Gösta Carell

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGustaf Imanuel "Gösta"•Carell
Used nameGösta•Carell
Born21 May 1888 in Stockholm, Stockholm (SWE)
Died23 May 1962 in Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholm (SWE)
NOC Sweden

Biography

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 III 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.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Art Competitions SWE Gösta Carell
Sculpturing, Unknown Event, Open (Olympic) AC