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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Blumenstilleben in Balustervase, 1924–1924

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Blumenstilleben in Balustervase, 1924–1924

Sale Date: October 26, 1988

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Abend in Pommern, 1942–1942

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Abend in Pommern, 1942–1942

Sale Date: October 26, 1988

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Vor dem Bad, 1919–1919

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Vor dem Bad, 1919–1919

Sale Date: October 26, 1988

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Segelkutter im Hafen (Leba), 1921–1921

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Segelkutter im Hafen (Leba), 1921–1921

Sale Date: October 26, 1988

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Die Ansprache

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Die Ansprache

Sale Date: October 26, 1988

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Italienische Steintrager, 1925–1925

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Italienische Steintrager, 1925–1925

Sale Date: October 26, 1988

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Ansicht einer Stadt

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Ansicht einer Stadt

Sale Date: October 26, 1988

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Kniender weiblicher Akt vor dem Spiegel, 1911–1911

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Kniender weiblicher Akt vor dem Spiegel, 1911–1911

Sale Date: October 26, 1988

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Fischer am Strand, 1912–1912

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Fischer am Strand, 1912–1912

Sale Date: October 26, 1988

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Stehender Frauenakt

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Stehender Frauenakt

Sale Date: October 19, 1988

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Großes Netz, 1930

Max Pechstein

Großes Netz, 1930

Sale Date: October 6, 1988

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Interior with figure

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Interior with figure

Sale Date: October 5, 1988

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Meererzählung, 1920–1920

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Meererzählung, 1920–1920

Sale Date: June 29, 1988

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Drei badende akte, 1912–1912

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Drei badende akte, 1912–1912

Sale Date: June 28, 1988

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Liegender weiblicher akt unter zeltdach, 1911–1911

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Liegender weiblicher akt unter zeltdach, 1911–1911

Sale Date: June 28, 1988

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Bauerngehoft - spatsommer, 1919–1919

Max Pechstein

Bauerngehoft - spatsommer, 1919–1919

Sale Date: June 28, 1988

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Landschaft mit Boote in Rowe, 1929

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Landschaft mit Boote in Rowe, 1929

Sale Date: June 28, 1988

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Landschaft bei Dresden, 1907

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Landschaft bei Dresden, 1907

Sale Date: June 28, 1988

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Das rote Beamtenhaus, Nidden, 1911–1911

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Das rote Beamtenhaus, Nidden, 1911–1911

Sale Date: June 27, 1988

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Fischerboote, 1920–1920

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Fischerboote, 1920–1920

Sale Date: June 8, 1988

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Gelbe Kuppel vor blauem Berg, 1925–1925

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Gelbe Kuppel vor blauem Berg, 1925–1925

Sale Date: June 8, 1988

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Stilleben mit Pfeife, 1917–1917

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Stilleben mit Pfeife, 1917–1917

Sale Date: June 8, 1988

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Sitzende Frau, 1917–1917

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Sitzende Frau, 1917–1917

Sale Date: June 8, 1988

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Ostsee, 1922–1922

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Ostsee, 1922–1922

Sale Date: June 8, 1988

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