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Max Pechstein

Zwickau 1881 – 1955 Berlin

Seating half-nude. 1911

Coloured chalk on thin paper. 16,6 × 20,4 cm (6 ½ × 8 in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: Max Pechstein. Seating half-nude. 1911.

Estimate:

EUR 6,000

 

- 8,000

Sold for:

10,160 EUR (incl. premium)

Timed Auctions 2026 A

Online Only Modern & Contemporary Art, 17 April – 3 May 2026, Sunday, 03.05.2026

Information

Coloured chalk on thin paper. 16,6 × 20,4 cm (6 ½ × 8 in.). Monogrammed and dated in pencil lower right: HMP 1911. Framed

The pictured person is most probably Charlotte (Lotte) Pechstein, the wife of the artist
Condition Report: Very fine, harmonious overall appearance. The sheet edges partially somewhat unevenly cut, otherwise without tears or losses. The colours fresh and vibrant. In the lower left, one trace from the artist's workshop. In the right upper corner, one slight crease mark (2 cm); there, the paper also slightly scuffed. Ultraviolet light reveals no retouchings or repairs. On the reverse, in the upper corners small rests of white paper mounting

Private Collection, Rhineland (before 1966) / Private Collection, Hamburg (before 2002) / Private Collection, Bavaria (acquired in 2002 at Grisebach, Berlin, thence by descent to the present owner)

Auction 491: Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts. Cologne, Lempertz, 9.12.1966, cat. no. 544, ill. („Sitzender weiblicher Halbakt") / auction 494: Kunst des 20. Jahrhunderts. Cologne, Lempertz, 1.6.1967, cat. no. 601, no ill. / auction 68: Kunst und Buchauktionen, Berlin, Galerie Gerda Bassenge, 30.11.1996, cat. no. 6759, ill. p. 169 / auction 101: Kunst des 19. und 20. Jahrhunderts. Berlin, Villa Grisebach Auktionen, 08.06. 2002, cat. no. 169, ill. („Insulanerin")

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