Map #802121
Artist
Bertil Vallien
(Swedish, b. 1938)
CultureSwedish
Dateca. 1999
MediumSand cast glass with inclusions and metal framework
DimensionsOverall: 26 3/8 x 26 3/4 in. (67 x 67.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Chrysler Contemporaries, April 26, 2001
Object number2001.6
Not on view
Label TextBertil Vallien
Swedish (b. 1938)
Map #802121, 1999
Sand cast glass with inclusions
Gift of the Chrysler COntemporaries, 2001 2001.6
Bertil Vallien is a pioneer in the technique of sandcasting glass. Wooden formed and found objects are pressed into damp casting sand to form the mold. The hot glass is ladled into this mold in layers so that copper inclusions can be incorporated within the body of the glass.
ProvenanceGift of the Chrysler Contemporaries, April 26, 2001 to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 2001.
