Bertil Vallien
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a unique sand cast glass sculpture, "Resting head", Kosta Boda, Sweden.
Polychrome decor of a face within the glass. Signed KOSTA BODA UNIQUE B8VAUN 009433, the sculpture 28 x 22 x 17 cm, on a high green painted wooden stand with iron plate, 60 x 30 cm, total height excluding the sculpture 129 cm.
Provenance
Bought at Galerie Leger, Malmö in 2005.
Literature
Gunnar Lindqvist, "Bertil Vallien - Glas äter ljus", Carlssons 1999, compare similar "Resting heads" illustrated and mentioned pp 226-229.
Designer
Bertil Vallien (b. 1938) is a Swedish glass designer and ceramicist. He pursued his studies at Konstfack in Stockholm as well as on study trips to Denmark and the USA. In the 1960s, Vallien worked at Boda glassworks as an assistant to Erik Höglund, and was later linked to Åfors glassworks. Vallien works primarily in glass and has developed a distinctive style of sandcast glass sculptures, often depicting boats and heads. His sculptures have a kind of inner glow that lingers in the memory. Vallien is represented around the world and has been awarded the prize "Visionaries! Award" in 2001. Bertil was married to the artist Ulrica Hydman-Vallien.
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