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 …