Albert Mertz

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Decorations by Albert Mertz at the University of Copenhagen's Frederiksberg Campus (1972)

Albert Axel Tonndorff Mertz (31 January 1920 – 30 December 1990) was a Danish painter.

Linien II artists association, working in a Constructivist
style in a limited number of strong colours.

Biography

Born in Copenhagen, Mertz was only 16 when he first exhibited at the Artists Autumn Exhibition (

Linien II, working in a simplified Constructivist style from 1948 with a limited number of strong colours. In the late 1950s, he associated with the German-born Arthur Köpcke who opened a gallery in Copenhagen which became popular with artists working with Fluxus and Neo-Dada. From 1962 to 1976, Martz lived in France where he painted in his typical reds and blues,[2] while in the 1980s, he created installations with Lone Mertz in Paris and Munich.[3]

Awards

In 1964, Mertz was awarded the Eckersberg Medal and, in 1988, the Thorvaldsen Medal.[3]

Publication

  • Cinema, Gent: Imschoot, 1988
    ISBN 978-9072191038.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Albert Mertz" (in Danish). Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Albert Mertz". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  3. ^ a b Mette Højsgaard. "Albert Axel Tonndorff Mertz Nielsen" (in Danish). Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Albert Mertz "Cinema"". www.muhka.be. Retrieved 2021-03-11.

Literature

External links
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