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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„Vergrämt“, 1920

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„Vergrämt“, 1920

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

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„Heimkehr Italienische Fischer VII“, 1917

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„Heimkehr Italienische Fischer VII“, 1917

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„Nacht“, 1917

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„Nacht“, 1917

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„Am Meer II“, 1912

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„Am Meer II“, 1912

Sale Date: June 2, 2018

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Grain crop, 1930

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Grain crop, 1930

Sale Date: June 6, 2018

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Am Ostseestrand, 1954

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Am Ostseestrand, 1954

Sale Date: June 9, 2018

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Stiller Winkel am See (Pommern, Koser See), 1940

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Stiller Winkel am See (Pommern, Koser See), 1940

Sale Date: June 9, 2018

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Weißes Haus, 1928

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Weißes Haus, 1928

Sale Date: June 9, 2018

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Am Genfer See, 1925

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Am Genfer See, 1925

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Murmel spielende Knaben, 1910

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Murmel spielende Knaben, 1910

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Blumenstillleben, 1913

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Blumenstillleben, 1913

Sale Date: June 9, 2018

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Blumenstillleben mit Puto und Calla, 1919

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Blumenstillleben mit Puto und Calla, 1919

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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Zug auf Viadukt, 1913

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Zug auf Viadukt, 1913

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Musikal-Clown Grock, 1928

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Musikal-Clown Grock, 1928

Sale Date: June 7, 2018

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Der Tanz (Tanzende und Badende am Waldteich), 1912

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Der Tanz (Tanzende und Badende am Waldteich), 1912

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

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Seenebel, 1922

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Seenebel, 1922

Sale Date: May 30, 2018

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AKT, 1949

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AKT, 1949

Sale Date: May 29, 2018

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Segelboot an der Ostseeküste, 1912

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Segelboot an der Ostseeküste, 1912

Sale Date: June 14, 2018

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Eigenhändiger Brief in Feder in Tusche, 2..., 1911

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Eigenhändiger Brief in Feder in Tusche, 2..., 1911

Sale Date: June 14, 2018

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Weiblicher Akt, sich die Haare kämmend, 1911

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Weiblicher Akt, sich die Haare kämmend, 1911

Sale Date: June 14, 2018

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Käthchen und Cherub auf der Flucht aus..., 1925

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Käthchen und Cherub auf der Flucht aus..., 1925

Sale Date: June 1, 2018

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Der Abend (Kuhweide bei untergehender Sonne), 1923

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Der Abend (Kuhweide bei untergehender Sonne), 1923

Sale Date: June 1, 2018

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Badende Männer, 1913

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Badende Männer, 1913

Sale Date: June 1, 2018

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Mutter mit zwei Kindern im Garten, 1917

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Mutter mit zwei Kindern im Garten, 1917

Sale Date: June 1, 2018

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