Max Pechstein

Max Pechstein
Pechstein in 1946
Born(1881-12-31)31 December 1881
Zwickau, German Empire
Died29 August 1955(1955-08-29) (aged 73)
West Berlin, West Germany
EducationSchool of Applied Arts, Dresden; Royal Art Academy, Dresden
Known forPainting, printmaking
StyleExpressionism
MovementDie Brücke
Max Pechstein in his house in Berlin-Zehlendorf, 1915
Max Pechstein, 1911, Under the Trees (Akte im Freien), oil on canvas, 73.6 × 99 cm (29 × 39 in), Detroit Institute of Arts
Grave of Max Pechstein in the Evangelischer Friedhof Schmargendorf in Berlin

Hermann Max Pechstein (31 December 1881 – 29 June 1955) was a German expressionist painter and printmaker and a member of the Die Brücke group. He fought on the Western Front during World War I and his art was classified as Degenerate Art by the Nazis. More than 300 paintings were removed from German Museums during the Nazi era.