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 Wasserfall“

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„Am Wasserfall“

Sale Date: June 4, 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: June 11, 2016

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Abschied am Abend, 1950

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Abschied am Abend, 1950

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Stürmisches Wetter an der Ostsee..., 1919

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Stürmisches Wetter an der Ostsee..., 1919

Sale Date: June 11, 2016

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Fischer am Ufer (Sonntag der Fischer), 1923

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Fischer am Ufer (Sonntag der Fischer), 1923

Sale Date: May 28, 2016

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In der Kneipe, 1922

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In der Kneipe, 1922

Sale Date: May 28, 2016

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Der Kritiker (Dr. Paul Fechter), 1921

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Der Kritiker (Dr. Paul Fechter), 1921

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Der Schatten III, 1918

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Der Schatten III, 1918

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Das Spitzentuch, 1916

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Das Spitzentuch, 1916

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Am Lebasee, 1932

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Am Lebasee, 1932

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In den Dünen, 1926

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In den Dünen, 1926

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Segelboote vor der Küste, 1911

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Segelboote vor der Küste, 1911

Sale Date: May 28, 2016

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Stehende Frau im Hemd, die Arme hinter..., 1910–1911

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Stehende Frau im Hemd, die Arme hinter..., 1910–1911

Sale Date: June 3, 2016

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Badende Männer, 1913

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Badende Männer, 1913

Sale Date: June 3, 2016

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Erwartung, 1908

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Erwartung, 1908

Sale Date: June 3, 2016

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Karneval VII, 1910

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Karneval VII, 1910

Sale Date: June 3, 2016

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Karneval I, 1910

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Karneval I, 1910

Sale Date: June 3, 2016

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Interieur/Kneipenraum. Verso: Zwei..., 1909–1912

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Interieur/Kneipenraum. Verso: Zwei..., 1909–1912

Sale Date: June 3, 2016

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Dünenlandschaft, 1944

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Dünenlandschaft, 1944

Sale Date: June 9, 2016

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Der Raucher - Porträt Alfred Hess, Erfurt, 1919

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Der Raucher - Porträt Alfred Hess, Erfurt, 1919

Sale Date: June 9, 2016

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Fischer, 1919

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Fischer, 1919

Sale Date: June 9, 2016

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Mutter und ihre zwei Kinder, 1913

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Mutter und ihre zwei Kinder, 1913

Sale Date: June 9, 2016

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Badende an der Buhne, 1912

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Badende an der Buhne, 1912

Sale Date: June 9, 2016

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Bei der Ernte, 1924

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Bei der Ernte, 1924

Sale Date: June 9, 2016

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