Biography

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