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Frederic Storck

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Frederic Storck
Frederic Storck (date unknown)
Born(1872-01-19)January 19, 1872
DiedDecember 26, 1942(1942-12-26) (aged 70)
NationalityRomanian
Alma materBucharest National University of Arts
Known forSculptor
PartnerCecilia Cuțescu-Storck
FatherKarl Storck
RelativesCarol Storck
The Giant, at Carol Park

Frederic Storck (19 January 1872,[1] Bucharest – 26 December 1942, Bucharest) was a Romanian sculptor. His father was the sculptor Karl Storck. His brother, Carol Storck, was also a sculptor and his wife, Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck was a painter.

Life and work

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He studied at the Bucharest National University of Arts under Professor Ion Georgescu, then pursued further studies in Munich. Later, he became a Professor at the University of Arts himself and, together with Nicolae Vermont, Ștefan Luchian and others, was one of the founding members of "Tinerimea artistică" (Artistic Youth), a society devoted to Realism; drawing its inspiration from the lives of ordinary people.

Storck's sculptures followed the Classical tradition and featured portrait busts (notably, Ion Heliade Rădulescu, Alexandru Macedonski, Spiru Haret, Constantin Dobrescu-Argeș, King Carol I and Queen Elisabeth), as well as allegorical themes ("Truth" at the Palace of Justice, for example). His later sculptures became highly stylized.

Other notable works include:

His home, designed by his wife, Cecilia, and decorated with murals, became the Frederic and Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck Art Museum in 1951. In addition to sculptures and paintings by members of the Storck family, the museum includes collections of furniture, old wood carvings, medals, coins, icons, pottery and other folk art objects.[2]

In Balchik, now in Bulgaria, the Storck family owned a seafront mansion known as Villa Storck.

References

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  1. ^ Sources give January 7, January 10 and January 19 as birth date.
  2. ^ "Colecția de Artă Plastică "Fr. Storck și Cecilia Cuțescu Storck"" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2010-11-22. Retrieved 2016-11-19.
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