Karl Storck (1826–1887) was a Hessian-born Romanian sculptor and art theorist.

Karl Storck
Bust of Karl Storck by Frederic Storck, at the Evangelical Cemetery in Bucharest
Born	(1826-05-21)May 21, 1826 Hanau, Grand Duchy of Hesse
Died	March 30, 1887(1887-03-30) (aged 60) Bucharest, Kingdom of Romania
Resting place	Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Bucharest
Nationality	Hessian, Romanian
Known for	sculpture, engraving, art theory
Movement	Academic

Biography

Karl Storck was born on in Hanau, Grand Duchy of Hesse.[1] Having been trained and working for a time as an engraver, he became sculptor only later.[1] He studied in Paris, from where he was driven out by the French Revolution of 1848.[1] He settled in Bucharest in 1849, and spent the years 1856–1857 in Munich where he trained as sculptor.[1] In 1865 he became the first professor of sculpture at the Fine Arts Academy in Bucharest, becoming the most prominent figure and main developer in this early period of modern Romanian sculpture.[2][3]

His sons, Carol Storck (1854–1926) and Frederic Storck (1872–1924), were also noted artists.

Notable students

• Dimitrie Paciurea
• George Julian Zolnay

List of works

Sculptures and monuments

• Domniţa Bălaşa, Spătarul Mihail Cantacuzino
• Statue of Carol Davila
• Minerva încununând artele și știința
• The iconostasis of Viforata Monastery (15th century)
• Bas-reliefs on the facade of the University of Bucharest (destroyed by the Allied bombing of Bucharest in World War II)
• Facade and interior of the Suțu Palace [ro]

Portraits

• Bust of Grigore III Ghica of Moldavia, in Iași
• Busts of Theodor Aman, Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Mihail Kogălniceanu, C. A. Rosetti, Elena Cuza

See also

• Frederic and Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck Art Museum

Notes

References

• Jane Turner (1996). The Dictionary of Art. Grove's Dictionaries. ISBN 9781884446009.
• Eugene K. Keefe (1972). Area Handbook for Romania. U.S. Gov. Print. Off.
• Constantin Daicoviciu (1966). Romania: Geography, History, Economy, Culture: Geography, History, Economy, Culture. Meridiane Pub. House.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karl Storck.

• (in German) Bildhauerei

Further reading

• Marin Mihalache, Sculptorii Storck ("The Storck Sculptors"), Editura Meridiane, Bucharest, 1975, LCCN: 75409215, LC: NB933.S83 M54