Bertil Vallien, a unique iridescent sand cast glass vase, Boda, Sweden, no 3097.
Decorated with buds, signed BODA UNIK 3097 B. VALLIEN, height 16 cm, diameter ca 15 cm.
General impression is good.
Lars Wetterling Collection.
Enligt uppgift har Bertil Vallien ansett att detta är det första lyckade sandblåsta objektet.
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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