| 1922 |
Born in the Hague, French mother Dutch father. |
| 1936 |
Intermship at his father's set design studio. |
| 1938 |
L'académie des Beaux-Arts at The Hague. While being influenced by the Bauhaus style worked under the direction Schrofer, Citroen and Drayer. |
| 1939 |
Forced to quit L'académie des Beaux-Arts because of rebelious attitude and lack of discipline. First exhibition with 'The Hague' group, mainly influenced by 'New Realism' and also some Surrealism |
| 1940 |
Air raid destroys his studio. Emphasis on large portraits and group portraits. |
| 1941 |
Exposition at The Hague and drawings at Kunsthandel Landweer |
| 1942 |
Refusal to join the 'Kulturkammer' and evading forced labor results in going into hiding. |
| 1943 |
Having joined the Resistance and being wanted by the Gestapo, decided to flee to Spain. After arrest manages to escape and goes back to Paris in August 1943. Group exposition with Jeanne Bücher |
| 1944 |
Enrollement School Estienne to train in engraving techniques. Works with Cottet, Mercier and Bonfils. First book illustration publication, Les Cenci by Stendhal. |
| 1946 |
Illustrations for La Doulou by Alphonse Daudet and the complete works of Baudelaire |
| 1948 |
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| 1949 |
Show at Sothmann, Amsterdam. Paintings & engravings. |
| 1951 |
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| 1952 |
Show in Strassburg. Illustrations for Les Revenants Futurs with poems by George Hugnet. |
| 1953 |
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| 1954 |
Stay in Italy. Set design for Roman theaters. |
| 1955 |
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| 1956 |
Illustrations for Fleur de Colchique with Michel Déon. |
| 1957 |
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| 1960 |
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| 1962 |
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| 1967 |
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| 1968 |
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| 1973 |
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| 1974 |
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| 1975 |
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| 1979 |
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| 1982 |
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| 1985 |
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| 1997 |
Stroke |
| 1990 |
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| 2000 |
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| 2006 |
Dies in Amsterdam |
