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Christian Rohlfs Biography
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1849 |
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Born in Niendorf, Germany
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1870 |
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Studies under Paul Thumann at Grand-Ducal Academy, Weimar, Germany
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1881 |
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Moves into his own studio together with the painter Eddelbüttel, Weimar, Germany
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1892 |
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Belatedly awarded the title of "Professor" by the director of the Weimar Academy, Hans Olde
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1907 |
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Becomes a member of the "Special Association of West German Art Patrons and Artists" (Sonderbund))
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1914 |
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Becomes a full member of the "Freie Sezession", Berlin, and takes part in its exhibitions
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1922 |
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Awarded the academic title of Dr.-Ing. e.h. by the Technical University of Aachen, Germany
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1924 |
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Given the freedom of the city of Hagen and admitted to the Prussian Academy of Arts, Berlin, on the occasion of his 75th birthday
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1925 |
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Awarded the honorary degree of Dr.phil. h.c. by the University of Kiel, Germany
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1925 |
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Honorary member of the State Art Academy in Düsseldorf
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1929 |
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Foundation of the Christian Rohlfs Museum, Hagen, Germany
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1937 |
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Sixteen of Rohlfs' works are shown in the exhibition of "Degenerate Art", forbidden to exhibit
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1937 |
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Expelled from the Prussian Academy of Arts, Berlin
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1937 |
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412 of his works are confiscated from museums
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1938 |
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Died in Hagen, Germany
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1938 |
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The Nazis ban the sale of his works
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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1938
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Remembrance exhibitions in Basel, Berne and Zurich
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1937
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Sixteen of Rohlfs' works are shown in the exhibition of "Degenerate Art"
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1937
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F. Möller Gallery, Berlin
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1936
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Institute of Arts, Detroit
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1936
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Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hanover, Germany
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1930
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Schleswig-Holsteinischer Kunstverein, Kiel, Germany
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1925
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Special exhibitions marking his 75th birthday in Berlin, Erfurt, Danzig and Kiel, Germany
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1920
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Paul Cassirer's gallery, Berlin
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1919
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Special exhibitions marking Rohlfs' 70th birthday at the National Gallery in Berlin, the Kestner-Gesellschaft in Hanover and the A. Flechtheim Gallery in Düsseldorf
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1918
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Kunstverein Frankfurt, Frankfurt
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1918
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I.B. Neumann Gallery, Berlin
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1913
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Special exhibition at Kunstverein Hamburg, Hamburg
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1910
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Grand-Ducal Museum, Weimar
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1909
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Folkwang-Museum, Essen, Germany
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1909
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Sonderbund's exhibition, Düsseldorf
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1909
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Black-and-White Exhibition of the Berlin Sezession
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1904
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Special exhibition at the Kunstverein in Jena, Germany
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1890
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Academy of Arts, Berlin
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1880
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Exhibits his painting 'Roman Builders' (1879), Arts and Crafts Exhibition, Düsselorf
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1877
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Weimar Art Academy, Weimar, Germany
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