Bertil Vallien, a unique sand cast glass sculpture, Kosta Boda, Sweden.
Internal decoration of a profile face and a convex figure with the numbers "007", Engraved signature 7188237 KOSTA BODA UNIQUE. Height 36, width 28, depth 10,5 cm.
Minor surface wear, scattered scratches. Chips on the side of the foot.
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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