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

Max Pechstein Artworks

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Im Haus. Blatt 34 der Mappe Reisebilder..., 1919

Max Pechstein

Im Haus. Blatt 34 der Mappe Reisebilder..., 1919

Sale Date: April 20, 2013

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Fischer am Ufer (Sonntag der Fischer), 1923

Max Pechstein

Fischer am Ufer (Sonntag der Fischer), 1923

Sale Date: April 20, 2013

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Mann und Weib, 1909

Max Pechstein

Mann und Weib, 1909

Sale Date: April 19, 2013

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Sommerwald, 1947

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Sommerwald, 1947

Sale Date: April 19, 2013

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Ein Friese, 1922–1923

Max Pechstein

Ein Friese, 1922–1923

Sale Date: April 19, 2013

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Fischer mit Booten an der Lupow-Mündung in..., 1930

Max Pechstein

Fischer mit Booten an der Lupow-Mündung in..., 1930

Sale Date: April 19, 2013

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Corpus Christi

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Corpus Christi

Sale Date: March 14, 2013

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Auf dem Lager, 1947

Max Pechstein

Auf dem Lager, 1947

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Mutter und Sohn, 1945

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Mutter und Sohn, 1945

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Badende, 1918

Max Pechstein

Badende, 1918

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Stillleben, 1917

Max Pechstein

Stillleben, 1917

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Frank, 1917

Max Pechstein

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Auf dem Lager, 1931

Max Pechstein

Auf dem Lager, 1931

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Zwei Köpfe, 1922

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Zwei Köpfe, 1922

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Exotische Köpfe I (from Exotische Köpfe), 1918–1919

Max Pechstein

Exotische Köpfe I (from Exotische Köpfe), 1918–1919

Sale Date: March 23, 2013

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Ein Cellist, 1918

Max Pechstein

Ein Cellist, 1918

Sale Date: March 7, 2013

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Zwei Fischer mit Netz, 1921

Max Pechstein

Zwei Fischer mit Netz, 1921

Sale Date: March 7, 2013

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Waiting, 1946

Max Pechstein

Waiting, 1946

Sale Date: February 23, 2013

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Figurenkomposition (Group of figures), 1912

Max Pechstein

Figurenkomposition (Group of figures), 1912

Sale Date: February 6, 2013

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Liegende Frau (Marta) Reclining Woman (Marta), 1921

Max Pechstein

Liegende Frau (Marta) Reclining Woman (Marta), 1921

Sale Date: February 6, 2013

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Am Haff (In the lagoon), 1919

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Am Haff (In the lagoon), 1919

Sale Date: February 5, 2013

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Heidenstamm (set of 4), 1918

Max Pechstein

Heidenstamm (set of 4), 1918

Sale Date: January 26, 2013

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Weib vom Manne begehrt, 1919

Max Pechstein

Weib vom Manne begehrt, 1919

Sale Date: December 7, 2012

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In der Kneipe, Kajüte, 1922

Max Pechstein

In der Kneipe, Kajüte, 1922

Sale Date: December 5, 2012

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