Swedish Bonad Paintings

A large and very decorative Swedish bonad or kurbitz originating from Smaaland, circa 1800. The piece is hand painted onto a homespun burlap / hessian type material. Beautiful ...

Large, Primitive Swedish Bonad, Painted on thick heavy canvas and mounted to board, faux marble painted frame. Sweden Circa 1920.

Large 18th Century Naive Swedish Bonad, depicting the story from the New Testament Matthew Chapter 15, Verse 27. "For even the dogs feed on the crumbs that fall from their masters ta...

Decorative 19th century Swedish Bonad - a must for all cat lovers. Oil on canvas.   

Early Swedish bonad, circa 1820, depicting the angel Gabriel visiting Mary as she reads. Just above Mary’s head, the artist has shown the spirit of the Lord in the form of a blue dov...

Bonad from the Sunnerbo school, Sweden circa 1800, illustrating the biblical story of Jacob and his family. The upper image shows family members at a feast, probably a wedding. In th...

Portion of a larger Swedish bonad, circa 1820, illustrating the story of Joseph greeting his brothers in Egypt. Tempera on paper, archivally framed.

A portion of a larger Swedish bonad, circa 1820, from the Sunnerboskolan with three horses. Tempera on paper, archivally framed.

Portion of a Swedish bonad, circa 1820, illustrating the story of Jesus teaching in the temple. Charming hinges and door handles. Tempera on paper, archivally framed.

Swedish wall hanging (or “bonad”), circa 1820, showing Zaccheus (note misspelling) in the sycamore, or fig-mulberry, tree. The artist has filled the empty space with lively floral an...

Fragment of larger Swedish bonad dated 1818 and illustrating the transfiguration of Jesus with Moses and Elijah on either side. We see the three men on a mountain top with the light ...

Fragment of a larger Swedish bonad dated 1818 illustrating three bible stories. In the upper left, two figures represent the unjust judge and the persistent widow. On the right, Saul...

Fragment of a nativity bonad from Sunnerbo(?), Sweden, circa 1820. The tempera on paper painting shows a woman, Mary, with a man, perhaps Joseph.

Fragment of larger bonad, probably an illustration of Joseph’s brothers in Egypt. Sweden (perhaps from the Sunnerbo school), circa 1820. Archivally framed.

Fragment of a larger Swedish bonad, circa 1820, showing three figures against a ground filled with flowers and blue striations. Tempera on paper with a small worn area on near the ri...

Wonderfully Primitive depiction of three horses on a Swedish bonad, circa 1820. The artist, probably from the Sunnerboskolan has extended the bodies and necks, exaggerated the ears, ...

Mid 19th Century Swedish Bonad with People

Portion of a Swedish bonad dated 1818 illustrating David’s friendship with Jonathan. Below is part of a frieze of horses in a row. Tempura on homespun, newly framed with archival mat...

Fragment of a Swedish bonad dated 1818 showing the moment in 1 Samuel when David comes upon the sleeping Saul and secretly takes his spear and his water bottle. The artist enhances t...

Fragment of a Swedish bonad showing Zacchaeus in a tree with two men standing by. Probably from the Sunnerbo school, circa 1845, with floral decoration and blue striations filling th...

Fragment of a Swedish bonad, circa 1840, showing five figures, including three sleeping men. Archivally framed.

Swedish bonad from the Dalarna school, attributed to Back Erik Andersson (1778-1847), showing four figures at table.

Fragment of a Swedish bonad, circa 1820, showing four figures in two scenes. Wonderful flowering vine motif at the lower edge.

A section of a Swedish bonad dated 1818 showing a scene from the Book of Genesis in which Joseph flees from Potiphar’s wife, leaving his cloak behind. The lower panel shows part of a...