Gunnel Sahlin for Kosta Boda, Texas Series Cactus Art Glass Sculpture

The item. This playful work modern art glass is by glass designer gunnel sahlin of sweden's leading glasswork's kosta boda. 1990’ It is signed and numbered. Gunnel sahlin’s glass designs are characteristically of elegant shapes and the strong use of colour. Drawing her inspiration from nature, where the colours of flowers form the palette for her creative designs. This piece is from the sahlin's well-known texas series from kosta boda's atelier studio collection. The main body is crafted from a closely swathed and sleeting semi-translucent turquoise - teal green glass, the colouring resembling sweeping paintbrush strokes across the firmly ridged main body and more finely ridged arms. The base is a softly rounded cushion of clear glass with a fusion of lemon yellow, apricot and white glass freckles. Excellent condition. Measurements. C. 9" / 23 cm tall (from base to rim) X c. 3.9" / 10 cm in width (across widest point). Base diameter: c. 3" / 7.5 cm. Unpackaged weight: 0.6 kg / 623 g. Notes. Sculpture will be securely packaged and shipping will be insured. Shipping will be combined for multiple items. A bit of history. Gunnel sahlin. Gunnel sahlin was born 1954 in umeå, västerbotten, is a swedish glass artist and art professor. Sahlin's career began in textile design, working for katja of sweden in new york before she joined kosta boda in 1986 to become a glass designer for the next 22 years. Gunnel sahlin brought with her a host of ideas from unrelated disciplines, experimentation that stretched the limits of traditional concepts in glass.

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