Knivsta 1963

A project of his local church’s restoration was discussed for several years, but did not result in a commission.

The concept was for 18 Biblical scenes, miniatures in lacquer, to be fixed to the pew ends. It is thought only three of the five paintings made have survived. The subjects were to be Jonah and the Whale, Samson and Delilah, Noah’s Ark, David and Goliath, Moses in the Rushes, The Journey Through the Red Sea, and The Shepherds by Night. Folke used Dutch lacquer paint and these paintings were precursors to the Engelbrekt shutters restoration.

Colorful painting of Jonah kneeling and glowing inside a large gray whale swimming through dark blue waves under a pale sky.

Three shepherds in dark robes recline in a blue night landscape among sheep, gazing upward as three glowing yellow symbols shine below. — Proposal for decorating the pew ends in Knivsta Church. ‘Shepherds Watching Their Flocks by Night’. 16 x 29cms. Oil on panel.

Framed artwork’s back showing handwritten Swedish notes, wire hanger, and a label identifying artist Folke Heybroek with catalog information. — Reverse of ‘Shepherds Watching their Flocks by Night’.

Woman cuts a sleeping man’s long hair on a bed while four sword-holding figures stand in the doorway against a bright landscape backdrop. — 'Samson and Delilah', 1963. Proposal for Knivsta Church. Lacquer on wood. 15 x 28cms.

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Knivsta 1963

Proposal for decorating the pew ends in Knivsta Church. ‘Shepherds Watching Their Flocks by Night’. 16 x 29cms. Oil on panel.

Reverse of ‘Shepherds Watching their Flocks by Night’.

'Samson and Delilah', 1963. Proposal for Knivsta Church. Lacquer on wood. 15 x 28cms.

Pew end, Knivsta Church. 'Jonah and the Whale'. Lacquer paint on wood. 15 x 28cms. Signed.