Portrait of Max Pechstein

List of the 62 Most Famous Paintings by Max Pechstein

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The most widely known painting by Max Pechstein is Lupow Estuary. The next entries are Wiesental in the Mountains with Road and Castle (1911) and Nude in Tent (1911). The catalogue documents 62 works by Max Pechstein; the 62 entries below are the best known, listed in rank order with date, holding museum and description.

1881 – 1955, Zwickau Expressionism Most works: Bavaria riiklikud maalidema kogumikud
Lupow Estuary by Max Pechstein1. Lupow Estuary Wiesental in the Mountains with Road and Castle (1911) by Max Pechstein2. Wiesental in the Mountains with Road and Castle 1911 Nude in Tent (1911) by Max Pechstein3. Nude in Tent 1911

Max Pechstein: the 10 principal paintings

Max Pechstein: entries 11 to 62

11Young Girl (1908) by Max PechsteinYoung Girl1908 · Brücke Museum 12The Red House (1911) by Max PechsteinThe Red House1911 · Iisraeli muuseum 13Krumme Lanke (1910) by Max PechsteinKrumme Lanke1910 14Two Girls (1909) by Max PechsteinTwo Girls1909 · Germanisches Nationalmuseum 15Vase with Flowers and Small Sculpture (1913) by Max PechsteinVase with Flowers and Small Sculpture1913 · Wallraf-Richartz-Museum 16Self-Portrait with Pipe (1917) by Max PechsteinSelf-Portrait with Pipe1917 17Portrait of Frau Dr. Plietzsch (1921) by Max PechsteinPortrait of Frau Dr. Plietzsch1921 · Westfälisches Landesmuseum 18Stormy Sea (1919) by Max PechsteinStormy Sea1919 19Fisherman (1922) by Max PechsteinFisherman1922 20Gladioli (1918) by Max PechsteinGladioli1918 21Blooming Pear Trees, Ratzeburg (1919) by Max PechsteinBlooming Pear Trees, Ratzeburg1919 22Still Life with Calla and Figure (1919) by Max PechsteinStill Life with Calla and Figure1919 23Morning Hour (1919) by Max PechsteinMorning Hour1919 24Fishermen in a Boat (1918) by Max PechsteinFishermen in a Boat1918 · Iisraeli muuseum 25River Landscape (1923) by Max PechsteinRiver Landscape1923 26Fishing Cutter (1923) by Max PechsteinFishing Cutter1923 27Herbstabend by Max PechsteinHerbstabend 28Nidden Coastline With Fishing Boats by Max PechsteinNidden Coastline With Fishing Boats 29White House (1910) by Max PechsteinWhite House1910 · Bavaria riiklikud maalidema kogumikud 30Before the Thunderstorm (1910) by Max PechsteinBefore the Thunderstorm1910 · Bavaria riiklikud maalidema kogumikud 31Morning on the Haff (1911) by Max PechsteinMorning on the Haff1911 32Coastal Landscape (1911) by Max PechsteinCoastal Landscape1911 33Seated girl (Sitzendes Mädchen) (1910) by Max PechsteinSeated girl (Sitzendes Mädchen)1910 34Portrait with Pipe (1917) by Max PechsteinPortrait with Pipe1917 · Bavaria riiklikud maalidema kogumikud 35Married Couple (1917) by Max PechsteinMarried Couple1917 36Rescue Boat - Italy (1917) by Max PechsteinRescue Boat - Italy1917 37Covered Bridge (1912) by Max PechsteinCovered Bridge1912 38Nude with Calla (1914) by Max PechsteinNude with Calla1914 39Still Life: South Sea Figure and Flowers (1917) by Max PechsteinStill Life: South Sea Figure and Flowers1917 40Frank in Red Costume (1917) by Max PechsteinFrank in Red Costume1917 41Still Life with Blue Cineraria Flower Stem (1917) by Max PechsteinStill Life with Blue Cineraria Flower Stem1917 42Girl at a Table by Max PechsteinGirl at a TableMuseum Folkwang 43Portrait of a Woman (1920) by Max PechsteinPortrait of a Woman1920 44Boy with Irises (Frank) (1918) by Max PechsteinBoy with Irises (Frank)1918 45The Cellist (1919) by Max PechsteinThe Cellist1919 46Sunset (Sonnenuntergang) (1921) by Max PechsteinSunset (Sonnenuntergang)1921 47Roses in June (1925) by Max PechsteinRoses in June1925 48Girl on the Beach (1923) by Max PechsteinGirl on the Beach1923 49Cellist (Portrait of Dr. Freundlich) (1923) by Max PechsteinCellist (Portrait of Dr. Freundlich)1923 50Self portrait (1926) by Max PechsteinSelf portrait1926 51Boats in Collioure (1931) by Max PechsteinBoats in Collioure1931 52Sitting Nude by Max PechsteinSitting NudeFranz Marc Muuseum 53Kutter-slip Mit Bagger by Max PechsteinKutter-slip Mit Bagger 54The Lily by Max PechsteinThe Lily 55Women of islands by Max PechsteinWomen of islands 56Cellospieler by Max PechsteinCellospieler 57Hafenszene by Max PechsteinHafenszene 58Fischer Am Ufer by Max PechsteinFischer Am Ufer 59Fraukopf by Max PechsteinFraukopf 60Sitting Female Nude by Max PechsteinSitting Female NudeFranz Marc Muuseum 61Tantsijad by Max PechsteinTantsijadMuseum Folkwang 62Two lying Nudes by Max PechsteinTwo lying NudesFranz Marc Muuseum

Principal subjects in the work of Max Pechstein

The four subjects most frequently represented among these works, each with its best-known example.

Woman 2 works

Girl at a Table, Max Pechstein #42 Girl at a Table Museum Folkwang Sitting Nude, Max Pechstein #52 Sitting Nude Franz Marc Muuseum

Chair 2 works

Girl at a Table, Max Pechstein #42 Girl at a Table Museum Folkwang Sitting Nude, Max Pechstein #52 Sitting Nude Franz Marc Muuseum

Nude 2 works

Two lying Nudes, Max Pechstein #62 Two lying Nudes Franz Marc Muuseum Sitting Nude, Max Pechstein #52 Sitting Nude Franz Marc Muuseum

Max Pechstein: holding museums

The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

Museum City Works by Max Pechstein Paintings from this list
Bavaria riiklikud maalidema kogumikud, MünchenBavaria riiklikud maalidema kogumikud München 5 Wiesental in the Mountains with Road and Castle, Nude in Tent, White House
Franz Marc Muuseum, Kochel am SeeFranz Marc Muuseum Kochel am See 3 Sitting Nude, Sitting Female Nude, Two lying Nudes
Iisraeli muuseum, JeruzalemIisraeli muuseum Jeruzalem 2 The Red House, Fishermen in a Boat
Museum Folkwang, EssenMuseum Folkwang Essen 2 Girl at a Table, Tantsijad
Brücke Museum, BerliinBrücke Museum Berliin 1 Young Girl
Germanisches Nationalmuseum, NürnbergGermanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg 1 Two Girls
Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, KölnWallraf-Richartz-Museum Köln 1 Vase with Flowers and Small Sculpture
Westfälisches Landesmuseum, MünsterWestfälisches Landesmuseum Münster 1 Portrait of Frau Dr. Plietzsch

Max Pechstein: principal painting of each decade

Works per decade

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Max Pechstein's paintings: reference questions

Which painting by Max Pechstein is the most widely known?Display the answer

Lupow Estuary. The following entries are Wiesental in the Mountains with Road and Castle (1911) and Nude in Tent (1911).

Which ten paintings by Max Pechstein are the best known?Display the answer

Lupow Estuary, Wiesental in the Mountains with Road and Castle, Nude in Tent, The Artist's Wife, Nude on the Beach, East German Village Landscape (Fishing Village), Horse Market in Moritzburg, The Red Stockings, Ships in Königsberg and Women with Boat. The list above records the date and holding museum of each.

How many works by Max Pechstein are documented?Display the answer

The catalogue records 62 works by Max Pechstein, dated between 1908 and 1931.

Which museums hold the best-known paintings of Max Pechstein?Display the answer

Principally in Bavaria riiklikud maalidema kogumikud (München), Franz Marc Muuseum (Kochel am See) and Iisraeli muuseum (Jeruzalem). The museum table above gives the full distribution.

In which period were Max Pechstein's best-known works painted?Display the answer

In 1910s: 33 of the 62 works listed on this page are dated to that period, including Wiesental in the Mountains with Road and Castle.

Which are the earliest and latest dated works by Max Pechstein on this list?Display the answer

The earliest dated work listed here is Young Girl (1908); the latest is Boats in Collioure (1931).

Which subjects recur most in the work of Max Pechstein?Display the answer

Woman (2), Chair (2) and Nude (2), out of the 62 works listed on this page.

Which medium predominates in the work of Max Pechstein?Display the answer

Painting, in 2 of the 62 works listed on this page.

With which art movement is Max Pechstein associated?Display the answer

Expressionism, as documented by the works on this page.

Which works by Max Pechstein are in the collection of the Bavaria riiklikud maalidema kogumikud?Display the answer

Wiesental in the Mountains with Road and Castle, Nude in Tent and White House are among the 5 works on this page in the collection of the Bavaria riiklikud maalidema kogumikud, München.

Are reproductions of paintings by Max Pechstein available?Display the answer

Yes. Each work listed on this page can be ordered from its own entry as a hand-painted oil reproduction or a fine art print, in a size of your choice.

Max Pechstein: biographical notes

Saksa ekspressionismi elav pulss

Sündides 1881. aastal tööstuslikus Zwickau südames, tõusis Hermann Max Pechstein ametiaristlikust taustast üheks XX sajandi alguse avantgardist tippfiguuriks. Tema teekond modernse kunsti hingesse ei alganud suurearteaduslike pretensioonidega, vaid sügava sidusega käsitöö ja elu nalistega. Tekstiilitöötaja pojana olid Pechsteini varajased tundlikused kujundatud tööstuse rütmilise ja taktilise maailma poolt – see alus avaldas hiljem tema julges, piirideta joone ja värvi kasutuses. Tema akadeemiline haridus Dresdeni Kunstilise tööstuse kuninglikus akadeemias ning Kunsti akadeemias andis talle tehnilist täpsust, mis eristas teda paljudest kaasaegsetest; ta oli ainuke legendaarse Die Brückte grupi liige, kes oli läbinud nii põhjaliku akadeemilise koolituse.

Pechsteini karjääri suund muutus igavesti 1906. aastal, kui juhuslik kohtumine Dresdeni näitusel tutvustas talle Erich Heckelit ja hiilivate kollektiivi, mida tuntakse kui Die Brücke. See kunstnike kogum mõttus sillaks minema mineviku ja uue, visceraalne modernuse vahel, eemaldades akadeemilisuse viisakad katmed, et paljastada allpool peituv emotsionaalne tõde. Pechsteini töö sel perioodil hakkas sündima uue energiaga, ta jättis endast tagumisi Art Nouveau dekoratiivsed mõjud eelistades palju primaalset.

Värvides ja konfliktis temeldunud pärand

Tema maine kasvades muutusid Pechsteini lõenditud pinnad aknaks pärast I maailmasõja Saksamaa muutuvale vaimule. Tema kunst ei olnud kunagi pelgalt dekoratiivne; see oli sügav uuring inim存在的 eksistensist, tabatud elulike tantsijate, rahustavate maastikude ja intiimsete portreede kaudu. Töödes nagu Tüdruk laua taga, saab näha tema meistriklassi ekspressiivsetes joonetes ja sofisteeritud värvikasutus, mis annab teemale elu, kasutades sageli mudeleid nagu Lotte Kaprolat, et annda oma visioonilistele abstraktidele inimlik soojust. Tema võime tabada igapäevase elu elujõlu – alates rütmilisest liikumisest tema Tantsijad sarjas kuni vibrantsete, päikeseloendatud saariststseenide atmosfäärist – kinnistas tema staatuse ekspressionistliku keele meisterlikuna.

Kuid Pechsteini visiooni sära kohtas natsiide regimeemi tõusuga sügavat pimedust. Tema pühendumus emotsionaalsele aususele ja vormilisele eksperimentimisele pani riigi märgistama tema tööd kui Dekadentskunst (Degenerate Art). See ahnduse periood nägi, kuidas enam kui 300 tema maali eemaldati Saksamaa muuseumidest, mis oli hävitav löök nii kunstnikule kui ka tema riigi kultuurilisele struktuurile. Vaatamata sellele süstemaatilisele katsule oma panust hävitada, ei murdunud Pechsteini vaim. Ta jätkas maaljamist läbi sõja ja poliitilise segaduse, jättides järele pärandi, mis toimib tõestusena loovimpulsi vastupidavuse kohta. Täna tunnustame Max Pechsteini mitte ainult maalrina, vaid pioneerina, kes julges kasutada värvi vabaduse keelenena, tagades, et Saksa ekspressionismi elav pulss jätkab resonanssi kunstiloo saalides.

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