Timeline

1858

Born Franz Heinrich Louis Corinth in Tapiau (Gvardeysk), province of Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia

1880

Continued his studies under Franz von Defregger and later under Ludwig Löfftz, Munich, Germany

1884 - 1887

Studied in Paris at the Academie Julian, Paris, France

1890

Won an honorable mention at the Paris Salon, Paris, France

1891

Became a founding member of the Munich 'Sezession', Munich, Germany

1901

Opened a painting school for women in Berlin, Berlin, Germany

1911

Elected chairman of the Berlin 'Sezession', Berlin, Germany

1913

Paul Cassirer became chairman of the Berlin 'Sezession' and organized a retrospective, exhibiting 228 oil paintings

1915

Elected president of the Berlin 'Sezession', Berlin, Germany

1917

'Akademie der Künste' in Berlin awarded him the title of Professor, Berlin, Germany

1918 - 1919

After a summer holiday at Urfeld on Lake Walchensee, Corinth acquired a property there and began to build his own house

1925

Travelled to Amsterdam to see works by Rembrandt and Frans Hals, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Died in Zandvoort, Netherlands