Gösta Carell (1888-1962)
Gösta Carell, born in Stockholm. Sculptor and medal artist. Carell studied at the Technical School in Malmö and was employed after finishing school at Skånska Cementgjuteriet’s studio for facade decorations in 1910. He then studied for a short time for Bissin in Copenhagen. He stayed in America 1913-1920 and worked there at Victor David Brenner’s medal studio 1916-1919 while studying at Cooper Union and the School of Beaux Arts. He returned to Malmö in 1920 and settled in Stockholm in 1922 where he worked with major reliefs for gravediggers, he made his debut as a medal engraver in 1925 with the medal over Frithiof Lennmalm.
Represented: Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Waldemarsudde, Stockholm, Göteborgs konstmuseum, Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen, Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo, m.fl.
41,5 cm Ø
Art with music in focus
Many of the works of art in Gothenburg Concert Hall are connected to music or have a relationship with Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. Here you will find everything from portraits of composers such as Grieg and Sibelius to one of Sweden's largest tapestries, with design by Sven X-et Erixson.