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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Fischer Lassen ihr Boot zu Wasser (Nidden), 1919

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Fischer Lassen ihr Boot zu Wasser (Nidden), 1919

Sale Date: December 2, 2006

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Zwiesprache, 1920

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Zwiesprache, 1920

Sale Date: December 2, 2006

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Harmonikaspieler, 1911

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Harmonikaspieler, 1911

Sale Date: December 2, 2006

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Sommer IV, 1912

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Sommer IV, 1912

Sale Date: December 2, 2006

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Bildnis in Grün und Rot, 1917

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Bildnis in Grün und Rot, 1917

Sale Date: December 1, 2006

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Badende Knaben in der Brandung, 1917

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Badende Knaben in der Brandung, 1917

Sale Date: December 1, 2006

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Weib, vom Manne begehrt

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Weib, vom Manne begehrt

Sale Date: November 9, 2006

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In der Kneipe, 1922

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In der Kneipe, 1922

Sale Date: November 15, 2006

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Weib vom Manne begehrt, 1920

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Weib vom Manne begehrt, 1920

Sale Date: November 15, 2006

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Senza titolo, 1922

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Senza titolo, 1922

Sale Date: October 18, 2006

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Rauchender Schweizer, 1923

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Rauchender Schweizer, 1923

Sale Date: October 31, 2006

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Drei köpfe, 1923

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Drei köpfe, 1923

Sale Date: October 31, 2006

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Kopf eines seemannes, 1922

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Kopf eines seemannes, 1922

Sale Date: October 31, 2006

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Das Vater Unser (portfolio of 12), 1921

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Das Vater Unser (portfolio of 12), 1921

Sale Date: October 31, 2006

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Bacchuskopf, 1948

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Bacchuskopf, 1948

Sale Date: October 28, 2006

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Kornpuppen, pl. 9 (from Boettcher-Mappe), 1948

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Kornpuppen, pl. 9 (from Boettcher-Mappe), 1948

Sale Date: October 28, 2006

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Exotische Köpfe VI, 1917

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Exotische Köpfe VI, 1917

Sale Date: October 28, 2006

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Frühling (Badende), 1948

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Frühling (Badende), 1948

Sale Date: October 28, 2006

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Kühe auf der Weide bei Gewitter, 1933

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Kühe auf der Weide bei Gewitter, 1933

Sale Date: October 28, 2006

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Auf dem Lager, 1947

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Auf dem Lager, 1947

Sale Date: October 28, 2006

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Wartende, 1946

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Wartende, 1946

Sale Date: October 28, 2006

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Frau mit Strauß, 1908

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Frau mit Strauß, 1908

Sale Date: October 28, 2006

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Stillende Mutter, 1927

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Stillende Mutter, 1927

Sale Date: October 28, 2006

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Mutter und Kind, 1927

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Mutter und Kind, 1927

Sale Date: October 28, 2006

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