
Max Pechsteinドイツ, 1881–1955As a member of the Brücke (Bridge) artist’s society Max Pechstein often vacationed with the group in the German countryside. In the summer of 1911, he joined the group in the remote fishing village of Nida (in present-day Lithuania) on the Baltic Sea. Away from the confines of the city Brücke artists celebrated a return to nature by bathing in the nude outdoors. Here, three nude women are depicted in an idyllic setting. Pechstein’s pitched red tent is visible in the background.
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1910
Founds the New Secession and chairs it
He helps to found the New Secession and becomes its chairman. His decorative, colorful prints, inspired by the art of Van Gogh, Matisse and the Fauves, bring him recognition.
1910
Refused a place in the Berlin Secession exhibition
The Berlin Secession categorically refuses to let him exhibit. After this Pechstein helps to found the New Secession.
1911
Married: Lotte Pechstein
1911
Founds the MUIM Institute
Together with Kirchner he founds the MUIM Institute (“Modern Instruction in Painting”).
1912
Break with the Brücke
After years of rising tension, Pechstein shows some of his work at the Berlin Secession on its own, without paintings by other Brücke members, and leaves the group; other accounts say he was expelled. His conservative style appealed to a wider audience, and recognition and awards far outpacing those of his peers bred animosity in the group.
1913–1914 · 活動地
German New Guinea