Background
Born in Copenhagen, he was the son of the politician and philosopher Carl Nicolai Starcke. He was brought up in a highly cultured environment as his mother was very musical and his father was an accomplished amateur wood carver.
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Henrik Starcke
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Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.
Career
Following his father"s wishes, he first began to study medicine before studying painting under Ejnar Nielsen at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (1920-1924). Taking a special interest in ancient art, he travelled widely in the 1920s and 1930s to France, Italy, Greece, Egypt and England. From 1929, he abandoned painting in favour of sculpture.
As a sculptor, he was inventive and imaginative, often working with unusual materials such as flint, gravel, brick and rusty nails.
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Nationality
Denmark
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Awards
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Thorvaldsen Medal; Eckersberg Medal In 1940 he was awarded the Eckersberg Medal and in 1960, the Thorvaldsen Medal.
The Eckersberg Medal (originally the Akademiets Aarsmedaille or Annual Academy Medal) is an annual award of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.; The Thorvaldsen Medal is awarded annually with few exceptions to a varying number of recipients by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and is its highest distinction within the visual arts.The Eckersberg Medal (originally the Akademiets Aarsmedaille or Annual Academy Medal) is an annual award of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts.; The Thorvaldsen Medal is awarded annually with few exceptions to a varying number of recipients by the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and is its highest distinction within the visual arts.