Kosta Boda (Sweden)
Ulrica Hyman-Vallien (Swedish, b. 1938)
Tulipa, Red
Vase, no. 49730
10 1/8” high x 3 5/8” diameter
Markings: signed on lower leaf, ‘Ulrica HV/LP’; inscribed on base, ‘Kosta Boda / Artist Coll. / Ulrica HV / 49730’
Condition: Excellent, Vintage
Catalogue Notes: Swedish Art Glass vase, number 49730, of substantial weight, from the artist collection designed by Ulrica Hydman-Vallien for Kosta Boda. Known for her highly innovative technique and distinctive personal style Hydman-Vallien has established herself as one of the prominent designers working at Kosta Boda.
Instantly recognizable as an Ulrica HV piece, this vase is a celebration of life; adorned with a red hand-painted tulip specially designed to fit the sensuously cinch waisted milky white form, it is love and desire with distinctive individualism.
“Desire, energy, passion – I can love and hate all at the same time… It’s immediate, intense, demanding … I allow my instinctive feelings to take me wherever they want.” ~Ulrica Hyndman-Vallien
