| Timeline |
| 1909 |
Born 28 October in Ireland to English parents |
| 1914 |
Family moves to London |
| 1925 |
Leaves home after being caught cross-dressing in front of a mirror |
| 1927 |
Spends time in Paris and Berlin |
| 1929 |
Settles in London |
| 1936 |
Work is rejected by the International Surrealist Exhibition in London |
| 1942 |
Declared unfit for Military Service because of his asthma |
| 1943 |
Destroys most of his paintings |
| 1945 |
Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion exhibited at the Lefevre Gallery in London |
| 1966 |
Wins the Rubens Prize awarded by the City of Siegen, West Germany; exhibits in Paris |
| 1968 |
Visits New York - exhibition at the Marlborough-Gerson Gallery |
| 1977 |
Visits Balthus in Rome |
| 1992 |
Dies 28 April of a heart attack while visiting friends in Madrid |
