Inder
Bildnis mit Virginia (Selbstbildnis)
Fischerboote im Hafen
Brücke

Hermann Max Pechstein

Inder

1910

5 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches (14 x 9 cm)


Hermann Max Pechstein

Bildnis mit Virginia (Selbstbildnis)

1918
Lithograph on wove paper
15 x 13 inches (38 x 33 cm)


There is no evidence of an edition size, only one other copy labelled copy labelled ‘Eigendruck 1’ is mentioned in the WVZ, therefore this sheet is probably an extremely rare, almost rare, almost unique print.
Modern, enquiring and smoking a cigarette, Pechstein looks us in the face. He almost seems to be asking: ‘Do you see what's happening? The experiences of the past years and the rapidly changing rapidly changing society - he shows us all of this in his gaze. The quick, skilful stroke that seems to illustrate the speed of time seems to illustrate. A haunting, almost wise sheet.

Hermann Max Pechstein

Fischerboote im Hafen

1922

25 3/8 x 19 1/8 inches (64,3 x 48,5 cm)


In 1922, Max Pechstein discovered the flourishing port town of Leba in the former West Pomerania, which had also made a name for itself as a Baltic seaside resort - where he spent the summer months until 1945 and also met his second wife Marta! Here, he created compositions with a renewed strong and bright colorfulness, but in a moderate form; it is a self-discovery for the artist. Our “Fishing Boats in the Harbour” bear witness to this colorful new beginning for the artist. The watercolor illustrates the picturesque unmanned fishing boats resting on the calm waters of the harbor. A photograph from the Pechstein archive shows him standing in front of this motif, painting outdoors: full of joy and enthusiasm for the salubrious, peaceful atmosphere. He uses harmonious and subtle color chords such as green and blue tones, accentuated here and there by shimmering yellow. With a swift brush, he masterfully brings this feeling of idyll and harmony between civilization and nature to paper.

The work is registered in the archive of the Max Pechstein copyright community and has a certificate of authenticity from Alexander Pechstein, dated January 28, 2012.

Hermann Max Pechstein

Brücke

1912

7 1/2 x 9 5/8 inches (19 x 24,5 cm)


Max Pechstein loves them, the ‘powerful cuts in the wood, the energetic tear of the needle on the metal, the flattering breath of the chalk over the stone’ (Pechstein in Gurlitt's ‘Das Graphische Jahr’, 1921). He was literally seized by a ‘longing for the colourfulness of black in graphic art’. Our beautiful sheet ‘Brücke’ was created in 1912, the year in which Pechstein cancelled his affiliation with the famous artists' group due to tensions. Does the motif have a symbolic character? We don't know, but we can read it as a homage to his birthplace of Zwickau. It not only documents the coal mining there, but also the ‘Röhrensteg’, Saxony's oldest covered wooden bridge from the 16th century (over the Mulde near Schedewitz). In symbolic lines, smooth white and black surfaces, partly as shadows, an almost enormous aesthetic contrast effect comes to the fore - yes, you can feel it, Pechstein's love of graphics!

Our print is one of an edition of 20.

Über Hermann Max Pechstein

Born: 1881 in Zwickau
Died: 1955 in Berlin