1904 | Born in Leipzig |
1925 – 1929 | Studied at the Fine Art Academy in Dresden and Munich |
1935 | Moved to Paris |
1946 | Obtained French nationality |
1956 | member of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, Berlin |
1960 | Received the First International prize for painting, Venice Biennal, Venice |
1970 | Received the Grand Prix des Beaux-Arts from the city of Paris |
1970 | Received the Grand Prix des Arts de la ville de Paris, Paris |
1981 | Received the Prix Kokoschka, Austria |
1989 | Deceased in Antibes, France |