Nikolai Avenirovich Martynov (Russian:Николай Авенирович Мартынов; 1842–1913) was a Russian painter and watercolorist.
Life and work
He graduated from the Moscow School of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, and taught at various gymnasia in Moscow. In 1867, his watercolor renderings of the frescoes at Nereditsa Church earned him a bronze medal at the Exposition Universelle in Paris.
In the 1880s, he was a private tutor to the children of the Sabashnikov merchant family, including , who became a book publisher. While living at their dacha he wrote Курс рисования для средних учебных заведений» (A Drawing Course for Secondary Institutions). In 1883, he gave private lessons to the future graphic artist, Maria Yakunchikova, and her sister Vera. and Nikolai Bartram were also his students.
