His father, August Ferdinand Pauli (1815-1904), was an
apothecary and manufacturer. The family was descended from Lieutenant General Wilhelm Pauli (1730-1800). The original Pauli came from Italy under the sponsorship of Emperor
Rudolf II, during the early part of the
Thirty Years' War and later went to Sweden, where he was accepted into the nobility in 1625. He originally studied at the
Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts during the 1870s and 1880s, then made several study trips abroad, primarily to Paris and Italy. He later became a teacher at the
Valand Academy in Gothenburg. In 1887, he married his fellow painter,
Hanna Hirsch. In 1905, they moved into a manor house and studio called the "Villa Pauli", designed by
Albin Brag, in ,
Nacka. He spent much of his time creating decorative paintings; including
frescoes in the "Ostindiska huset" (East India House, which is now home to the
Göteborgs stadsmuseum), the "Södermalms läroverk" (which is now
Södra Latin, a highly selective secondary school), and at the
Östra Real, another secondary school. At the
Per Brahegymnasiet, in his hometown, he created murals in the
Cubist style that were very controversial. Similar works may be found at the
Stockholm City Hall and the
Royal Dramatic Theatre, which features a dining area with his works called the "Restaurang Pauli". He also created some minor murals at the headquarters of the
Handelsbanken and at
Waldemarsudde (now a museum) for
Prince Eugen. He was a member of the
Opponenterna, a group of artists who were opposed to the teaching methods at the Royal Academy. In addition to painting, he wrote numerous historical/biographical works, including
Ernst Josephson (1903 and 1914),
Konstnärslif och om konst (1913),
I Paris, nya konstens källa (1915),
Väggmåleri (1920) and
Prins Eugen (1925). He also wrote a memoir about his fellow artists in the opposition,
I vår ungdom (1925) and stories of his travels,
En målares resa (1922). From 1917 to 1921, he published an art journal called
Flamman (often confused with a socialist newspaper of the
same name). His works may be seen at the
Nationalmuseum,
Nordiska museet,
Uppsala University Library and the
Göteborgs konstmuseum. ==Gallery==