Scandinavian Wall-mounted Sculptures

Glazed ceramic wall plaque, made by Ester Wallin for Upsala Ekeby in the end of 1960s. Depicting a middle eastern male character in sharply defined face p...

Glazed ceramic princess figure mounted on a pine wall plaque, designed by Konrad Galaaen (1923-2004) and fabricated in the 1950s at Porsgrund Porselænsfabrik...

A very important early work by Bertil Vallien b. 1938. Unique and monumental wall sculpture, hand painted and contour sawn wood. Made in Sweden 1966. One of a kind! The sculpture is depicting fishes in the water. It was commissioned by an optician in 1966. That is why the eyes are made of oval glass mirrors. They are also hiding the holes where you screw the sculpture to the wall. The sculpture would be great in a fish restaurant or in an indoor pool area. It will certainly make a statement wherever it will hang! A photograph depicting the artist in front of the sculpture is included (see image)! Fully signed and dated 1966 (see image). The sculpture is in 3 parts. The upper part is in one piece. The lower part is in 2 pieces. There are no problems hanging this on the wall. It is heavy but not that heavy. Measurements: The upper part, Lenght 226cm, height 68cm, 7cm deep. The lower part, Lenght 245cm, height 75cm, 7cm deep. As mounted as in the pictures: length 304cm, height 120cm. Total length if one put these pieces after one another, circa 475cm. You can put this sculpture on the wall with different combinations and variations. In 2017 Flint Institute of Arts in Michigan bought the "One million Dollar Boat". They paid one million dollars for the mixed media sculpture "Passage" made by Bertil Vallien. BERTIL VALLIEN EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES 1963 - ongoing Freelance designer for Kosta Boda glassworks, Sweden 1963 - ongoing Independent artist/designer 1961-63 Studies in USA and Mexico 1961 University of Art and Design, Stockholm, Sweden PUBLIC COLLECTIONS (SELECTION) Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, USA HM de Young Museum, San Francisco, USA Yokohama Art Museum. San Francisco, USA Imagine Museum, FL, USA The State Hermitage museum, St. Petersburg, Russia Düsseldorf Museum of Fine Arts, Düsseldorf, Germany Museum of Arts and Design, NY, USA The Art Institute, Chicago, USA National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden VIDA Museum, Sweden, permanent wing Everson Museum, NY, USA Museum of Fine Art, Boston, USA National Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan Microsoft Art Collection, Seattle, Wa, USA JB Speed Art Museum, Louisville, USA The Prescott Collection at Pacific First Centre, Seattle, USA Detroit Art Institute, Detroit Il, USA Yokohama Art Museum, Yokohama, Japan The Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, Australia Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany Mint Museum of Art and Design, Charlotte, NC, USA Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio, USA Museo del Vidrio, Monterrey, Mexico Musée des Art and Design, The Louvre, Paris, France The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada Rockford Museum of Art, Rockford, IL, USA Microsoft Art Collection, Seattle, USA National Museum, Edinburgh, UK Flint Institute of Art, Flint, MI, USA AWARDS (SELECTED) Prince Eugen´s medal for outstanding achievement in art, conferred by the King of Sweden (1998) Gold medal, Royal Academy of Science, Stockholm, Sweden (2005) GAS Visionary Award (2020) Honorary doctorate, Växjö University, Sweden (2002) Artist of the future Award, Imagine Museum, FL, USA (2020) Visionaries Award, Museum of Arts and Design, NY, USA (2001) Medal for exhibition “Nine Rooms” at the 13th Biennale in Venice given by Instituto Veneto di Scienze ed Arti (2012) Young American award, Museum of Arts and Design, NY, USA (1961) Award in recognition of the promotion of Glass Art in the world, Museo del Vidrio Monterey, Mexico (2004) The Libensky Award, Seattle, WA, USA (2008) The Wilson Award, GAS, New Orleans, USA (2005) Urban Glass Award for >>Outstanding Achievement in Glass<< NY, USA (1998) Zweiter Coburger Glaspreis, Coburg, Germany (1985) BIBLIOGRAPHY (SELECTION) 2020 Ytspänning, Galleri Glas, Stockholm, Sweden 2020 Drawings, Ceramics, Glass, Staffan Bengtsson, Kosta förlag, Sweden 2012 Bertil Vallien, Nine Rooms, Publisher Marsilio, Italy 2008 Staven, Gunnar Lindqvist, Kamras/ Kamras förlag 2007 Transperent Bounaries, Ulla-Britt Edberg, Carlsson Bokförlag, Stockholm 2006 Vallien, Gunnar Lindquist, Carlsson Bokförlag, Stockholm 2002 Somna Vakna, Matthew Kangas, University of Washington Press, London 2002 Fiat Lux, Johan Unger Gunnar Lindquist, Carlsson Bokförlag 1998 Glass eats light, Gunnar Lindquist, Carlsson Bokförlag 1997 Headbook, Niclas Rådström, Publisher, Kamras/Kamras 1995 Anod, Peter Nilsson, Nordstedts förlag, Sweden 1990 Bertil Vallien, Gunnar Lindqvist, Carlson Bokförlag 1983 Sandcast, Ulf Thomas Moberg, Moberg Publisher EXHIBITIONS (SELECTION) 2020 Ytspänning, Galleri Glas, Stockholm, Sweden 2020 Vida Museum, Öland, Sweden 2019 Habatat gallery, Detroit, USA 2019 Schantz Gallery, Stockbridge-MA, USA 2018 Leger Gallery, Malmö, Sweden 2017 Gallery Schantz, Stockbridge, MA, USA 2017 Art Miami, Schantz gallery, Miami FL, USA 2017 Spritmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden 2016 Hawk Gallery, Columbus. OH, USA. 2016 Galleri Thomassen, Göteborg, Sweden 2016 Millesgården, Stockholm, Glasstress, Sweden 2016 Edsvik Konsthall, Edsvik, Sweden 2016 SOFA, Navy pier Chicago IL- USA 2015 Galleri Berengo, Muranoi, Italien 2014 Palazzo Guinigi, Lucca, Italien 2013 Gallerie Azur, Spa, Belgien 2011 Marina Barovier Galleria, Venedig, Italien 2011 Hawk Galleries, Columbus, OH, USA 2009 Imago Gallery, Palm Springs. CA. USA 2008 Etienne gallery.Oisterwijk, The Netherlands 2007 Heller Gallery, NYC, USA 2007 Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, Il, USA 2006 Prince Eugen´s Waldermarsudde, Stockholm, Sweden 2005 Landkrona Konsthall, Landskrona, Sweden 2005 Röhsska Museet, Gothenburg, Sweden 2004 Museo del Vidrio, Monterrey, Mexico 2003 Rockford Art Museum, IL, USA 2003 Glass Museum, International Centre for Contemporary Art, Tacoma, USA 2002 Cellier de Clairvaux, Dijon, France 2002 >>In Transit<< Gävle Museum 2002 Eremitaget, St. Petersburg, Ryssland 2002 The state Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia 2002 Konstindustrimuseet, Oslo, Norway 2001 Riihiimäki Museum, Finland 2000 Traver gallery, Seattle, WA, USA 1999 Museum of Contemporary Art, Warsaw, Poland 1999 Eretz Israel Museum, Tel Aviv, Israel 1998 Traver Gallery, Seattle, WA, USA 1998 The Bullseye Gallery Portland, OR, USA 1998 Museum of History, Stockholm, Sweden 1997 Museum of Arts, Indianapolis, USA 1997 Museum of Arts and Design, NY, USA 1969 Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Italy PERFORMANCE 2012,18,19, 20 Rainshower, Kosta glassworks, Sweden 2007 Diamonds and Ashes, Music: Tomidas, Midnight session at Åfors glass...

This brutalist wall sculpture was designed and manufactured by the Danish artist Henrik Horst circa the 1970s. It features a patinated metal constriction mounted on a frame of wood. ...

Swedish ceramists. Limited edition Wall hung plaques in glazed stoneware. Motifs: working women. Measures: 18.5/17.5 cm. Both in very good condition. Sta...

Jeanne Grut 1927-2009. A faience wall relief in the shape of a hyacintara parrot. Blue glazed faience, branch and background unglazed. Designed 1961 by Jeanne Grut for Aluminia, Denm...

Tue Poulsen ceramic wall art in wooden frame, Denmark, 1960s.

Vintage Michael Andersen ceramic candleholder possibly in the form of a Madonna Achingly beautiful and such a wonderful piece of fai...

Antique Royal Copenhagen bisquit relief after Thorvaldsen, 1870s. Diameter: 32 cm. In very good condition. 1st factory quality.

Group of 4 glazed ceramic birds designed by Konrad Galaaen (1923-2004) for Porsgrund Porselænsfabrik, Norway. Typical strong colors and patc...

Brass Fringes wall piece by Annemette Beck, brass and paper yarn, 150cm width 160cm height , entirely hand woven , unique piece entirely handmade in Denmar...

Bengt Berglund for Gustavsberg, Sweden enamel wall hanging. Signed and dated on reverse, Gustavsberg 63 and front lower left corner. Green backgrou...

Nittsjö wall plaque decorated with birds, 1960s. In very good condition. Stamped. Measures: 31 x 11 cm.

Tasteful and unique wooden wall clock with sculptural front. The magnificent front of this midcentury era wall clock is entirely hand carved out of solid wood. It is difficult to se...

Visually striking Danish traditional blouse in off-white with blue embroidery reminiscent of a vyshyvanka decorative shirt, but Scandinavian in orig...

Wall sculpture face in relief designed by Siri Derkert, Sweden. 1966. Made from lacquered metal offset and concrete inlayed with pebbles. Measures: ...

Wall sculpture by Elli Hemberg, Sweden. 1960s. Painted wood. Unique. Dimensions: H: 38 cm/ 15'' L: 118 cm/ 46 1/2''

Skyscraper model believed to be an artist's representation of a building designed by the Danish architectural firm, C.F. Möller, who have been around ...

A stunning, and almost certainly unique, piece of midcentury Scandinavian ceramic art, signed by the artist, 'Marian Z.' (short for Marian Zawadzki) for Tilgman Keramik, Sweden. The...

Beautifully sculpted, cast and finished, this pair of 1930-vintage Swedish Grace Bas relief sculptures depict nude allegorical figures, one male and one female, each finished in a wa...

Skyline cityscape wall relief build in blocks of rough textured wood and painted in black, white, orange & blue is made from the perspective of the waterfront river side. It is made ...

Wall sculpture designed by Ulla Viotti, Sweden, 1980s Stoneware. Dimensions: H: 68 cm/ 2' 2" W: 63 cm/ 2'

Lit wall sculpture designed by Ragnar Andersson, Sweden, 1985. Iron. Signed in the back. Measurements: H: 82 cm/ 2' 8 3/4''.

Impressive, brutal and large zoomorphic wall sculpture by anonymous/un described Danish artist. The Media is iron welded with imitations of birds and fish'. Highlighted enameled deta...

Swedish pair of original painted reliefs, 18th century, probably from mid Sweden Measures: H. 24-26 W. 22-23 D. 8 cm H. 9.4-10.2 W. 8.6-9 D. 3.1 in.

Wall plaque designed by Börje Skohg for Gustavsberg, Sweden, 1960s. Stoneware and silver. Dimensions:: H 22.8 cm/ 9" W 22.8 cm/ 9".

Molded copper rondel plaque of the great Flemish Master Peter Paul Rubens. Rubens is depicted in a high-relief bust, facing three-quarters right with a br...

Brass silhouette of sail boat designed and manufactured by Royal Jeweler P. Hertz in Copenhagen, Denmark. Makers Mark/sticker present to the teak backplate.

19th century Swedish woven birch backpack. Unusual woven birch backpack with leather straps. Found in Sweden. Was used by the Sami people for carrying ...

Wall sculpture designed by Jörgen Larsen, Denmark. 1970's. Forged iron. Measurements: L: 182 cm/ 5' 11 1/2'' H: 84 cm/ 33 1/2'' D: 14 cm/ 5 1/2''

Ivar Johnsson (1885-1970): Wall relief depicting Venus on a half shell within an octagonal ceramic relief. The piece is signed and marked S: Erik Upsala,...

Hanging Toy Wood Monkey Figure articulating joints Red Plastic Balance Unsigned. In the manner of Kay Bojesen era Denmark 1960s 7 H x 2.5 W x 1 D, Monkey is 3.75 tall Original Unre...

A ceramic stoneware plague by leading Swedish ceramicist Ake Holm of a Brutalist geometric nude couple entwined. Finished in a stoneware glaze and signed in the bottom left hand corn...