Bertil Vallien, 'Voyage', a large unique sand cast glass sculpture of a boat, Kosta Boda, Sweden.
Clear glass with embedded multi-coloured decoration of a face, a house, symbols, etc., signed B. Vallien 7184259 KOSTA BODA UNIQUE, length 108 cm, width 11 cm, black iron stand, length 100.5 cm, width 25 cm, height 62.3 cm.
The overall impression is good.
Swedish private collection.
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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