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Gladiolen, 1918–1918

Sale Date: November 12, 1988

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Stilleben, 1932–1932

Max Pechstein

Stilleben, 1932–1932

Sale Date: November 12, 1988

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Zwei Mädchen, 1914–1914

Max Pechstein

Zwei Mädchen, 1914–1914

Sale Date: November 11, 1988

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Fischerhaus, 1909–1909

Max Pechstein

Fischerhaus, 1909–1909

Sale Date: November 11, 1988

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Reisebilder, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Reisebilder, 1919–1919

Sale Date: November 4, 1988

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Nach dem Bad, 1920–1920

Max Pechstein

Nach dem Bad, 1920–1920

Sale Date: November 4, 1988

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REISEBILDER, ITALIEN, SUDESEE (50), 1919–1919

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REISEBILDER, ITALIEN, SUDESEE (50), 1919–1919

Sale Date: November 2, 1988

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Bildnis Dr. Freundlich, 1918–1918

Max Pechstein

Bildnis Dr. Freundlich, 1918–1918

Sale Date: October 27, 1988

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Deutsche Kunstgemeinschaft Berlin 23...., 1929–1929

Max Pechstein

Deutsche Kunstgemeinschaft Berlin 23...., 1929–1929

Sale Date: October 27, 1988

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Morgen am kurischen Haff, 1913–1913

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Morgen am kurischen Haff, 1913–1913

Sale Date: October 26, 1988

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