Bertil Vallien, four glass objects, Kosta Boda, Sweden, signed.
Sculpture, "Blues Four Elements", signed B Vallien 7091008 Kosta Boda, height 15.5 cm.
Two bottles, "Satellite", signed Kosta Boda B.Vallien 7089250 and Kosta Boda B.Vallien 7089253, height 11.5-30.5 cm.
Sculpture in clear glass with enclosed figure in red, signed 8BVAAT 949004/500 Kosta Boda Atelier B.Vallien, height 22 cm.
Insignificant wear.
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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