Andrew (Andrey) Valerianovich Martz (; 26 June 1924 – 20 October 2002) was a Russian animal sculptor, Honored Artist of the

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, who lived and worked in Moscow. His sculptures reside in

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, in art museums and private collections in Russia and other countries of the world.[Андрей Марц: Сов. Скульптор-анималист. Автор: Шашкина, М. В. — Издательство: Сов. художник, 1988 г. Пол. индекс: ISBN 5-269-00142-X][Андрей Марц. Скульптура. — Издательство: Молодая гвардия, 2000 г. Пол. индекс: ISBN 5-235-02426-5]Российская академия художеств. Марц Андрей Валерианович
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Biography

Andrew Martz was born in Russia in Moscow on June 26, 1924. Studied at the

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. A large number of Andrei Marts's original sculptures are in the collections of 50 different museums in Russia, as well as in museums in Germany, Lithuania, Estonia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. His sculptures were also produced at the Kasli foundry and Kusa foundry. Andrew Martz won various art competitions in the USSR and received several awards for this. Sculptures by Andrew Martz were also produced in the USSR in the form of plastic toys in factories. Andrew Martz published three books about his sculptures, gave interviews on Russian television and various print media. Personal and group exhibitions of sculptures by Andrew Martz were held in museums in the US, France, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Austria, Belgium, Japan, Russia, Latvia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey.Объединение московских скульпторов. Марц Андрей Валерианович
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State and public awards

*Honored Artists of the

Medal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" The Medal "For the Victory Over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945" () was a military decoration of the Soviet Union established on May 9, 1945, by decree of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR to denote military partici ...

*Diploma of

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*Member of the

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References

External links

André MARTZAndré Martz. Artnet

Andréj Valerianowitsch Martz

Andre MartzAndrew Valerianovich Martz

Российская академия художеств. Марц Андрей Валерианович

Дорога памяти. Марц Андрей Валерианович

Скульптор Андрей Марц

Рыбы и птицы Андрея Марца

Андрей Марц, Ирина Марц

Заповедник Андрея Марца

Музей Мирового океана

Русские анималисты — А. В. Марц

Живая пластика Андрея Марца

Феликс Бух и Андрей Марц. От сотворения

Марц Андрей Валерианович. Галерея «Открытый клуб»

Семейная выставка московских художников Андрея Марца (скульптура) и Ирины Марц (живопись)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Martz, Andrew 1924 births 2002 deaths Artists from Moscow Sculptors from the Russian Empire Soviet sculptors Animal sculptors Russian animal artists Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture alumni 20th-century Russian sculptors 20th-century Russian male artists 21st-century Russian painters 21st-century Russian male artists