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

Bertil Vallien (733 results)

Golvljusstake

Bertil Vallien

Golvljusstake "Livets träd"

Sale Date: April 16, 2024

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Golvljusstake

Bertil Vallien

Golvljusstake "Livets träd"

Sale Date: April 16, 2024

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Resting Head 3, 1997

Bertil Vallien

Resting Head 3, 1997

Sale Date: April 23, 2024

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Paire de chenets dits « Kråkan », 1960

Bertil Vallien

Paire de chenets dits « Kråkan », 1960

Sale Date: April 30, 2024

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Paire de chenets dits « Kråkan », 1960

Bertil Vallien

Paire de chenets dits « Kråkan », 1960

Sale Date: April 30, 2024

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Journey (#087-0515), 1999

Bertil Vallien

Journey (#087-0515), 1999

Sale Date: April 11, 2024

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Bertil Vallien Kosta Boda Blue Glass Head, 1990

Bertil Vallien

Bertil Vallien Kosta Boda Blue Glass Head, 1990

Sale Date: March 26, 2024

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Long Journey

Bertil Vallien

Sale Date: March 21, 2024

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Båt

Bertil Vallien

Sale Date: February 29, 2024

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Båt

Bertil Vallien

Sale Date: February 29, 2024

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Fire guard, 1950

Bertil Vallien

Fire guard, 1950

Sale Date: November 29, 2023

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Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda

Bertil Vallien

Bertil Vallien for Kosta Boda

Sale Date: February 18, 2024

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Christ and Dreams Flying Hight

Bertil Vallien

Christ and Dreams Flying Hight

Sale Date: February 28, 2024

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Sand-casted glass sculpture in the shape of a...

Bertil Vallien

Sand-casted glass sculpture in the shape of a...

Sale Date: February 1, 2024

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Bertil Vallien

"Bonnie & Clyde"

Sale Date: February 1, 2024

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Sand-casted glass sculpture in the shape of a...

Bertil Vallien

Sand-casted glass sculpture in the shape of a...

Sale Date: February 1, 2024

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Pendulum III

Bertil Vallien

Sale Date: February 27, 2024

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Untitled (Sculpture)

Bertil Vallien

Untitled (Sculpture)

Sale Date: February 27, 2024

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The Architect, 1999

Bertil Vallien

The Architect, 1999

Sale Date: February 21, 2024

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Clear glass sculpture inlaid with figures and...

Bertil Vallien

Clear glass sculpture inlaid with figures and...

Sale Date: February 7, 2024

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Skulptur

Bertil Vallien

Skulptur "Halvbåt"

Sale Date: November 28, 2023

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Fire guard, 1950

Bertil Vallien

Fire guard, 1950

Sale Date: November 29, 2023

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Skål, Åfors, underfång i ljusblått och gult,...

Bertil Vallien

Skål, Åfors, underfång i ljusblått och gult,...

Sale Date: November 13, 2023

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Skulptur

Bertil Vallien

Sale Date: November 13, 2023

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