Max Pechstein
German, 1881–1955
Three Nudes in the Forest
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Max Pechstein
German, 1881–19551911
Three Nudes in the Forest
Max Pechstein German, 1881–1955 →prints and drawingcrayon
Date
1911
Medium
Gouache and black crayon on yellow wove paper
Dimensions
43.1 × 55.4 cm (17 × 21 13/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Dorothy Braude Edinburg to the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial Collection
As a member of the Brücke (Bridge) artist’s society Max Pechstein often vacationed with the group in the German countryside. In the summer of 1911, he joined the group in the remote fishing village of Nida (in present-day Lithuania) on the Baltic Sea. Away from the confines of the city Brücke artists celebrated a return to nature by bathing in the nude outdoors. Here, three nude women are depicted in an idyllic setting. Pechstein’s pitched red tent is visible in the background.
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