1912 | born in Pleß, Upper Silesia |
1928-30 | studies with Otto Mueller and Carlo Mense at the State Academy of Arts and Crafts in Wroclaw |
1930 | Moves to Dresden and first exhibitions |
1933 | Internment in concentration camps |
1935 | Emigration to Czechoslovakia |
1936 | First exhibition of etchings |
1939-43 | Internment in the camp of Meslay-du-Maine |
1945 | Return to Paris |
1950 | French nationality |
1951 | Participation in Triennale in Milan and exhibition of modern art in Tokyo |
1955 | Participation in São Paulo Biennial and 1st International Graphic Exhibition in Ljubljana |
1958 | Participation in Venice Biennale |
1959 | UNESCO teaching assignment at the Museum of Modern Art in Rio de Janeiro |
1969 | Federal Cross of Merit 1st class |
1978 | Appointment as Officier des Arts et des Lettres |
1982 | Lovis Corinth Prize |
1992 | died in Paris |