| Timeline |
| 1882 |
Born 13 May in Argenteuil-sur-Seine, France |
| 1897 |
Begins studies at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts |
| 1900 |
Moves to Paris, studies the Fauves |
| 1901 |
Receives his craftsman certificate |
| 1902 |
Paints at the Académie Humbert in Paris |
| 1903 |
Early works (until ~1905) are in the mood of Impressionism |
| 1906 |
Beginning of Fauve period |
| 1907 |
Shows his Fauve work in the Salon des Indépendants |
| 1908 |
First solo show is at Daniel-Henri Kahnweiler’s gallery |
| 1909 |
Begins working with Pablo Picasso developing the Cubist style |
| 1912 |
Marries Marcelle Lapré |
| 1914 |
Enlists in the French army |
| 1915 |
Suffers a serious head injury in the war and is released from military service |
| 1922 |
Exhibition at the Salon d’Automne in Paris |
| 1923 |
Designs stage sets for Sergey Diaghilev |
| 1925 |
Designs stage sets for Sergey Diaghilev |
| 1930 |
Moves to coast of Normandy |
| 1937 |
Wins the Carnegie Prize |
| 1961 |
First living artist to have his works exhibited in the Louvre |
| 1963 |
Dies 31 August |
