| 1942 |
born in Geringswalde |
| 1948-1956 |
school attendance in Leisnig |
| 1956-1960 |
apprenticeship and work as a machinery locksmith in Leisnig |
| 1959-1960 |
first artistic supervision in an evening course for painting and drawing at the Kulturhaus Döbeln |
| 1960-1962 |
military service |
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attended evening classes at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst Leipzig with Walter Münze and Gerhard Eichhorn |
| 1962-1967 |
Student at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst (HGB) Leipzig, initially studying under Fritz Fröhlich, H. Mayer-Foreyt, and briefly also under Werner Tübke; specialized studies in graphic design and illustration under Prof. Gerhard Kurt Müller; graduated with a Diploma |
| 1966 |
marriage with Dr. Elke Köhler |
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death of the mother |
| 1967 |
diploma and admission to the Verband Bildender Künstler der DDR |
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then freelance work in Geithain |
| 1967-1969 |
occasionally worked in graphic design (exhibition design) |
| 1969-1972 |
aspirantur at the HGB Leipzig under Albert Kapr and Rolf Kuhrt and in the lithography workshop under Horst Arloth |
| 1973 |
start of teaching assignment for life drawing and introduction to illustration at the HGB Leipzig |
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decisive shift toward lithography using asphalt scraping technique |
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start of extensive work on ″Der Meister und Margarita″ by Mikhail Bulgakov |
| 1974 |
construction of a studio with its own printing facilities in Geithain |
| 1979-1980 |
construction of a residential building in Geithain |
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masterpieces to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ″Die neue Melusine″ |
| 1988 |
member of the international jury for the Kraków Biennale / Poland |
| 1989 |
takeover of artistic direction of the lithography workshop at the HGB Leipzig |
| 1989-1991 |
artwork on the theme of ″Simplicius Simplicissimus″ based on a film script by Franz Fühmann |
| 1992 |
death of his wife |
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Professorship at the HGB Leipzig |
| 1993 |
member of the international jury for the Maastricht Biennale / Netherlands |
| 1994 |
construction of a studio in Geithain |
| 1994-1997 |
head of the Painting and Graphic Arts Department at the HGB Leipzig |
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more extensive works, including ″Leben und Taten des berühnten Ritters Schnapphahnski″ by Georg Weerth and ″Don Quichotte″ by Miguel de Cervantes |
| 1997 |
marriage with Margit Karpinski |
| 1998 |
several study visits to Norway, Ireland, and Switzerland |
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landscape etchings; commencement of extensive work on ″Der Ackermann und der Tod″ based on Johannes von Saaz |
| 2003 |
takeover of the graphic design department at the HGB Leipzig together with Ulrich Hachulla |
| 2005 |
resigned from teaching, since then working freelance again in Geithain |
