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Carol Storck (10 May 1854,
@ Muzeul Storck Many of his finished works are collected in the Storck Museum alongside other works by his family.
Carol Storck (10 May 1854, Bucharest
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– 1926) was a Romanian sculptor. He was the son of Karl Storck and the brother of Frederic Storck, both sculptors.
Life and work
In 1871, Storck studied at the Royal Academy of Arts inFlorence
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with Augusto Rivalta. Five years later, he had a showing at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia and remained there to study until 1880.
Storck produced three large works that decorate the Palace of Justice in Bucharest
Bucharest ( , ; ) is the capital and largest city of Romania. The metropolis stands on the River Dâmbovița (river), Dâmbovița in south-eastern Romania. Its population is officially estimated at 1.76 million residents within a greater Buc ...
. He also created a monument in front of the Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in that same city. Storck's sculpture depicts and is dedicated to the educational facility's namesake, Gen. Dr. Carol Davila.Biographical notes@ Muzeul Storck Many of his finished works are collected in the Storck Museum alongside other works by his family.
See also
* Sculpture in Europe after early GreeceReferences
External links
1854 births 19th-century Romanian sculptors 1926 deaths 20th-century Romanian sculptors Artists from Bucharest People from the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia {{Romania-sculptor-stub