1915, Schneidemühl2005, Cologne

Biography

1915

born on 31 May in Schneidemühl (todays Piła in Poland)

1934

Graduated from the Prinz-Heinrich-Gymnasium, Berlin

1934-1939

Studies at the College of Art Education in Berlin with Willy Jäckel and Hans Zimbal, studies at the Düsseldorf Art Academy with Paul Bindel

1939

State examination at the College for Art Education, Berlin

1967

Art award of the city of Darmstadt

1969

Art award of the city of Cologne

1972

Elected as a full member of the Academy of Arts, Berlin

1981

Titular professorship of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia

1983

Wormland Art Prize, Munich

1984

Great Hessian Culture Prize

1985

Society of Fine Artists of Austria - Künstlerhaus Vienna, Golden Laurel Award. Member of the Free Academy Mannheim

1986

Lovis Corinth Prize, East German Gallery Regensburg

1989

Award of the Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

1990

Award of the Stephan-Lochner Medal of the City of Cologne

1992

Resignation from the Academy of Arts, Berlin

2002

Binding Culture Prize

2005

died on April 14 in Cologne