Max Pechstein
Max Pechstein | |
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Pechstein in 1946 | |
| Born | 31 December 1881 |
| Died | 29 August 1955 (aged 73) |
| Education | School of Applied Arts, Dresden; Royal Art Academy, Dresden |
| Known for | Painting, printmaking |
| Style | Expressionism |
| Movement | Die Brücke |
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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.