Bertil Vallien, two glass sculptures, Kosta Boda.
Heads in blue-tinted glass mass with a frosted surface. Mounted on individual stone bases. Signed B. Vallien Kosta Boda Atelier 8BVAAT 999007/1000 and 8BVAAT969001/300 Kosta Boda Atelier respectively. Height including base 11-22 cm.
Minor wear. Marks.
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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