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

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and

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as well as for Germany's Die Zeit".

Career

Flora was born in

Glurns Glurns (; it, Glorenza ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in South Tyrol in northern Italy, located about northwest of Bolzano. Geography As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 876 and an area of .All demographics and other statistics: I ...

South Tyrol it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol , settlement_type = Autonomous area, Autonomous Provinces of Italy, province , image_skyline = ...

. The young artist spent his formative years in

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Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. From 1942 to 1944 Flora studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Munich under the Norwegian draftsman and painter

Olaf Gulbransson Olaf Leonhard Gulbransson (26 May 1873 in Oslo18 September 1958 in Tegernsee, West Germany) was a Norwegian people, Norwegian artist, Painting, painter and designer. He is probably best known for his caricatures and illustrations. Biography From ...

, who worked for the political magazine

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. "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:

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Bozen Bolzano ( or ; german: Bozen, (formerly ); bar, Bozn; lld, Balsan or ) is the capital city of the province of South Tyrol in northern Italy. With a population of 108,245, Bolzano is also by far the largest city in South Tyrol and the third la ...

* 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

References and notes

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Flora, Paul 1922 births 2009 deaths Austrian artists Academy of Fine Arts, Munich alumni People from Glurns

Career

Honors

Exhibitions in museums

Films

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