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Max Pechstein
Travel pictures: Italy, South Seas1919

Not on view
Ink drawing on off-white paper of a rural landscape with radiating sun, church steeple, bare trees, and hatched fields, rendered in loose gestural lines
Ink drawing of a coastal landscape with loose, expressive linework; a multi-story building and rounded trees at lower left, a steamship on calm water at center, and jagged mountains beneath a swirling sky in the background.
Ink drawing of a coastal scene with several figures on a beach gathered near an overturned sailboat, and two smaller sailing vessels on the water in the background, rendered in loose, gestural line work.
Ink drawing of a coastal fishing scene; in the foreground, three figures haul a large net from shallow water, while two small boats with crews work the waves behind them, rendered in loose gestural line work.
Ink drawing of a harbor scene with multiple sailboats and several figures on shore, rendered in loose, gestural line work. Figures stand and move among beached boats with tall masts and furled sails.
Ink drawing of a sailboat with a tall diagonal sail looming above a small rowboat with a seated figure, surrounded by loosely sketched waves and clouds, rendered in fluid, gestural lines.
Ink drawing of a harbor scene with two sailboats in the foreground, figures aboard each vessel, and angular building forms on the shore behind, rendered in quick expressive line work with additional smaller sailboats visible in the distance.
Ink drawing of a harbor scene with gestural, rapid linework; boats with tall masts moored along a quay, buildings with arched facades behind, and sweeping curved lines suggesting clouds or hills above.
Black ink drawing of a figure seated in a rowboat, holding oars extended to each side, with loosely rendered waves in the background.
Ink drawing of five figures on a sailing vessel, rendered with rapid gestural lines; two figures seated at left, one standing at center holding a mast, two others at right, with suggested waves in the background.
Ink drawing of two figures in a wooden boat at right, casting a net that arcs across open water, rendered in loose, gestural brushstrokes on white paper.
Ink sketch of four figures fishing along a shoreline, rendered with loose, gestural line work; one figure stands holding a tall pole, another crouches at lower right, a third leans forward casting a line, and a child stands nearby with a small vessel on the ground beside them.
Ink drawing of a coastal harbor scene with rapid, gestural line work; arched bridge and block-like buildings on a rocky promontory in the background, small sailboats and rowboats on rippling water in the foreground.
Ink drawing of multiple figures hauling a large net along a shoreline, rendered in loose, gestural brushstrokes. A standing figure with a pole at right oversees the group, with water and a low horizon in the background.
Ink drawing of a coastal harbor scene, with a sailboat navigating choppy water in the foreground, small figures gathered on a shore, and clustered buildings on clifftops in the background, rendered in loose, gestural black lines.
Ink drawing of several figures seated in a small sailboat, rendered in loose, gestural black lines with a tall mast and billowing sail above choppy waves.
Ink sketch of a small rowboat on choppy water, with several figures aboard and one figure rowing at the stern, rendered in loose, gestural brushstrokes against a cloudy horizon.
Ink drawing of two figures in a small boat on choppy water; one figure seated at the oars, another standing and casting a fishing line, with birds sketched in the sky above, rendered in loose expressive linework.
Ink drawing of several figures seated in and around a small sailboat near shore, rendered in loose, minimal line work against a plain gray background, with gestural waves at right.
Ink drawing of a coastal fishing scene with loose, gestural line work; a sailboat with a tall mast sits in shallow water at right, while groups of small schematic figures on shore haul nets with ropes extending across the composition.
Ink drawing of five figures on a shoreline, rendered in loose gestural lines; two figures raise long fishing rods overhead, one crouches low, and two others stand holding rods upright, with water suggested in the background.
Ink drawing of five figures in athletic poses on a beach, depicted with loose gestural lines; figures hold long poles or javelins, with one crouching at right and another throwing at left, water suggested in the background.
Ink drawing of a group of figures in draped garments gathered near an arched doorway, several carrying vessels on their heads, rendered with loose gestural lines.
Ink drawing of a pétanque game, with six figures in loose, gestural brushwork; a central figure crouches mid-throw while others stand watching, several boules visible on the ground.
Ink drawing of five figures seated around a table, rendered in loose expressive brushstrokes; several wear caps and appear to be exchanging papers or cards.
Lithograph of a coastal scene with two sailboats, rendered in loose, gestural black lines. Small figures on the shore in the foreground; rocky outcroppings and swirling clouds in the background.
Ink drawing of a riverside cityscape with loose, gestural linework; an arched bridge spans the middle ground with small figures and moored boats, while a waterfront with scattered figures occupies the foreground and buildings line the background.
Ink drawing of a sailing vessel in choppy water, with figures aboard while a line of figures on shore hauls a rope, rendered in loose gestural strokes.
Ink drawing of a coastal landscape with mountains in the background, buildings along the shore, and sailing vessels on the water; energetic radiating lines fill a dramatic sky with billowing clouds above.
Ink drawing of a sailing vessel on water, with one figure standing on deck and two figures climbing high on the mast and rigging; loose, gestural linework with diagonal rain strokes in the background.
Ink drawing of a sailboat with large billowing sails on choppy water, several figures standing and gesturing on deck; palm trees, mountains, and a second smaller vessel visible in the background.
Ink drawing of five figures in an outdoor scene beneath tall palm trees, rendered with loose, gestural lines. Two figures stand at left, while at right a seated figure, a standing figure, and a figure carrying a child on their back are grouped together.
Ink drawing of two nude figures, one standing and bending forward, the other crouching, their forms intertwined at center; rapid, gestural line work with zigzag hatching throughout the background.
Black and white print with loose, gestural linework; two nude figures on a wooden platform, one standing and one crouching, with foliage and a window visible in the background.
Ink drawing of a tropical coastal landscape with tall palm trees in the foreground, a sailboat and small figures in the middle ground, and mountains in the background; executed with loose, energetic line work.
Black ink drawing of two seated figures beneath palm trees, with a bowl of fruit on the ground between them; a small carved figure appears in the background, with a few words in a non-Latin script visible above.
Ink drawing of four nude figures in a loosely sketched outdoor setting with tropical foliage; three figures stand at left, one reclines at right, rendered in quick expressive line work.
Ink drawing with loose, gestural lines depicting a group of figures gathered outdoors near a thatched structure, with palm trees in the background; some figures seated on the ground, others standing.
Lithograph or ink drawing of four nude figures in an outdoor setting with trees and foliage, rendered in loose gestural black lines on gray-white ground; one figure reclines at lower left holding a small cup, two stand at center and right, and one kneels.
Black ink drawing with loose, expressive linework; a nude figure kneels at right while a standing figure bends forward at center-left beside an animal; winged figures and foliage fill the upper portion.
Ink drawing of a tropical landscape with palm trees, a thatched A-frame structure near water, a small boat with figures, and lush vegetation rendered in loose, gestural linework.
Black ink illustration of three figures standing among palm trees: a tall standing figure with a flowing garment, a smaller figure holding an infant, rendered in loose expressive line work with birds in the background.
Ink drawing of multiple figures paddling canoes on open water, rendered with loose, gestural brushwork in black on white. Four or five figures in dynamic poses raise paddles overhead, with small waves indicated by short horizontal strokes.
Black ink drawing, two nude figures seated cross-legged amid lush tropical foliage, rendered with loose, fluid linework; rounded fruit or leaf forms fill the upper border.
Black ink drawing, two nude figures in an outdoor setting: a long-haired figure at left with arm raised, and a shorter-haired figure at right extending an arm toward a small bird in flight. Additional birds perch at upper right, a small animal crouches at lower right, and a fish appears at lower left, rendered in loose, expressive line work.
Black ink print of two figures seated on the ground amid tropical vegetation, rendered with loose, expressive linework; lush foliage and tree trunks fill the background.
Black ink drawing of multiple nude figures near water in a tropical setting, rendered with loose, expressive line work; figures sit, crouch, and stand among palm fronds and foliage, with a volcanic form visible in the background.
Line drawing of two standing figures on a narrow watercraft, one with arm raised, and a third seated figure in a canoe with an ornate prow; palm trees, a coastal structure, and open water in the background, rendered in loose expressive strokes
Lithograph depicting four nude figures seated outdoors in loose, gestural line work; tropical foliage, grasses, and distant mountains form the background.
Black ink drawing of five figures in and around a wooden boat near shore, with bold expressive linework; palm trees and birds in the background.

Max Pechstein, Untitled, 1919, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, purchased with funds provided by Anna Bing Arnold, Museum Associates Acquisition Fund, and deaccession funds, photo © Museum Associates / LACMA

Artist or Maker
Max Pechstein
Title
Travel pictures: Italy, South Seas
Place Made
Germany, Berlin
Date Made
1919
Medium
Printed material and fifty lithographs on wove paper
Credit Line
The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies, purchased with funds provided by Anna Bing Arnold, Museum Associates Acquisition Fund, and deaccession funds
Accession Number
83.1.165.1-.50
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies
Selected Bibliography

  • Davis, Bruce. German Expressionist Prints and Drawings: The Robert Gore Rifkind Center for German Expressionist Studies. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1989; Munich, Germany: Prestel, 1989.

  • Krüger, Günter. Das Druckgraphische werk Max Pechsteins. Tökendorf: R.C. Pechstein, 1988.
  • Reed, Orrel P., German expressionist art: the Robert Gore Rifkind Collection: prints, drawings, illustrated books, periodicals, posters. Exhibition Catalogue. Los Angeles: Frederick S. Wight Art Gallery, University of California, Los Angeles, 1977.
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Pechstein Hamburg / Toekendorf / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn