Bertil Vallien, a unique sand cast glass sculpture of a boat, Kosta Boda, Sweden, 1980s.

A unique sand cast glass sculpture of a boat, Kosta Boda, Sweden, 1980s.

External and internal decoration of reclining figures and various objects, in the centre a blown, sunk-in globe in clear glass with an internal object in red with white stripes and orange serpentine, signed KOSTA BODA 305880513 B. Vallien. Length 66 cm, width 10.5 cm, on a stand of granite, 35 x 10.5 cm.

Provenance

Purchased in 1986 from B Damberg Glaskonst AB in Jönköping.

Literature

Gunnar Lindqvist, "Bertil Vallien - Glas äter ljus", Carlssons 1999, cf. similar sculpture "Quarry", sand-cast at Pilchuck 1984, illustrated p. 156.

More about Bertil Vallien

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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