--- title: "Max Pechstein: The Expressionist Adventure" url: "https://www.upperaustria.com/en/oesterreich-veranstaltung/detail/430288098/max-pechstein-the-expressionist-adventure.html" description: The comprehensive retrospective shows key works from several creative phases of Hermann Max Pechstein (1881-1955). image: "https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/user_upload/upperaustria/Logo_upperuastria_RGB_300x300px_Websites.png" date: 2017-02-22 modified: 2026-03-18 --- # Max Pechstein: The Expressionist Adventure Max Pechstein: The Expressionist Adventure ============================================ 04.08.2026 / 10:00- 18:00 ([Further dates](#)) Linz, Lentos - Museum of Modern Art Ausstellung, Kunstausstellung ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/260x195/352177/E29CC70DC9BFB6CCA344AA11DB4C50686B6F92C2C3B6967BFB55A3AEAF24C542/max-pechstein-abend-im-hafen-von-leba-1951oel-auf-leinwand.jpg) © Open copyright © 2026 Pechstein – Hamburg / Berlin, Foto © Foto-Atelier LORENZ, Zschorlau; KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN ZWICKAU Max-Pechstein-Museum Close copyright [ ![](https://assets.tourdata.at/x550/352177/E29CC70DC9BFB6CCA344AA11DB4C50686B6F92C2C3B6967BFB55A3AEAF24C542/max-pechstein-abend-im-hafen-von-leba-1951oel-auf-leinwand.jpg "© 2026 Pechstein – Hamburg / Berlin, Foto © Foto-Atelier LORENZ, Zschorlau; KUNSTSAMMLUNGEN ZWICKAU Max-Pechstein-Museum") ](https://assets.tourdata.at/1920x/352177/E29CC70DC9BFB6CCA344AA11DB4C50686B6F92C2C3B6967BFB55A3AEAF24C542/max-pechstein-abend-im-hafen-von-leba-1951oel-auf-leinwand.jpg) Ernst-Koref-Promenade 1 4020 Linz [ open in Google Maps ](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=Ernst-Koref-Promenade%201%2C%204020%20Linz "Link will open in a new window") [ Open in Apple Maps ](https://maps.apple.com/place?address=Ernst-Koref-Promenade%201%2C%204020%20Linz "Link will open in a new window") ![](https://static.ecmaps.de/staticmap.jpg?experience=webarchitektur-meta&lat=48.308524685692&lon=14.288824796677&width=991&height=450&project=ttg-basemap&zoom=2000&server=meta.tourdata.at) [ Event information ](#ttgCollapseBeschreibung) ------------------------------------------------- The comprehensive retrospective shows key works from several creative phases of Hermann Max Pechstein (1881-1955). Alongside Dresden and Berlin, fishing villages on the Baltic coast were his most important creative locations. From 1913, his works were presented to the Berlin public in the Fritz Gurlitt art salon. Wolfgang Gurlitt, owner of the gallery since 1907, also supported Pechstein's trip to the South Seas. On the Palau Islands, the expressionist painter sought a life in harmony with nature, but the First World War put an early end to his adventure. After the war, Pechstein found new creative energy in Berlin. In 1937, over 500 of his works were confiscated as part of the National Socialists' "Degenerate Art" campaign. Motifs painted from memory from his South Seas trip reappeared in bright colors in his late work. Pechstein's special relationship with Gurlitt is highlighted in a Linz-specific focus. Over 100 works, including portraits, Baltic Sea paintings and South Sea motifs, are on display for the first time in Austria. In August, families can visit the Lentos with free admission. [ Contact ](#ttgCollapseKontakt) ---------------------------------- **Lentos - Museum of Modern Art** Ernst-Koref-Promenade 1, 4020 Linz Phone[+43 732 7070-3614](tel:+4373270703614) E-Mail[info@lentos.at](#mailto) Web[www.lentos.at](http://www.lentos.at) book a ticket [book a ticket](https://www.lentos.at/ausstellungen/max-pechstein "New window") --- **We speak the following languages** German [ Event date(s) ](#ttgCollapseVeranstaltungstermine) ------------------------------------------------------ [ Event location ](#ttgCollapseVeranstaltungsorte) ---------------------------------------------------- **Lentos - Museum of Modern Art** Ernst-Koref-Promenade 1, 4020 Linz Phone [+43 732 7070-3614](tel:+4373270703614) E-Mail Web [ Arrival ](#ttgCollapseAnreise) ---------------------------------- [ Prices ](#ttgCollapsePreise) -------------------------------- **General price information**€12 Free admission for families in August. [book a ticket](https://www.lentos.at/ausstellungen/max-pechstein "New window") **Discounts (Memberships)**- Linz Card Free Entry [ Accessibility ](#ttgCollapseBarrierefreiheit) ------------------------------------------------- Please get in touch for more information. [ book a ticket ](https://www.lentos.at/ausstellungen/max-pechstein "New window") [To the website](http://www.lentos.at) powered by [TOURDATA](https://www.tourdata.at "New window") [ ![TOURDATA Logo](https://www.upperaustria.com/fileadmin/templates/global/images/Logo-Tourdata.png "TOURDATA Logo") ](https://www.tourdata.at "New window")