Paul Mathias Padua

Paul Mathias Padua
Born(1903-11-15)15 November 1903
Salzburg, Austria-Hungary
Died22 August 1981(1981-08-22) (aged 77)
Rottach-Egern, West Germany
NationalityGerman
Known forPainting
MovementRealism, New Objectivity, Nazi art

Paul Mathias Padua (November 15, 1903 – August 22, 1981) was an Austrian-born German painter. He was committed to the tradition of the realist painter Wilhelm Leibl, which was highly valued by Adolf Hitler, and was very successful as an official artist at Nazi Germany.

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