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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LANDSCHAFT MIT ZWEI BADENDEN (LANDSCAPE WITH , 1932

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LANDSCHAFT MIT ZWEI BADENDEN (LANDSCAPE WITH , 1932

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HERBSTBAUM MIT SPIEGELUNG (AUTUMNAL TREE WITH...

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HERBSTBAUM MIT SPIEGELUNG (AUTUMNAL TREE WITH...

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AKT MIT SPIEGEL (NUDE WITH MIRROR), 1920

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AKT MIT SPIEGEL (NUDE WITH MIRROR), 1920

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FAMILIE AM WASSER (FAMILY BY THE WATER), 1920

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FAMILIE AM WASSER (FAMILY BY THE WATER), 1920

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HERBSTABEND (AUTUMN EVENING), 1927

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HERBSTABEND (AUTUMN EVENING), 1927

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KASTANIENBAUM (CHESTNUT TREE), 1922

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KASTANIENBAUM (CHESTNUT TREE), 1922

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DOPPELSEGEL / AUF CEYLON / HOCKENDER / IM..., 1919

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DOPPELSEGEL / AUF CEYLON / HOCKENDER / IM..., 1919

Sale Date: September 24, 2016

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SELBSTPORTRAIT, 1920

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SELBSTPORTRAIT, 1920

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ZWEI LIEGENDE (AUS: HEINRICH LAUTENSACK,..., 1917

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ZWEI LIEGENDE (AUS: HEINRICH LAUTENSACK,..., 1917

Sale Date: September 24, 2016

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PALAUMÄDCHEN, 1917

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PALAUMÄDCHEN, 1917

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WINTERSONNENWENDE, 1944–1945

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WINTERSONNENWENDE, 1944–1945

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OHNE TITEL (RUDERER)

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OHNE TITEL (RUDERER)

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Jahrmarkt, 1911

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Jahrmarkt, 1911

Sale Date: January 16, 2017

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Junge Frau mit Zigarette (Marta Möller), 1921

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Junge Frau mit Zigarette (Marta Möller), 1921

Sale Date: December 10, 2016

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Seated nude, 1910

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Seated nude, 1910

Sale Date: December 7, 2016

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Wintermorgen, 1952

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Wintermorgen, 1952

Sale Date: December 10, 2016

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Sommerabend (Rowe in Ostpommern mit dem..., 1927

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Sommerabend (Rowe in Ostpommern mit dem..., 1927

Sale Date: December 10, 2016

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Das graphische Werk Max Pechsteins, 1920

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Das graphische Werk Max Pechsteins, 1920

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Rote Häuser, 1922

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Rote Häuser, 1922

Sale Date: December 10, 2016

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Tänzerin, 1910

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Tänzerin, 1910

Sale Date: December 10, 2016

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Bildnis Freda Wermel in spanischer Tracht, 1946

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Bildnis Freda Wermel in spanischer Tracht, 1946

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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Waldesinnere, 1937

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Waldesinnere, 1937

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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Ausfahrt zum Fischfang, 1951

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Ausfahrt zum Fischfang, 1951

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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Dirne mit Matrosenmütze, 1909

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Dirne mit Matrosenmütze, 1909

Sale Date: December 8, 2016

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