Oil on canvas. Monogrammed and dated lower right. Belatedly inscribed "HMPechstein / Berlin-Grunewald / Warmbrunnerstr. 20" and "Häuser in Hendaye (Weisses Haus)" by a hand other than that of the artist on the stretcher on the reverse. 80 x 100 cm.
[AR] The Museum Wiesbaden showed a comprehensive retrospective of 160 works by Max Pechstein until the end of June 2024.
- In 1931, Max Pechstein traveled to the south of France and the Pyrenees to "fulfill a longing", as he wrote in a letter to Walter Minnich. - Inspired by impressions made on his travels, he created a small group of paintings, including this "Häuser in Hendaye". - Deserted scene in striking luminous colors - a palette of such clarity and purity is extremely rare in the artist's oeuvre. - Exhibited in the Pechstein exhibition at the Berlin Secession the year it was created. - From the estate of Max Pechstein, offered for the first time on the international auction market.
LITERATURE: Aya Soika, Max Pechstein. Das Werkverzeichnis der Ölgemälde, vol. 2: 1919-1954, Munich 2011, no. 1931/5 (illu. in colorr).