1849
Born on 22 November in Groß Niendorf, Segeberg County
1864
Rohlfs suffers severe leg injuries as a result of a tree fall.
1866
Visit of the Realgymnasium in Bad Segeberg
1870
Start of studies at the Großherzoglich - Saxon Art School in Weimar
1873
Bone marrow inflammation leads to amputation of the right leg
1874
Resumption of studies in Weimar
1880
The painting "Römische Bauleute" is exhibited in Düsseldorf.
1890
Exhibition at the Akademie der Künste, Berlin
1895
Lives and works in Berlin
1901
Establishment of a studio in Hagen
1905
First meeting with Emil Nolde
1911
Member of the new Berlin Secession.
1924
Member of the Prussian Academy of Arts
1937
412 works are defamed as "degenerate" by the National Socialists
1938
Christian Rohlfs dies in Hagen on 8 January