Bertil Vallien
Bertil Vallien, a stoneware sculpture of a boat, executed in his own studio in Åfors, 1960s.
Boat with an oar and inside two reclining heads, unsigned. Length 20 cm, width 22 cm, height approx. 10 cm.
The overall impression is good.
Provenance
Swedish private collection, thence by descent within the family. The collector was a friend of Bertil Vallien, who has certified that the sculpture was made in his studio in Åfors in the 1960s.
Literature
Gunnar Lindqvist (ed.), "Glass Eats Light", Carlssons, Borås 1999, cf. sculptures illustrated from Bertil Vallien's exhibition at Konsthantverkarna, Stockholm 1979, pp. 124-141.
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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