Paul Flora

Paul Flora studied at Academy of Fine Arts, Munich. The recorded working language is German. Work by Paul Flora is recorded in the collections of Städel Museum. Distinctions recorded are Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Great Silver Medal of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Concordia Prize and Berufstitel Professor.

• Name — Paul Flora • Birth Name — Paul Flora • Born — 29 June 1922 • Birthplace — Glurns, South Tyrol • Died — 15 May 2009 • Place of death — Innsbruck, Austria • Field — Painter / Cartoonist • Works — Wagner auf germanischer Sphinx, Wintergestrüpp, Geist und Fleisch, Die Gletscherspalte • Awards — E.O.Plauen-Preis, Plauen 1999, Premio internazionale Asiago d'Arte Filatelica 1986, Ehrenbürger der Stadt Glurns 1992, Ehrenbürger der Stadt Innsbruck 2002

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.

• 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