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.

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...

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.

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...

Fragment of a Swedish bonad, circa 1840, showing five figures.

Swedish bonad fragment attributed to the Sunnerbo school and showing four figures against a background of blue striations and with geometric and floral detail. The figures represent ...

Fragment of a longer bonad from Jämtland, Sweden, circa 1780, illustrating the story of the prodigal son. This piece shows the the moment when the younger son leaves his father's hou...

Fragment of a Swedish bonad, circa 1830, showing three saddled horses, part of a longer row. This is probably an illustration of Joseph’s brothers coming to him in Egypt for relief f...

Bonad from Småland, circa 1830, painted by Femsjö Per Svensson (1787-1862), showing the journey of the Magi. Oil on canvas/burlap, in original condition with no restoration. A very s...

Fragment of a bonad, or Swedish folk art painting, showing five figures.

Mid 19th Century Bonad with Horses

Swedish bonad from the Kyrkhultgruppen and showing Swedish king Karl XVI Johan on the left and Napoleon on the right. Tempera on paper. Attributed to Hakan Karlsson.

Fascinating example of Swedish Folk Art, this bonad dated 1818 shows the scene from Matthew’s gospel story of the wedding at Cana when the servants fill six stone jars with water and...

Fragment of a Swedish bonad, probably from the Sunnerbo school circa 1840 with four horses. The background is filled with flowers, blue striations, and hanging triangular shapes sugg...

Portion of a larger bonad, Sweden, circa 1820, showing six of Joseph’s brothers in Egypt. From the Sunnerbo school, tempera on paper, archivally framed.

Rare bonad from Halland, Sweden, circa 1820, illustrating the resurrection of Jesus. On the left is Mary Magdalene with the red hair and Joanna, carrying spices to anoint the body, a...

Early 19th century Antique Swedish Folk Art Panal "Bonad”. Wonderfully colourful scene of women and men in garments of the period. From Smaland close to Vaxjo Sweden. hand-painted on...

Swedish bonad fragment showing a scene from the story of the wedding at Cana. The bride is seated in the midst of her guests with Mary and Jesus to her right. On her left, her new hu...

A folk art wall panel hand painted by an itinerant artist in Sweden in 1837 (dated), depicting the nativity, with the three kings on horseback paying homage to Mary seated on a thron...

A large size decorative Swedish folk art painted wall hanging-Bonad which may have been originally from a church. Painted on canvas in natural pigments it depicts naive biblical them...

Beautiful Swedish Folk Art (commonly known in swedish as bonad) made 1790-1820s. Part of a bigger painting. Likely made by Johannes Nilsson at Sunnerboskolan, Småland. Local painters...