Woodcut on brownish-gray laid paper
Hermann Max Pechstein (1881-1955) – German expressionist
Catalogue raisonné: Krüger H 213
From a part edition of ‘Almanach auf das Jahr 1920 Fritz Gurlitt‘
Published by Verlag Fritz Gurlitt, Berlin 1920
Image dimensions: 10.5 x 8.1 cm; sheet dimensions: 20.4 x 14.8 cm
Black golden wooden frame: 37 x 34 cm
Good condition
The ‘Brücke’ artist Max Pechstein is regarded as one of the most prominent Expressionists of his time

The woodcut from 1918 by the German artist of the ‘Brücke’ was bound to a part of the edition of ‘Almanach für das Jahr 1920’, which was published in 1920 by Fritz Gurlitt in his publishing house. The woodcut was placed before page 193.

Condition:

The unsigned woodcut is loosened from the binding at the left sheet edge and bears there a tiny paper loss. The sheet is mounted into a mat at the reverse upper sheet corners. The condition overall is good. The frame is in good condition with slight signs of wear. The image measures 10.5 x 8.1 cm, the sheet 20.4 x 14.8 cm. The framed dimensions are 37 x 34 cm.

Hermann Max Pechstein (1881-1955)

Originally from Zwickau, Hermann Max Pechstein was one of the main representatives of German Expressionism and temporary member of the ‘Brücke’ [The bridge]. He mainly created figural motifs, some with exotic influence, still lives and landscapes. His landscapes are often from Pomerania and the Curonian Spit, where Pechstein had a lasting inspiring effect on the Artists' Colony Nidden in the years from 1909 to 1939.

After an apprenticeship as a decoration painter in Zwickau, he studied at the State Industrial School and subsequently at the Art Academy in Dresden. During this time, he began manufacturing glass and wall paintings, as well as mosaics for architects. Due to an encounter with Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Erich Heckel, he joined the association of artists ‘Brücke’ in 1906 as the only academic. In 1908, Pechstein moved to Berlin. In the same year, he became a member of the ‘Berlin Secession’; in 1910, he was a co-founder and president of the ‘New Secession’. He was excluded from the 'Bridge' association in 1911, due to his simultaneous participation in the ‘Berlin Secession’. After travelling to the South Pacific, Pechstein became a member and professor of the Prussian Academy of Arts in 1923. During the Third Reich, his works were classified as ‘degenerate’ and prohibited at exhibitions. After the Second World War, Pechstein became a professor at the Berlin University of the Arts. In 1952, he was eventually awarded the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. Shortly before his death in 1955, Pechstein still took part at the documenta I in Kassel. Today, Pechstein's works can be found in many museums, including the MoMA in New York, the Brücke Museum in Berlin, the State Museums of Berlin, the Albertina in Vienna and the Art Institute of Chicago. (fea)

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