Lot number 1006 - Auction 149
'CLEAR FORCE'

BERTIL VALLIEN 1938 Sollentuna, Sweden 'CLEAR FORCE' Sweden, Kosta Boda, 1985 Sand-cast glass, sandblasted, ground and polished, wooden base. H. ca. 18 cm, W. 44 cm, D. 29,5 cm. Signed underneath 'B. Vallien Y 210 CLEAR FORCE - 85 Coburg 044/2' (written) on the cube 'B. Vallien V.216. Kosta-Boda' (incised). The object is possibly a competion entry for the 2nd Coburg Glass Prize 1985, where he was awarded 2nd place. The full title of the work is probably: Clear Force - Architectural Installation surrounded by nine gbordering forms. Provenance: Private collection Rhineland.