Bertil Vallien

(Swedish, born 1938)

Bertil Vallien is a contemporary Swedish artist, best known for his uncanny, ethereal sandcasted glass sculptures. His works are mystical, coded representational forms that evoke the aesthetics of Primitivism, archeology, and ancient runes. Often featuring haunting faces or figural forms, Vallien's sculptures are manufactured through an industrial process originally intended for metalworking, melding material with process in complex ways that hearken back to the Functionalism and the populist roots of Modernism. Born in 1938 in Sollentuna, Sweden, Vallien studied drawing early in his life at the Konstfack School of Arts, Crafts, and Design in Stockholm before pursuing an interest in ceramics throughout much of his youth. He entered the ceramics department at Konstfack in 1955 and subsequently pursued a career in industrial ceramic production, which lasted over a decade. Vallien's work has gained international critical attention in recent years, leading to lecturing positions in the United States and Japan, and exhibitions at such institutions as Litvak Gallery in Tel Aviv and PAN in Amsterdam.

Bertil Vallien Artworks

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Kosta Boda

Bertil Vallien

Sale Date: November 9, 2022

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Kosta Boda

Bertil Vallien

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Kosta Boda

Bertil Vallien

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Centaur, 1967

Bertil Vallien

Centaur, 1967

Sale Date: October 25, 2022

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UNTITLED

Bertil Vallien

Sale Date: October 28, 2022

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Skulptur

Bertil Vallien

Sale Date: October 12, 2022

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Four glass bowls

Bertil Vallien

Four glass bowls

Sale Date: September 27, 2022

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Untitled, 1990

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Untitled, 1990

Sale Date: September 29, 2022

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Nex 5-93, 1993

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Nex 5-93, 1993

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Sculpture, 1988

Bertil Vallien

Sculpture, 1988

Sale Date: September 29, 2022

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SHIP'S HULL

Bertil Vallien

Sale Date: September 20, 2022

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a unique sand casted glass sculpture, Kosta...

Bertil Vallien

a unique sand casted glass sculpture, Kosta...

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a unique cast glass sculpture, Kosta Boda, Sweden

Bertil Vallien

a unique cast glass sculpture, Kosta Boda, Sweden

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Skulptur föreställande en stående båt tillverkad

Bertil Vallien

Skulptur föreställande en stående båt tillverkad

Sale Date: April 28, 2022

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Head, 1993

Bertil Vallien

Sale Date: August 27, 2022

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Suspended Boat Form

Bertil Vallien

Suspended Boat Form

Sale Date: July 28, 2022

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Untitled (Janus Head), 1996

Bertil Vallien

Untitled (Janus Head), 1996

Sale Date: July 21, 2022

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Per Lütken

Bertil Vallien

Sale Date: June 21, 2022

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A rectangular matted glass column with a gilt...

Bertil Vallien

A rectangular matted glass column with a gilt...

Sale Date: June 16, 2022

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Portal IV, 2010

Bertil Vallien

Portal IV, 2010

Sale Date: May 13, 2022

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Skulptur

Bertil Vallien

Sale Date: May 18, 2022

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Skulptur

Bertil Vallien

Sale Date: May 18, 2022

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Dishes on foot, Kosta Boda 1989, unique

Bertil Vallien

Dishes on foot, Kosta Boda 1989, unique

Sale Date: May 10, 2022

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Sculpture, Kosta, sand cast with polychrome decor

Bertil Vallien

Sculpture, Kosta, sand cast with polychrome decor

Sale Date: May 10, 2022

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