Bertil Vallien
Bertil Vallien, a unique cast glass sculpture, Kosta Boda, Sweden.
Head of blue glass with a matte surface, signed B. Vallien KOSTA BODA UNIQUE 8BVAUN 019053. Height 19, width approx. 12 cm. Total height including the stand of painted wood approx. 181, square base plate of iron, 35 x 35 cm.
Stand with marks and some colour loss. Head with minor marks.
Provenance
Gåva från Bertil Vallien till nuvarande ägare 1998
Exhibitions
Exhibited in Bertil Vallien's exhibition "Heads", Borgholm Castle Ruin, 1995.
Designer
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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