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Glass sculpture, Snapphanen.
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Shaped by Thore Brogårdh in May 1979 and made at Bergdala glassmill fr o m June 1979. Standing, upwards slightly tapered glass blocks with softly toothed edges. From the back made concave picture in the shape of a boy/young man in fluttering clothes and inserted a stinghat, standing on a boulder, profile h. In h. hand, the boy keeps a bend. To v. about the boy a pine tree with two branches with bars, to h. Two Pines, the Interior with a Barr On the stone block signature: P B, below: “SNAPPHANEN,” on postament. On the front, paper labels, blue with a Swedish flag at the bottom, cut in white a blue B and below in white letters: “BERGDALA” SWEDEN. " The back matte blasted.
Title: Glass sculpture, Snapphanen.
Description:
Shaped by Thore Brogårdh in May 1979 and made at Bergdala glassmill fr o m June 1979.
Standing, upwards slightly tapered glass blocks with softly toothed edges.
From the back made concave picture in the shape of a boy/young man in fluttering clothes and inserted a stinghat, standing on a boulder, profile h.
In h.
hand, the boy keeps a bend.
To v.
about the boy a pine tree with two branches with bars, to h.
Two Pines, the Interior with a Barr On the stone block signature: P B, below: “SNAPPHANEN,” on postament.
On the front, paper labels, blue with a Swedish flag at the bottom, cut in white a blue B and below in white letters: “BERGDALA” SWEDEN.
" The back matte blasted.
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