Bertil Vallien, "Voyage XIV", a unique sand casted glass sculpture, of a boat, Kosta Boda, Sweden.
Inset decoration of gold-foiled face, figures by a ladder, sphere, etc., the top with a frosted ground ridge and polished ovals, signed B. Vallien 7531901 KOSTA BODA UNIQUE. Length 43.5 cm, on an iron stand with wires, height 14 cm, width 16 cm.
The overall impression is good.
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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