Max Pechstein
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personGerman, 1881–1955lock_openPublic domain: US, EU, UK, CA, JP, CN · 94% confidence
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Selected Works883

Museum Acquisitions

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Previous Sales 185

Sotheby's
Mittag über den Feldern/Ückeritz (Noon above the fields/Ückeritz)
Mittag über den Feldern/Ückeritz (Noon above the fields/Ückeritz), 1949
Bought In
Dec 2025
Bonhams
Das Orchester (Executed circa 1911)
Das Orchester (Executed circa 1911)
£6,000 ($8k USD)
Nov 2025
Sotheby's
Frühling (Spring)
Frühling (Spring), 1918
Unknown
Mar 2025
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Winternachmittag (Winter Afternoon)
Winternachmittag (Winter Afternoon), 1922
Unknown
Mar 2025
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Zirkuspause (The Intermission)
Zirkuspause (The Intermission), 1923
£354,885 ($355k USD)
Mar 2025
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Tänzerin im Spiegel
Tänzerin im Spiegel, 1923
€12,000 ($16k USD)
Jan 2025
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Waldlandschaft (Forest landscape)
Waldlandschaft (Forest landscape), 1919
€19,000 ($21k USD)
Nov 2024
Christie's
Toilette
Toilette, 1921
£289,800 ($383k USD)
Oct 2024
Christie's
Landschaft (Häuser in D ünen)
Landschaft (Häuser in D ünen), 1927
£75,600 ($100k USD)
Oct 2024
Christie's
Netzwäscher
Netzwäscher, 1917
£56,700 ($75k USD)
Oct 2024
Christie's
Beim Tanz 1 (Tanzparty 1)
Beim Tanz 1 (Tanzparty 1), 1924
$69,300
Nov 2023
Christie's
Kleiner Dampfer
Kleiner Dampfer
$25,200
Nov 2023
Christie's
Stilleben
Stilleben, 1909
Bought In
Nov 2023
Christie's
Lesende dame
Lesende dame
$26,460
May 2023
Christie's
Morgensonne
Morgensonne, 1929
£705,600 ($931k USD)
Mar 2023
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Keitelkähne (Barges); Frank mit Kindermädchen Anna Gärtner (Frank with his Nanny Anna Gärtner) – reverse
Keitelkähne (Barges); Frank mit Kindermädchen Anna Gärtner (Frank with his Nanny Anna Gärtner) – reverse, 1920
£381,852 ($382k USD)
Mar 2023
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Herbstschatten (Autumn shade)
Herbstschatten (Autumn shade) , 1921
€190,000 ($263k USD)
Sep 2021
Sotheby's
Trapezkünstler II (Trapeze Artist II)
Trapezkünstler II (Trapeze Artist II)
€32,000 ($44k USD)
Sep 2021
Christie's
Erlegung des Festbratens (Hunting of the Roast for the Feast), from Der Sturm
Erlegung des Festbratens (Hunting of the Roast for the Feast), from Der Sturm
$5,625
Sep 2021
Sotheby's
Großvater mit Enkel (Grandfather with grandson)
Großvater mit Enkel (Grandfather with grandson) , 1921
€14,000 ($19k USD)
Mar 2021
Christie's
Akrobaten III (Varietészene)
Akrobaten III (Varietészene)
£2,500 ($3k USD)
Mar 2017
Christie's
Nach dem Bad & Am Ufer
Nach dem Bad & Am Ufer
£2,250 ($3k USD)
Mar 2017
Christie's
Cows in a meadow
Cows in a meadow, 1921
€37,500 ($41k USD)
Jun 2014
Christie's
Chiemseelandschaft
Chiemseelandschaft, 1947
£9,600 ($13k USD)
Jun 2007
Christie's
Das rote Teeservice
Das rote Teeservice, 1916
£580,000 ($766k USD)
Jun 2007
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Market2,723 auction results

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$1.3K – $120K
52 of 73 works on paper lots with prices
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$24.5K
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$23.0K
52 priced works on paper lots
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May 2026 · $11.7K
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Works on paper: $23.0K medianPaintings: $165K medianEditioned prints: $4.8K medianPosters/ephemera: $45.7K medianBooks/portfolios: $4.9K medianUnclassified lots: $7.9K median
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Education2

Cranbrook Academy of Art
Bloomfield Hills, MI, USA
University Applied Arts Vienna
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Publications1

Monograph 1

Das Portrait in der Malerei Max Pechsteins: Studien zum Portrait im Expressionismus
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Current Exhibitions0

No current exhibitions found.

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Recent News11

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Independent 20th Century Announces Details of 2026 Fair at the Breuer Building
Independent 20th Century has announced details for its fifth edition, taking place from September 24–27, 2026, at the Breuer Building in New York, now…
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Independent 20th Century Heads to the Breuer With Its Biggest Edition Yet
Independent 20th Century, the art fair launched in 2022, is moving from the Battery Maritime Building to Marcel Breuer's former Whitney Museum buildin…
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"Du bist nun in die ewigen Jagdgründe der Kunst entschwunden"
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The Saint Louis Art Museum (SLAM) is presenting "Anselm Kiefer: Becoming the Sea," a landmark exhibition featuring new, large-scale paintings and scul…
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A new museum dedicated to Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, a founding member of the German Expressionist group Die Brücke, has opened in his hometown of Rottluf…
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Past Exhibitions3

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#1,101 Bailly Gallery

The Women Within - Between Intimacy and the Avant-Garde

Pablo Picasso, Max Pechstein, Marie Laurencin, Édouard Vuillard, André Lhote, Maximilien Luce, Maurice Denis, Moïse Kisling, Louis Valtat, Henri Lebasque

67 Rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré, 75008 Paris, France

Jan 30, 2026 — Mar 31, 2026

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Leopold Museum

GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM

Emil Nolde, Max Pechstein, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Erich Heckel, Wassily Kandinsky, Alexej von Jawlensky, Marianne von Werefkin, August Macke, Franz Marc, Paula Modersohn-Becker, Paul Klee, Lionel Feininger

Museumsplatz 1, 1070 Wien, Austria

Jan 1, 2019

GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM THE BRAGLIA AND JOHENNING COLLECTIONS 15th Nov. 2019 to 20th Apr. 2020 EXTENDED UNTIL AUGUST 30th!

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Kunstmuseum Luzern

Claude Sandoz Ab auf die Insel! with Lena Henke, Samuel Herzog, Anna Kanai, Marie Karlberg, Max Pechstein, Christine Streuli, Rinus Van de Velde

Lena Henke, Samuel Herzog, Marie Karlberg, Max Pechstein, Christine Streuli, Rinus Van de Velde

Jan 1, 2018

07.07.28.10.2018 Claude Sandoz Ab auf die Insel! with Lena Henke, Samuel Herzog, Anna Kanai, Marie Karlberg, Max Pechstein, Christine Streuli, Rinus Van de V...

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Art Fair Appearances6

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TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2026
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2025
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2024
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2023
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2018
TEFAF Maastricht — Maastricht
2016
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Kunst Hand Werk Brücke
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Art Within Four Walls Jewish Families and Their Collections in Leipzig
Oct 1, 2026
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Roma accoglie all’Ara Pacis 52 importanti opere dell’Impressionismo provenienti da Detroit
Apr 27, 2026
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"Du bist nun in die ewigen Jagdgründe der Kunst entschwunden"
Apr 23, 2026
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TEFAF Maastricht 2026
Mar 14, 2026
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The Women Within - Between Intimacy and the Avant-Garde
Jan 30, 2026
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Jan 16, 2026
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Dec 2, 2025
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Nov 25, 2025
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Oct 28, 2025
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Oct 8, 2025
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Key member of Die Brücke art movement gets museum in hometown
May 9, 2025
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Art Fair
TEFAF Maastricht 2025
Mar 15, 2025
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Art Fair
TEFAF Maastricht 2024
Mar 9, 2024
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Art Fair
TEFAF Maastricht 2023
Mar 11, 2023
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GERMAN EXPRESSIONISM
Jan 1, 2019
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Art Fair
TEFAF Maastricht 2018
Mar 10, 2018
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Claude Sandoz Ab auf die Insel! with Lena Henke, Samuel Herzog, Anna Kanai, Marie Karlberg, Max Pechstein, Christine Streuli, Rinus Van de Velde
Jan 1, 2018
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Art Fair
TEFAF Maastricht 2016
Mar 11, 2016
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