Bertil Vallien
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a unique "Resting Head" sand cast glass sculpture, Kosta Boda, Sweden.
Reclining head on a tall pedestal, signed KOSTA BODA UNIQUE 8BVAUN 989214. Height ca 35 cm, width ca 18 cm, depth ca 27 cm, total height including tall grey-painted wooden pedestal ca 175 cm, on iron plate 35 x 35 cm.
Provenance
The Swedish History Museum, Stockholm.
Private collection, Stockholm. Acquired from the above in 1998.
Exhibitions
The Swedish History Museum, Stockholm, "Archetypes", spring 1998.
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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