Hermann Max Pechstein

Hermann Max Pechstein 1881 - 1955 Zwei Mädchen in Hängematte. 1910. Ink, Watercolor and black as well as color chalk. Monogrammed (in ligature) and dated in the lower right. On wove paper (with the watermark “F. W. Ebbinghaus”). 35 x 45.2 cm (13.7 x 17.7 in), the full sheet. [CH]. • Frequently exhibited and published, including the much-discussed 2010–2011 retrospective “Max Pechstein: Ein Expressionist aus Leidenschaft” (Max Pechstein: An Expressionist by Passion). • The painting “In der Hängematte” (Soika 1910/38), with a closely related motif, was created the same year. • During the summers of 1909 through 1911, Pechstein, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, and Erich Heckel spent much of their time at the Moritzburg Ponds near Dresden. • Free from all academic norms, they created informal nude portraits in the untouched nature around Moritzburg. Accompanied by a photographic certificate of authenticity issued by Alexander Pechstein, Dobersdorf, on November 22, 2014. PROVENANCE: From the artist’s estate. Marta Pechstein, Berlin (1970). Private collection, Europe (until 2015). Galerie Schüller, Munich. Dietmar Manke Collection, Schleswig-Holstein (acquired from the above in 2015). EXHIBITION: Der Junge Pechstein, Nationalgalerie Berlin, Feb. 1–Mar. 15, 1959, cat. no. 82. Künstler der Brücke an den Moritzburger Seen, Brücke Museum, Berlin, Oct. 1–Dec. 15, 1970, cat. no. 40. Max Pechstein 1881–1955. Zeichnungen und Aquarelle – Stationen seines Lebens, Brücke Museum, Berlin, Sept. 19–Nov. 22, 1981, cat. no. 51 (with ill.). Max Pechstein, Cappenberg Castle, Selm, Aug. 8–Oct. 15, 1989 (with ill.). Künstler der Brücke in Moritzburg, Moritzburg Castle, July 1–October 1, 1995, cat. no. 4 (with ill.). Inspiration Moritzburg—Kunst im 20. Jahrhundert, Moritzburg Castle, May 12–August 5, 2001, cat. no. 43 (with ill.). Max Pechstein: Ein Expressionist aus Leidenschaft (Retrospective), Kunsthalle Kiel, September 19, 2010–January 9, 2011; Kunstforum Ostdeutsche Galerie, Regensburg, March 6–June 26, 2011; Ahlen Art Museum, July 10–October 30, 2011, cat. no. 47 (with ill., p. 46). LITERATURE: Sotheby’s, London, February 4, 2015, lot 322 (with ill.). Called up: December 5, 2026 - ca. 14.36 h +/- 20 min.

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