Henrik Starcke

Henrik Starcke (16 April 1899 – 5 June 1973) was a Danish sculptor who created fanciful creatures based on his interest in ancient art.

[1] 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.

[3] Taking a special interest in ancient art, he travelled widely in the 1920s and 1930s to France, Italy, Greece, Egypt and England.

As a sculptor, he was inventive and imaginative, often working with unusual materials such as flint, gravel, brick and rusty nails.