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 Freelance painter and professor at the Hochschule der Kuenste Berlin |
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| 1907 | Born at Eilenstedt near Halberstadt | |
| 1917-23 |
Attended the Stephaneum at Aschersleben Realistic drawings and studies Award for painting and drawing (Richard Bestehorn Foundation) |
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| 1923 |
Settled down at Berlin Met V.O. Stomps Planned a literary and artistic magazine |
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| 1927 |
First Exhibition in the gallery "Der Sturm" of Herwarth Walden Cubist drawings, rhythmic colour washes, illustrative studies |
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| 1928 |
Exhibition at Sandkuhl's in the Haus der Juryfreien, Berlin First portfolio, including "Tanzsymphonie" (Dance Symphony) Analysis of Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky |
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| 1929-33 |
Taught at the Art School "Der Weg" (closed in 1933) |
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| 1931 | Exhibition at Redfern Gallery, London | |
| 1932 |
Galerie Flechtheim, Berlin First exhibition with Surrealistic pen drawings with watercolour Exhibition at Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin |
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| 1933-39 |
Private teaching in studio Partly forbidden to exhibit Post-Expressionism in large forms, Surrealistic tendencies Supported by Nierendorf and von der Heyde galleries Exhibitions under very difficult conditions |
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| 1936 | Exhibition at Galerie von der Heyde, Berlin | |
| 1939 | Exhibition at Galerie von der Heyde, Berlin | |
| 1940-43 |
Called up for military service Soldier in Africa New experiences of colour, analysis of Islamic ornamentation |
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| 1943 |
Destruction of his studio in Berlin by air attack Only some pieces of pre-war works remained |
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| 1943-45 |
Prisoner of war in the USA Watercolours and drawings of people, landscapes and animals in Oklahoma, Texas and Arizona |
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| 1946 |
Head of painting studio in prisoner of war camp in Scotland Landscapes in tempera, portfolio works, including "Koepfe" (Heads) Released and returned to Berlin First post-war exhibition at the Kunstamt Berlin-Charlottenburg Exhibition at Galerie von der Heyde, Berlin |
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| 1947 | Married to Roki Reichstein | |
| 1947-52 |
Bas-reliefs, then tempera reliefs, airlift- and enclave-pictures Contributed to the magazine "Athena" |
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| 1950 |
Art Prize of the City of Berlin Regular presentations at the Pittsburgh International Exhibitions of the Carnegie Institute |
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| 1950-52 | Small works of sculpture | |
| 1951 | First exhibition of relief pictures at the Galerie Schueler, Berlin | |
| 1952 |
Hallmark Art Award, New York Award in the competition for the "Memorial of the Unknown Political Prisoner", London |
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| 1953 |
Professor at the Hochschule der Bildenden Kuenste, Berlin First of his regular stays during summertime on the North Frisian Island of Amrum |
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| 1955-57 |
After 20 years return to oils "Keilperiode" (Wedge Period) Visits to Rome and Paris |
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| 1957 | Exhibition at Kleemann Galleries, New York | |
| 1958-59 |
Large palette-knife pictures ("Ikarus") and series of vivid watercolours (linen watercolours) |
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| 1959 | Exhibition at Galerie Gaspar, Barcelone / Madrid | |
| 1959-60 |
Fugette periode Visit to St. Gall (Switzerland) |
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| 1960 |
Exhibition at Hutton Galleries, New York First exhibition at the Galerie Voemel, Duesseldorf |
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| 1961 | First Exhibition at Galerie "Im Erker", St. Gall | |
| 1962 | Exhibtion at Galerie Internationale D'Art Contemporain, Paris | |
| 1960-63 |
"Ink pictures" - collages with Indian ink and glazes mounted on linen |
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| 1963 |
Exhibition at Hutton Galleries, New York Exhibition at Galerie Vernier, Geneva Exhibition at Marlborough Gallery, London |
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| 1964 |
Studio at Steenodde (Island of Amrum) Participated in the travelling exhibition "The Spirit of New Berlin" in the USA |
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| 1964-66 |
"Formationen" (Formations) and "Fensterbilder" (Window Pictures), triptychs, variations on balance and movement from tautly constructed pictorial codes |
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| 1965 |
Exhibition at the Karl-Ernst-Osthaus-Museum, Hagen Exhibition at Galerie Raeber, Lucerne (Switzerland) First lithographs |
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| 1967 |
"Ornabile" - ornamental ribbons as new pictorial motif |
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| 1968 |
"Spurentafeln" (Tableaus of Traces), return to manifold structures |
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| 1969-70 |
"Vegetatives" - drop-, half-moon-, fish-forms Subtile and transparent colouring "Paarungen" (Matings), "Vegetative Tragoedien" (Vegetative Tragedies) |
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| 1970 | Death of Roki Jaenisch | |
| 1970 | Exhibition at the Kunsthalle, Kiel | |
| 1971 |
Exhibition at Galerie Niggli, Niederteufen (Switzerland) Edition of the monography "Hans Jaenisch" |
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| 1972 | Married to Adelheid Raabe | |
| 1976 |
Professor emeritus Exhibition at Galerie de Kerzellec, Le Pouldu (France) |
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| 1978 |
Exhibition at Galerie Buchholz, Bogota (with Gerald Moll) Exhibition at the Goethe-Institut, Montreal |
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| 1979 | Awarding of the German Bundesverdienstkreuz | |
| 1980 | Exhibition at Staedtisches Museum, Schleswig | |
| 1982 |
Exhibition at Gallery art east-art west, Hongkong Exhibition at the Goethe-Institut (Beale-Street- Landing), Memphis Exhibition at Galerie Westenhoff, Luebeck Exhibition at Galerie Schmidt, Wuppertal |
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| 1983 | Exhibition at Galerie Voemel, Duesseldorf | |
| 1984 |
Exhibition at Galerie Bremer, Berlin Exhibition at Galerie Danielsen, Flensburg Exhibition at Galerie Strunk-Hilgers, Moenchengladbach |
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| 1985 |
Exhibition at Galerie Glanz, Erftstadt-Lechenich Exhibition at Galerie Schmidt, Wuppertal Exhibition at Galerie Guenter Fuchs, Velbert-Neviges |
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| 1986 | Exhibition at Galerie Westenhoff, Hamburg | |
| 1987 |
Exhibition at Galerie Nierendorf, Berlin Exhibition at Galerie Steinbrecher, Bremen |
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| 1988 | Exhibition at Galerie Steinbrecher, Bremen | |
| 1989 |
Exhibition at Galerie Jahnhorst & Preuss, Berlin Exhibition at Galerie Steinbrecher, Bremen died on the Island of Amrum |
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| 1991 |
Exhibition at Galerie Voemel, Duesseldorf Exhibition at Galerie Orangerie Reinz, Cologne |
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| 1992 | Exhibition at the Kunstamt Wedding, Berlin | |
| 1995 |
Exhibition at the Fritz-Winter-Haus, Ahlen Exhibition at Galerie Niemann, Berlin Exhibition at Galerie Ott, Duesseldorf |
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| 1996 |
Exhibition at the Fritz-Winter-Atelier, Diessen Exhibition at Oberhessisches Museum, Giessen |
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| 1997 | Exhibition at Galerie Steinbrecher, Bremen | |
| 1998 | Exhibition at Galerie Wirnitzer, Baden-Baden | |
| 2000 |
Exhibition at Galerie Westenhoff, Hamburg Exhibition at Galerie Fuchs, Velbert-Neviges Exhibition at Buergergalerie, Kiel |
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| 2001 |
Exhibition at the Fritz-Winter-Atelier, Diessen Exhibition at the Fritz-Winter-Haus, Ahlen |
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Since 1950 numerous one-man and collective exhibitions
in Germany, as well as in Zuerich, St. Gall, Amsterdam, Antwerp, Paris, Madrid,
Milan, New York, Mexico City and various cities in North and South America |
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