After Otto threw him out of his class for refusing to let one of his paintings serve as stage-set decoration, Immendorff was accepted as a student by Joseph Beuys.
Setelah Otto mengeluarkan Immendorff dari kelasnya karena menolak menggunakan salah satu lukisannya sebagai dekorasi panggung, Immendorff diterima sebagai siswa di kelas pematung karismatik Joseph Beuys.