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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Akrobaten III, 1912

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Akrobaten III, 1912

Sale Date: August 4, 2018

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Der Schatten III./Der Heidenstamm III

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Der Schatten III./Der Heidenstamm III

Sale Date: June 22, 2018

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LANDSCHAFT (LANDSCAPE), 1922

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LANDSCHAFT (LANDSCAPE), 1922

Sale Date: June 20, 2018

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STEILKÜSTE UND SONNENSPIEGELUNG (STEEP COAST , 1921

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STEILKÜSTE UND SONNENSPIEGELUNG (STEEP COAST , 1921

Sale Date: June 20, 2018

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SÜDLICHER ORT AN DER KÜSTE (A PLACE ON THE..., 1925

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SÜDLICHER ORT AN DER KÜSTE (A PLACE ON THE..., 1925

Sale Date: June 20, 2018

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FISCHER IN DER TRATTORIA, MONTE ROSSO..., 1924

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FISCHER IN DER TRATTORIA, MONTE ROSSO..., 1924

Sale Date: June 20, 2018

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SITZENDER AKT (SEATED NUDE), 1914

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SITZENDER AKT (SEATED NUDE), 1914

Sale Date: June 20, 2018

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CALLA STILLLEBEN IM SPIEGEL (STILL LIFE WITH , 1917

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CALLA STILLLEBEN IM SPIEGEL (STILL LIFE WITH , 1917

Sale Date: June 20, 2018

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A Woman at the Table

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A Woman at the Table

Sale Date: June 23, 2018

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Am Meeresstrand, 1923

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Am Meeresstrand, 1923

Sale Date: June 8, 2018

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Boettcher - Mappe (portfolio of 9..., 1947–1948

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Boettcher - Mappe (portfolio of 9..., 1947–1948

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

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Kuh mit Frauen, 1923

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Kuh mit Frauen, 1923

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

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Im Wasser, 1920

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Im Wasser, 1920

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

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Teerpötte, 1927

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Teerpötte, 1927

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

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Gehöft, 1930

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Gehöft, 1930

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

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Schiffe im Hafen, 1925

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Schiffe im Hafen, 1925

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

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Auf dem Lager (On the couch), 1931

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Auf dem Lager (On the couch), 1931

Sale Date: June 6, 2018

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Italienerinnen (Italian women), 1945

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Italienerinnen (Italian women), 1945

Sale Date: June 6, 2018

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Mutter und Sohn (Mother and son), 1945

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Mutter und Sohn (Mother and son), 1945

Sale Date: June 6, 2018

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Im Wasser (In the water), 1921

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Im Wasser (In the water), 1921

Sale Date: June 6, 2018

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„Die Lerche“ (Field lark), 1926

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„Die Lerche“ (Field lark), 1926

Sale Date: June 6, 2018

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Self-portrait on a letter, 1919

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Self-portrait on a letter, 1919

Sale Date: June 6, 2018

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Woman with fan (Lotte), 1912

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Woman with fan (Lotte), 1912

Sale Date: June 6, 2018

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„Kopf eines Seemannes (Fischerkopf)“, 1922

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„Kopf eines Seemannes (Fischerkopf)“, 1922

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

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