1900
Serge Poliakoff is born on the 8th of January in Moscow
1920
In the course of the October Revolution escape from Russia to Constantinople. Here he meets his aunt, the singer Nastia Poliakoff, and goes on concert tours through Europe with her as a guitarist
1924
Stays in Sofia, Belgrade, Vienna and Berlin
Earns his living playing the guitar
Performances in Russian cabarets and as an extra in films
1929
Studies painting at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière in Montparnasse
1930
Continuation of studies at the Académie Fronchot in Montmatre under Othon Friesz
1931
Participation in an exhibition at the Drouant Gallery
1932
Admission to the Salon des Artistes français
1935
acquaintance -- and the following year - marriage to Marcelle Perreur Lloyd
Stay in London and visit to the Grosvenor School of Art
1936
Student of the Slade School of Art
1937
Return to Paris and exhibition at the Galerie Zak
Encounters with Wassily Kandinsky and Otto Freundlich, as well as participation in painting evenings with Robert and Sonia Delaunay
1938
Participation in the Salon des Indépendants until the end of the war
1942
Birth of his only son, Alexis Poliakoff
1945
Prix de la Piste á l'Ecrau
Galerie Le Niveau shows Poliakoff's first abstract painting, followed by a solo exhibition of his abstract paintings at Galerie L'Esquisse, mediated by Kandinsky
1946
Beginning of the graphic work
1947
Prix Kandinsky
1948
First acquisition of a Poliakoff painting for a public collection by the Museum of Grenoble
1951
Use of the gouache technique
1952
First solo exhibition abroad at Tokanten Gallery, Copenhagen
1953
Solo exhibition at the Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels
1954
In addition to solo exhibitions in Paris, Cologne and Amsterdam galleries, Poliakoff is given his own space for his paintings within the exhibition "Current Trends in the Paris School" at the Kunsthalle Bern; Summer in Deauville.
1955
First monograph by Michel Ragon published by Georges Fall
1958
Museum exhibitions in Basel, Hamburg, Copenhagen and Düsseldorf
1959
Visit to the Malevich retrospective at the Kunsthalle Bern and participation in Documenta II
1960
Solo exhibition at the Kunsthalle Bern
1963
Exhibition at the Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hanover
1964
Participation in Documenta III
1965
Participated in the Tokyo Biennale and the Mentone Biennale, where he was awarded the Grand Prix
1969
Serge Poliakoff died 12 October in Paris