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Max Pechstein
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German artist (1881–1955)
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Max Pechstein was a German painter, graphic artist, designer, and draftsperson associated with the Expressionism movement. He was a member of the group Die Brücke and participated in the documenta exhibition. His artistic output included portraits, and he worked in locations including Palau and German New Guinea.
Born in Zwickau in 1881, Pechstein died in Berlin in 1955. He spoke German and used the pseudonym Pechstein, Max Hermann. His works are held in the collections of the Belvedere, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1881-12-31 ) 31 December 1881, Zwickau , German Empire
- Died
- 29 August 1955 (1955-08-29) (aged 73), West Berlin , West Germany
- Education
- School of Applied Arts, Dresden; Royal Art Academy, Dresden
- Known for
- Painting, printmaking
- Style
- Expressionism
- Movement
- Die Brücke
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Max
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Zwickau
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Occupation
- designer
- Languages spoken
- German
- Participant in
- documenta
- Genre
- portrait
- Movement
- Expressionism
- Image
- Fotothek df pk 0000220 029 Porträts, Max Pechstein (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- German New Guinea
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- Commons category
- Max Pechstein
- date of birth
- 1881-12-31
- date of death
- 1955-06-29
- Commons Creator page
- Max Pechstein
- member of
- Die Brücke
- name in native language
- Max Pechstein
- has works in the collection
- National Gallery
- pseudonym
- Pechstein, Max Hermann
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Works in European collections
10 objects attributed to Max Pechstein, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Max Pechstein in his house in Berlin-Zehlendorf, 1915 Max Pechstein, 1911, Under the Trees (Akte im Freien), oil on canvas, 73.6 × 99 cm (29 × 39 in), Detroit Institute of Arts Grave of Max Pechstein in the Evangelischer Friedhof Schmargendorf in Berlin
Hermann Max Pechstein ( German pronunciation: [ˈmaks ˈpɛçʃtaɪn] ; 31 December 1881 – 29 June 1955) was a German expressionist painter and printmaker and a member of the Die Brücke group. He fought on the Western Front during World War I and his art was classified as Degenerate Art by the Nazis. More than 300 paintings were removed from German Museums during the Nazi era.
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