Portrait of Max Pechstein

List of the 62 Most Famous Paintings by Max Pechstein

Updated October 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 62 works by Max Pechstein in our catalogue

Summary

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: Bavarian State Painting Collections

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 · Israel Museum 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 · Israel Museum 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 · Bavarian State Painting Collections 30Before the Thunderstorm (1910) by Max PechsteinBefore the Thunderstorm1910 · Bavarian State Painting Collections 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 · Bavarian State Painting Collections 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 Museum 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 Museum 61Dansere by Max PechsteinDansereMuseum Folkwang 62Two lying Nudes by Max PechsteinTwo lying NudesFranz Marc Museum

Principal subjects in the work of Max Pechstein

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

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
Bavarian State Painting Collections, MünchenBavarian State Painting Collections München 5 Wiesental in the Mountains with Road and Castle, Nude in Tent, White House
Franz Marc Museum, Kochel am SeeFranz Marc Museum Kochel am See 3 Sitting Nude, Sitting Female Nude, Two lying Nudes
Israel Museum, JerusalemIsrael Museum Jerusalem 2 The Red House, Fishermen in a Boat
Museum Folkwang, EssenMuseum Folkwang Essen 2 Girl at a Table, Dansere
Brücke Museum, BerlinBrücke Museum Berlin 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 Bavarian State Painting Collections (München), Franz Marc Museum (Kochel am See) and Israel Museum (Jerusalem). 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 Bavarian State Painting Collections?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 Bavarian State Painting Collections, 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

Den levende pulsen i tysk ekspresjonisme

Født i det industrielle hjertet av Zwickau i 1881, sprang Hermann Max Pechstein ut fra en arbeiderklassebakgrunn for å bli en av de mest fremtredende skikkelsene i det tidlige tjuende århundrets avantgarde. Hans reise inn i den moderne kunstens sjel begynte ikke med storslåtte akademiske ambisjoner, men gjennom en jordnær forbindelse til håndverk og livets rå teksturer. Som sønn av en tekstilarbeider ble Pechsteins tidlige sanselighet formet av industriens rytmisende og taktile verden – et fundament som senere skulle manifestere seg i hans dristige og uhemmede bruk av linje og farge. Hans formelle utdannelse ved Kongelig Akademi for anvendt kunst og Kongelig Akademi for skjønnkunst i Dresden ga ham en teknisk strenghet som skilte ham fra mange av hans samtidige; han var, på unikt vis, det eneste medlemmet av den legendariske Die Brücke-gruppen som hadde gjennomgått en så omfattende akademisk trening.

Pechsteins karrierevei ble uforanderlig endret i 1906, da et tilfeldig møte ved en utstilling i Dresden introduserte ham for Erich Heckel og det voksende kollektivet kjent som Die Brücke. Dette fellesskapet av kunstnere søkte å bygge bro mellom fortiden og en ny, visceral modernitet, ved å skrelle bort akademismens høflige ferniss for å avdekke den emosjonelle sannheten under. Pechsteins arbeid i denne perioden begynte å vibrere med en nyoppdaget energi, der han la bak seg de vedvarende dekorative influensene fra Art Nouveau til fordel for noe langt mer primalt. Hans reiser gjennom Italia og Frankrike fungerte som en kraftfull katalysator, hvor de solfylte palettene til fauvistene og den strukturelle klarheten fra renessansemestrene smeltet sammen i hans sinn, noe som resulterte i en stil preget av forenklede former og en intens, ublandet påføring av pigment.

En arv smidd i farge og konflikt

Etter hvert som hans rykte vokste, ble Pechssteins lerreter vinduer inn i den skiftende ånden i Tyskland etter første verdenskrig. Kunsten hans var aldri bare dekorativ; det var en dyp utforskning av menneskelig eksistens, fanget gjennom scener med livlige dansere, fredfulle landskap og intime portretter. I verk som Jente ved et bord kan man være vitne til hans mestring av ekspressive linjer og en sofistikert bruk av farger som puster liv inn i motivet, ofte ved å bruke modeller som Lotte Kaprolat for å forankre hans visjonære abstraksjoner i menneskelig varme. Hans evne til å fange vitaliteten i dagliglivet – fra den rytmiske bevegelsen i hans Dansere-serie til de livlige, solfylte atmosfærene i hans øyningsscener – sementerte hans status som en mester av det ekspresjonistiske språket.

Imidlertid ble briljansen i Pechssteins visjon møtt med et dypt mørke under fremveksten av Nazi-regimet. Hans forpliktelse til emosjonell ærlighet og formell eksperimentering førte til at staten stemplet hans arbeid som Entartete Kunst (degenerert kunst). Denne perioden med forfølgelse førte til at mer enn 300 av hans malerier ble fjernet fra tyske museer, et knusende slag mot både kunstneren og nasjonens kulturelle vev. Til tross for dette systematiske forsøket på å utslette hans bidrag, forble Pechssteins ånd ubøyd. Han fortsatte å male gjennom krigens turbulens og politisk omveltning, og etterlot seg en arv som står som et vitnesbyrd om den kreative impulsens motstandskraft. I dag anerkjenner vi Max Pechstein ikke bare som en maler, men som en pioner som våget å bruke farge som et språk for frigjøring, og som sikret at den levende pulsen i tysk ekspresjonisme fortsetter å resonnere gjennom kunsthistoriens saler.

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