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.

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

Weib mit Inder auf Teppich (+ Früchte II, verso), 1910
Sold price: 4,658,011 USD

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Selbstbildnis mit Pfeife, pl. 7 (from Die...

Max Pechstein

Selbstbildnis mit Pfeife, pl. 7 (from Die...

Sale Date: November 29, 2014

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Am Ufer (from Die Schaffenden, volume 3, 1st...

Max Pechstein

Am Ufer (from Die Schaffenden, volume 3, 1st...

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Weiblicher akt, 1918

Max Pechstein

Weiblicher akt, 1918

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Nidden, 1909

Max Pechstein

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Südsee (Palau), 1914

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Südsee (Palau), 1914

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Schnee auf Dächern, 1908

Max Pechstein

Schnee auf Dächern, 1908

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Mutter und Kind, 1927

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Mutter und Kind, 1927

Sale Date: November 8, 2014

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Mill and Rowboat, Possibly in Rowe, 1931

Max Pechstein

Mill and Rowboat, Possibly in Rowe, 1931

Sale Date: November 5, 2014

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Porträt einer Frau, 1925

Max Pechstein

Porträt einer Frau, 1925

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Gelbe tulpen mit holzkopf, 1914

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Gelbe tulpen mit holzkopf, 1914

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Modellstudie, 1918

Max Pechstein

Modellstudie, 1918

Sale Date: October 7, 2014

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Familie des Künstlers, 1921

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Familie des Künstlers, 1921

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Wintersonnenwende, 1944–1945

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Wintersonnenwende, 1944–1945

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Der Redner, 1918

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Der Redner, 1918

Sale Date: September 24, 2014

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Mutter und Kind, 1912

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Mutter und Kind, 1912

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Komposition mit drei Palau-Akten, 1918

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Komposition mit drei Palau-Akten, 1918

Sale Date: August 2, 2014

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Fischer im Boot, 1913

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Fischer im Boot, 1913

Sale Date: August 2, 2014

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Kartenspieler, pl. V (from Italienische..., 1917

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Kartenspieler, pl. V (from Italienische..., 1917

Sale Date: June 28, 2014

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Heimkehr, pl. VII (from Italienische Fischer), 1917

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Heimkehr, pl. VII (from Italienische Fischer), 1917

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Exotische Köpfe 1, 1919

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Exotische Köpfe 1, 1919

Sale Date: June 25, 2014

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Kinderbildnis I (Frank), 1918

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Kinderbildnis I (Frank), 1918

Sale Date: June 25, 2014

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Morgen in Hendaye, 1931

Max Pechstein

Morgen in Hendaye, 1931

Sale Date: June 27, 2014

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Monterosso al mare, 1913

Max Pechstein

Monterosso al mare, 1913

Sale Date: June 25, 2014

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Selbstbildnis, 1930

Max Pechstein

Selbstbildnis, 1930

Sale Date: June 25, 2014

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