Max Pechstein

Max Pechstein, Portrait of Charlotte Cuhrt

Legacy of Stockton French Teacher Allows National Gallery to Purchase First Max Pechstein Painting

The National Gallery has acquired its first painting by the German Modernist painter Max Pechstein (1881–1955) — thanks to the bequest of a plot of land by a French teacher from the north-east of England.   The purchase of Portrait of Charlotte Cuhrt from auction at Bonhams in November 2022 was made possible through a legacy to the …

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Max Pechstein

Pechstein Masterpiece Comes To Auction At Bonhams New York This December

New York – On December 6 in New York, Sonnenflecken (1922), a masterpiece by Max Pechstein (1881-1955), renowned painter and member of the Die Brücke group, will highlight Bonhams’ Impressionist & Modern Art auction. Offered at an estimate of $1,000,000 – 1,500,000, the work is one of a series of boldly colored Expressionist landscapes and …

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