Albert Mertz

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

From 1936 to 1938, he studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts under Aksel Jørgensen.

In the late 1940s, he became one of the leading artists in 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.