Description:

Ulrica Hydman-Vallien for Kosta Boda, hand-painted art glass vase.

Decorative art glass vase featuring a tall, slender stem, circular foot and trumpet-shaped opening. The vase combines pink and clear glass with a hand-painted face motif in green, black and pink tones. The stem is decorated with dark green stripes, creating a striking contrast with the pink upper section. Its expressive and playful design is characteristic of Ulrica Hydman-Vallien’s distinctive glasswork. Signed and retaining its original label.

Origin: Sweden.
Designer: Ulrica Hydman-Vallien.
Material: Hand-painted art glass.
Dimensions: H. 24 cm, D. 10 cm.
Period: 1990s.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor signs of wear.

Bio:
Ulrica Hydman-Vallien (1938–2018) was a Swedish artist, ceramicist and glass designer internationally recognised for her expressive and colourful work. She studied at Konstfack in Stockholm and began working for Kosta Boda in 1972. Her distinctive style features hand-painted motifs of snakes, faces, flowers and imaginative figures, often executed in vibrant colours with spontaneous brushstrokes. She became one of Sweden’s most influential glass artists, and her works remain highly collectible today.