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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Waschen der Netze vor dem Trocknen

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Waschen der Netze vor dem Trocknen

Sale Date: July 25, 2015

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Am Ufer, 1920

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Am Ufer, 1920

Sale Date: August 1, 2015

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Nach dem Bade, 1923

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Nach dem Bade, 1923

Sale Date: June 27, 2015

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Wartende

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Wartende

Sale Date: June 27, 2015

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Quell in Positano (Am Hang), 1925

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Quell in Positano (Am Hang), 1925

Sale Date: June 26, 2015

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Knabe mit schmetterling (boy with butterfly), 1920

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Knabe mit schmetterling (boy with butterfly), 1920

Sale Date: June 25, 2015

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Landschaft mit Gewässer, am Himmel Sonne und , 1922

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Landschaft mit Gewässer, am Himmel Sonne und , 1922

Sale Date: June 24, 2015

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Kopf mit Halskette, 1910

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Kopf mit Halskette, 1910

Sale Date: June 12, 2015

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Palau VII (vier hockende Akte), 1918

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Palau VII (vier hockende Akte), 1918

Sale Date: June 12, 2015

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Das Vater Unser I

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Das Vater Unser I

Sale Date: June 25, 2015

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Fischer am Ufer (Sonntag der Fischer), 1923

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Fischer am Ufer (Sonntag der Fischer), 1923

Sale Date: June 10, 2015

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Kugelspieler, 1917

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Kugelspieler, 1917

Sale Date: June 10, 2015

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Nächtliche Prozession in Monterosso al Mare, 1924

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Nächtliche Prozession in Monterosso al Mare, 1924

Sale Date: June 10, 2015

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Angler am Leba-Strom

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Angler am Leba-Strom

Sale Date: June 20, 2015

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SELBSTBILDNIS IM ATELIER, 1921

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SELBSTBILDNIS IM ATELIER, 1921

Sale Date: June 6, 2015

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WARTENDE, 1946

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WARTENDE, 1946

Sale Date: June 6, 2015

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SPAZIERGANG, 1922

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SPAZIERGANG, 1922

Sale Date: June 6, 2015

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SELBSTBILDNIS MIT PFEIFE, 1921

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SELBSTBILDNIS MIT PFEIFE, 1921

Sale Date: June 6, 2015

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PRINZESSIN, 1919

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PRINZESSIN, 1919

Sale Date: June 6, 2015

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KRANKES MÄDCHEN, 1918

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KRANKES MÄDCHEN, 1918

Sale Date: June 6, 2015

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EIN CELLIST, 1918

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EIN CELLIST, 1918

Sale Date: June 6, 2015

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EXOTISCHE KÖPFE I, 1917

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EXOTISCHE KÖPFE I, 1917

Sale Date: June 6, 2015

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Vergrämt, 1920

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Vergrämt, 1920

Sale Date: May 30, 2015

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Russisches Ballett I, 1912

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Russisches Ballett I, 1912

Sale Date: May 30, 2015

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