1885
- Born in Rotterdam on 23 February
1903
- Completes his secondary education
- Commences with the Dutch Iron Railway Company as an administrator
1911
- Travels to Zierikzee and creates his first etchings
1912
- Takes a studio in Rotterdam and engages a model, Hillegonda Louise Mol
- Resigns from the Dutch Iron Railway Company
1913
- First orders for etchings from London
1914
- Committee member of The Rotterdammers (De Rotterdammers)
1915
- First solo exhibition at Caramelli and Tessaro in Utrecht
- Meets Bernard Canter, Piet Mondriaan, Theo van Doesburg
- Joins the committee of The Rotterdammers and becomes a member of the Dutch Theosophical Society
1916
- Marries Hillegonda Louise Mol on 15 June
1917
- Joins the art movement The Surf (De Branding) as a founding member
- Spends time with members of the Bergen School
1918
- Hillegonda falls pregnant; the baby is stillborn
- Exhibits with The Surf (De Branding) and with The Signal (Het Signaal)
1921
- Birth of daughter Laura on 26 January
1922
- Works in Brabant and creates the Tree landscape series in black ink (Expressionism) and abstract pastel
1923
- Leaves The Surf (De Branding) and joins the Rotterdamsche Freemason Lodge“Acacia”
- Birth of daughter Louise Aletta on 18 June
1925
- Travels to Paris for The Exhibition of Decorative Art
- Works in Concarneau, Brittany for two months
1926-27
- Works in London for extended periods
1928
- Birth of son Jan Willem on 10 April
- Creates illustrations for the book the Rotterdam Council publishes for the
- Amsterdam Olympic Games 1928
1929
- Becomes Chairman of newly established Rotterdam Artist Society (Rotterdamsche Kunstenaars Societeit)
1930
- Receives a commission from the Freemason National Committee for and etching
1931
- Assists with the establishment of Oasis
1932
- Takes the initiative for the Crisis Exhibition
1933
- First minor signs of health issues
1937
- Leaves Rotterdam for Den Dolder
1938
- Dies on 11 March in Den Dolder
