Bertil Vallien, a glass vase, Kosta Boda.
Bell shaped, polychrome glass in shades of purple, green, and yellow. The interior with blasted decor of a man in profile as well as pyramids and stars. Signed 7172014 KOSTA BODA LIM. ED. 300 and personally signed B. Vallien. Length 25, width 22.5, height 16.5 cm.
Minor wear.
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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