Max’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

The Red House
Max Pechstein German, 1881–1955

The Dance (Dancers and Bathers at the Forest Pond)
Max Pechstein German, 1881-1955

Three Nudes in the Forest
Max Pechstein German, 1881–1955

Seated Nude
Max Pechstein German, 1881-1955

The Artist's Mother-in-Law
Max Pechstein German, 1881-1955

Boats in the Lagoon, from The Samland Ode
Max Pechstein (German, 1881-1955) published by Fritz Gurlitt Verlag

Nude on the Dunes, from The Samland Ode
Max Pechstein (German, 1881-1955) published by Fritz Gurlitt Verlag

Head of a Fisherman XI
Max Pechstein German, 1881-1955

Portrait of Erich Heckel I
Max Pechstein German, 1881-1955

Boats in the Storm, from The Samland Ode
Max Pechstein (German, 1881-1955) published by Fritz Gurlitt Verlag

Factory
Max Pechstein German, 1881-1955

Woman Kneeling, Exultant, from The Samland Ode
Max Pechstein (German, 1881-1955) published by Fritz Gurlitt Verlag

Homestead Behind Birch Trees, from The Samland Ode
Max Pechstein (German, 1881-1955) published by Fritz Gurlitt Verlag

Suez Canal, from Travel Pictures: Italy-South Seas
Max Pechstein (German, 1881-1955) published by Paul Cassirer

Thuringia, from Travel Pictures: Italy-South Seas
Max Pechstein (German, 1881-1955) published by Paul Cassirer

Lighthouse, from The Samland Ode
Max Pechstein (German, 1881-1955) published by Fritz Gurlitt Verlag

In the Wave Bath, from The Samland Ode
Max Pechstein (German, 1881-1955) published by Fritz Gurlitt Verlag

Two Reclining Women, from The Samland Ode
Max Pechstein (German, 1881-1955) published by Fritz Gurlitt Verlag

In the Water I, from The Samland Ode
Max Pechstein (German, 1881-1955) published by Fritz Gurlitt Verlag