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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Am Dorfeingang, 1918

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Am Dorfeingang, 1918

Sale Date: February 25, 2024

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(Säugendes Fohlen), 1917

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(Säugendes Fohlen), 1917

Sale Date: February 25, 2024

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Bildnis Wolfgang Gurlitt, 1919

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Bildnis Wolfgang Gurlitt, 1919

Sale Date: February 25, 2024

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Weib vom Manne begehrt, 1919

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Weib vom Manne begehrt, 1919

Sale Date: February 25, 2024

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Nach dem Bade, 1920

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Nach dem Bade, 1920

Sale Date: February 7, 2024

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EIN SITZENDES UND EIN KNIENDES MÄDCHEN UNTER , 1920

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EIN SITZENDES UND EIN KNIENDES MÄDCHEN UNTER , 1920

Sale Date: January 11, 2024

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Unter der Düne II (Hügellandschaft), 1919

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Unter der Düne II (Hügellandschaft), 1919

Sale Date: December 30, 2023

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Badende, 1947

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Badende, 1947

Sale Date: December 21, 2023

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Kuh mit Frauen, 1923

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Kuh mit Frauen, 1923

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

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Gehört (From: Ein Dorf), 1919

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Gehört (From: Ein Dorf), 1919

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Composition, 1914

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Composition, 1914

Sale Date: December 6, 2023

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QUELL IN POSITANO, VOM HANG, 1925, 1925

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QUELL IN POSITANO, VOM HANG, 1925, 1925

Sale Date: December 7, 2023

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Eibedul – Bildnis des Stammeshäuptlings, 1917

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Eibedul – Bildnis des Stammeshäuptlings, 1917

Sale Date: November 25, 2023

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Das kalte Bad, 1928

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Das kalte Bad, 1928

Sale Date: November 25, 2023

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Der Mühlengraben, 1921

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Der Mühlengraben, 1921

Sale Date: December 8, 2023

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Stillleben mit Orangen, 1909

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Stillleben mit Orangen, 1909

Sale Date: December 8, 2023

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Morgen am Garder See, 1929

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Morgen am Garder See, 1929

Sale Date: December 8, 2023

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Ruhendes Mädchen, 1921

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Ruhendes Mädchen, 1921

Sale Date: December 9, 2023

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Gewitter an der See, 1920

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Gewitter an der See, 1920

Sale Date: December 2, 2023

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Krankes Mädchen, 1919

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Krankes Mädchen, 1919

Sale Date: December 2, 2023

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Ein guter Fang, 1948

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Ein guter Fang, 1948

Sale Date: December 1, 2023

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Fischerkopf V, 1911

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Fischerkopf V, 1911

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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Karneval II, 1910

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Karneval II, 1910

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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Dialogue, 1920

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Dialogue, 1920

Sale Date: November 30, 2023

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