| Paul Flora | |
| Birth Name: | Paul Flora |
| Birth Date: | 29 June 1922 |
| Birth Place: | Glurns, South Tyrol |
| Death Place: | Innsbruck, Austria |
| Nationality: | Austrian |
| Field: | Painter / Cartoonist |
| Influenced By: | Olaf Gulbransson, Adolf Schinnerer, Alfred Kubin--> |
| 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 |
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".[1]
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.
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 .