1880
Max Clarenbach is born in Neuss.
1893
He is accepted to the Kunstakademie Dusseldorf at the age of 13.
1903
Clarenbach leaves the art academy and establishes himself through his first exhibition successes.
1908
Together with several fellow artists, the artist founds the Sonderbund Westdeutscher Kunstfreunde und Künstler.
1939-1940
Active as regional director of the Reich Chamber of Fine Arts.
1952
Max Clarenbach dies of cancer on 9 July 1952 in Wittlaer.