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Albert Mertz

Albert Mertz (1920–1990) was a painter, film director and screenwriter.

Also recorded as Albert Axel Tonndorff Mertz

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Biography

Born at Copenhagen in 1920, died in Slagelse in 1990.

Albert Mertz studied at Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. Training under Aksel Jørgensen is recorded. Peter Carlsen and Jesper Christiansen are recorded as having studied under Albert Mertz.

Employment is recorded with Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.

Work by Albert Mertz is recorded in the collections of Statens Museum for Kunst and Print Collection.

Distinctions recorded are Eckersberg Medal and Thorvaldsen Medal.

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  • Copenhagen
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  • Slagelse

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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 20 August 2026.

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