Portrait of Max Pechstein

List of the 62 Most Famous Paintings by Max Pechstein

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

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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: Bavarske državne slikopisne zbirke

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 · Izraelski muzej 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 · Izraelski muzej 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 · Bavarske državne slikopisne zbirke 30Before the Thunderstorm (1910) by Max PechsteinBefore the Thunderstorm1910 · Bavarske državne slikopisne zbirke 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 · Bavarske državne slikopisne zbirke 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 61Tješče by Max PechsteinTješčeMuseum 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
Bavarske državne slikopisne zbirke, MünchenBavarske državne slikopisne zbirke 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
Izraelski muzej, JeruzalemIzraelski muzej Jeruzalem 2 The Red House, Fishermen in a Boat
Museum Folkwang, EssenMuseum Folkwang Essen 2 Girl at a Table, Tješče
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 Bavarske državne slikopisne zbirke (München), Franz Marc Museum (Kochel am See) and Izraelski muzej (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 Bavarske državne slikopisne zbirke?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 Bavarske državne slikopisne zbirke, 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

Živoreč pulz nemškega ekspresionizma

Rojen leta 1881 v industrijskem srcu Zwickau, Hermann Max Pechstein je iz delavske družine izstopil in postal ena najbolj prevladujočih postav nove avantgarde začetka dvajsetega stoletja. Njegova pot v dušo moderne umetnosti se ni začela z grandioznimi akademskimi pretensijami, temveč z globoko povezanostjo z rocnim delom in surovimi teksturami življenja. Kot sin tekstilnega delavca so Pechsteinove zgodnje občutljivosti oblikoval ritmičen, taktilni svet industrije – temelj, ki se je kasneje odrazil v njegovi drzni in neomejeni uporabi linije ter barve. Njegova formalna izobrazba na Kraljevi akademiji za uporabno umetnost in Kraljevi akademiji za lepe umetnosti v Dresdenu mu je podarila tehnično natančnost, ki ga je ločila od mnogih sodobnikov; bil je edini član legendarne skupine Die Brutcke, ki je prešel skozi tako celovito akademsko izobraževanje.

Potek Pechsteinove kariere se je v letu 1906 nezavezano spremenil, ko ga je naključni srečanje na draždeni razstavi predstavilo Erichu Heckelu in prihajajočemu kolektivu, znanemu kot Die Brücke. To združenje umetnikov je želelo premostiti vrzel med preteklo in novo, vizceralno modernostjo, s čim bolj odstranit politično tančilo akademske umetnosti, da bi razkrili globoko čustveno resnico. Pechsteinovo del v tem obdobju je začelo vibrirati z novo energijo, ko je opustil preteklo dekorativno vpliv Secesije v korist nečesa veliko bolj prvinskega. Njegova potovanja skozi Italijo in Francijo so delovala kot močan katalizator, kjer so se v njegovem umu združile sončnimi prepojene palete fauvistov in strukturna jasnost renesančnih mojstrov, kar je prineslo slog, ki ga odlikujejo poenostavljene oblike in intenzivna, neizmešana uporaba pigmenta.

Dediščina, utopljena v barvo in konflikt

Ko se je njegova prepoznavnost povečevala, so Pechsteinovi platna postala okna v spreminjajočega se duha Nemške po prvi svetovni vojni. Njegova umetnost nikoli ni bila zgolj dekorativna; bila je globoko raziskovanje človekovega obstoja, zajeto skozi prizore živahnih plesalk, mirnih pejzažev in intimnih portretov. V delih, kot je Deklica ob mizi, lahko pričujemo za njegovo mojstvo izrazovitih linij in sofisticirano uporabo barv, ki v motiv vnašajo življenje, pri čemer je pogosto uporabljal modele, kot je bila Lotte Kaprolat, da bi svoje vizionarske abstrakcije prizemljili v človeški toplini. Njegova sposobnost zajema vitalnosti vsakdana – od ritmičnega gibanja v seriji Plesalke do živahnih, sončnimi prepojenih atmosfer na otoških prizorih – je utrdila njegov status mojstra ekspresionističnega jezika.

Vendar pa se je Pechsteinova briljantnost srečala z globoko temnoto ob vzponu nacističkega režima. Njegova predanost čustveni iskrenosti in formalnemu eksperimentiranju je vodila, da je država njegovo delo označila za dekadenco (razvratno) umetnost. V tem obdobju preganjanja je bilo iz nemških muzejev odvzeto več kot 300 njegovih slik, kar je predstavljalo uničujoč udarec tako za umetnika kot za kulturno tkivo njegove države. Kljub tem sistematičnemu poskusu izbrisati njegov prispevek, Pechsteinov duh ni pokleknil. Nadaljeval je s slikanjem skozi turbulenco vojne in političnih prevratov, za torela pa je pustil dediščino, ki služi kot dokaz odpornosti ustvarjalnega impulsa. Danes prepoznavamo Maxa Pechstajna ne le kot slikarja, temveč kot pionirja, ki se je upal uporabiti barvo kot jezik osvoboditve in zagotoviti, da živo pulziranje nemškega ekspresionizma še vedno resonira v dvoranah umetnostne zgodovine.

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