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Bertil Vallien
The Key1993

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Glass vessel with matte blue surface decorated with a silhouetted flying figure wearing a hat, scattered stars, and moon-like disks against a nocturnal sky

Bertil Vallien, The Key, 1993, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Bertil Vallien
Title
The Key
Place Made
Sweden
Date Made
1993
Medium
Glass
Dimensions
9 1/2 x 9 in. (24.13 x 22.86 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser
Accession Number
AC1997.249.22
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Decorative Arts and Design

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