Paul Flora (6 June 1922 – 15 May 2009) was an Austrian caricaturist, graphic artist, and illustrator, known for his black ink line drawings. "Flora was one of Europe's most profiled illustrators since the 1960s. He worked for British newspapers The Times and The Observer as well as for Germany's Die Zeit".
Career Flora was born in Glurns, South Tyrol. The young artist spent his formative years in Bavaria, Germany. From 1942 to 1944 Flora studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich under the Norwegian draftsman and painter Olaf Gulbransson, who worked for the political magazine Simplicissimus.
"To many observers of the Austrian and German art scene, Paul Flora appears to have weathered many storms on his stony path to becoming well known for his characteristic black ink line drawings. Living in Tyrol, where it is almost impossible for an artist to earn a living solely by selling his artwork, he was one of the few who had achieved sustained success". (R. H. Sachsenmaier: "Paul Flora". In Sast Report, 2013)
He died on 15 May 2009 in Innsbruck and was buried in his hometown Glurns.
Honors Asteroid 85411 Paulflora, discovered by Erich Meyer and Erwin Obermair in 1996, was named in his honor. The official was published by the Minor Planet Center on 30 July 2007 ().
Exhibitions in museums 1950: Biennale in Venedig 1952: Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum, Innsbruck 1956: Secession, Vienna 1959: Kunsthalle Bremen und Maison de France, Berlin 1963: Wilhelm Busch Museum, Hannover 1966: Biennale in Venedig 1972: Suermont Museum, Aachen 1974: Folkwang Museum, Essen 1979: Museum Nymwegen 1984: Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg 1989: Albrecht-Dürer-Haus, Nürnberg 1992: Historisches Museum, Vienna 1993: Museion, Bozen 1997: Bayerische Akademie der schönen Künste, Munich 2002: Palais Esplanade, Meran 2002: Palais Harrach, Vienna 2021: Abertina, Vienna
Films Die Raben von San Marco Floras Fauna Ein Fischer im Drüben Ein Abenteurer im Schlafrock Auf dem Strich – Paul Flora im Film 2007
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External links
Biography: Paul-Flora-Site (English, German) Biography, Photographies, Short story: Sast Report - Culture: Paul Flora (English) Galerie im Taxispalais / Innsbruck Bleistifte der Härte zwei (Janko Ferk Paul Flora, German) Galerie Hofburg / Brixen Audiointerview: Paul Flora, ORF, 15. Mai 2009 Paul Flora (in German) from the archive of the Österreichische Mediathek