Bertil Vallien, a glass sculpture, Kosta Boda Atelier.
Clear glass with a blue-coloured base, enclosed decoration of a heart and two floating figures. Loose, partially polished stone base. Signed B. Vallien 8BVAAT019006/1000 KOSTA BODA ATELIER. Height including base 17.5 cm.
Minor wear. Chip to base.
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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