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).

Max Pechstein, Berliner Secession, 67th exhibition, December 30, 1931 - January 1932, no. 26 (titled "Morgen in Hendaye")

Artist's estate. Private collection, Germany. Family-owned ever since

In good condition. Subtle craquelure in places, only perceptible in close-up view. Small inconspicuous color breaks and retouched spots in the blue of the sky, somewhat more extensive in the margins. Small brown spots/flys on the paint above the white house in left. With a semi-circular crease in the canvas above the tree in the right area of the picture, visible in sidelight. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the help of an ultraviolet light and to the best of knowledge.