Frederic Storck (19 January 1872 â 26 December 1942) was a Romanian sculptor. His father was the sculptor Karl Storck. His brother, Carol Storck, was also a sculptor and his wife, Cecilia CuÃÂescu-Storck was a painter.
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, ÃÂtefan Luchian and others, was one of the founding members of "Tinerimea artisticÃÂ" (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 RÃÂdulescu, Alexandru Macedonski, Spiru Haret, Constantin Dobrescu-ArgeÃÂ, 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 CuÃÂescu-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.
In Balchik, now in Bulgaria, the Storck family owned a seafront mansion known as Villa Storck.