BERTIL VALLIEN, a set of three glass sculptures, Kosta Boda, Sweden, one lim. ed. 1000.
Signed B Vallien (height 8 cm), 7172028 KOSTA BODA Lim Ed. 1000 B Vallien (height 11 cm) and Kosta Boda Artist Coll B Vallien 98959 (height 9,5 cm).
Lights included, electrical function can not be guaranteed. The smaller ball shaped sculpture with small surface defect from manufacture.
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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