Gösta Carell was a Swedish medalist and sculptor. He attended the Technical School in Malmö, and worked in a studio for facade decorations. He studied in København (Copenhagen) under Vilhelm Bissen (1836-1913), and in New York, at the Cooper Union School of Fine Arts. There, he also worked for medal engraver Victor David Brenner from 1916-19. Back in Sweden, he lived in Malmö and Stockholm. From 1925 he worked primarily as a medalist. Initially influenced by Brenner’s impressionism, he later turned to a striking Renaissance style. Carell used a variety of techniques and materials including different alloys, but also with ivory. He was a member of the Artists’ National Organization and the Swedish Artists’ Association. Amongst others, he produced a medal of King Gustaf V on the occasion of his 80th birthday, and exhibited it in the Exchange Hall, Stockholm. Samples of almost all of the medals he produced are treasured in the Royal Coin Cabinet.
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