Max Pechstein Max Hermann Pechstein (December 31, 1881 - June 29, 1955), was a German expressionist painter and printmaker, born in Zwickau. Early contact with the art of Vincent Van Gogh stimulated his development toward expressionism. After studying art in Dresden, Pechstein met Erich...

Posters: Max Pechstein ( Don't Strangle Our New Born Freedom), 1919 Rudi Feld ( The Danger of Bolshevism), ca.1919 The Between War Years As the 1st World War drew to it's bitter end, hunger and despair were rife throughout Germany. Military defeat and economic collapse were...