1980
Travels through Tunisia and winter stay in Hammamet.
 

 


 
1982
Member of the Order of Merit for Sciences and the Arts, France.

Rubenspreis (Rubens Award) from the city of Siegen, Ring of Honor from the city of Hagen, both Germany.
 

 


 
1983
Travels to Marocco where Suite Maroc, encompassing 36 pages, is created

Great Cross of Merit with Star from the Order of Merit, Federal Republic of Germany.



In his studio, 1984


 


 
1985
Guest of Honor of the German Academy of Rome, Villa Massimo, Italy.
 

 


 
1987
Jörg-Ratgeb-Preis (Jörg-Ratgeb-Award) of the city of Reutlingen, Germany.

Award of the European Academy of Fine Arts, Trier, Germany.

Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.