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Hicks was born in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania and became a portrait painter, but is also known for genre works. [1] He is known for his portrait of Abraham Lincoln that was engraved by Leopold Grozelier. Charles Henry Yewell studied with him for a time. [2] He died on October 8, 1890.
Hicks' easel paintings were often made for family and friends, not for sale, and decorative painting remained his main source of income. [ 7 ] In 1827, a schism formed within the Religious Society of Friends, between Hicksites (named after Edward Hicks' cousin Elias Hicks ) and Orthodox Friends. [ 8 ]
Hicks' delight in creating ornamental pattern is evident in the arrangement of fences, while the rich red and bright white of the house and barn symmetrically flank this central landscape. Although the stark silhouettes of figures and buildings seem naive, Hicks softly blended his paints over the orchard to give the impression of space existing ...
Edward Hicks Painting the Peaceable Kingdom by Thomas Hicks, depicting Edward Hicks painting one of his most noted artworks. [3]In colonial America, folk art grew out of artisanal craftsmanship in communities that allowed commonly trained people to individually express themselves, distinct from the high art tradition that dominated Europe, which was less accessible and generally less relevant ...
According to the AP, a painting that "sat unsold for years" in the gallery where Kinkade's "career first took off" -- with a $110,000 price tag -- was bought for $150,000 after the artist died ...
This is a list by date of birth of historically recognized American fine artists known for the creation of artworks that are primarily visual in nature, including traditional media such as painting, sculpture, photography, and printmaking, as well as more recent genres, including installation art, performance art, body art, conceptual art, digital art and video art.
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Children at Play; Children Dancing at a Party; Children in a Chariot; Children of the Sea (painting) Children Playing with a Goat; Children Teaching a Cat to Dance; Children Under a Palm; Children's Games (Bruegel) The Child's Bath; Christ Blessing the Children (Lucas Cranach the Elder) Christ Child Blessing; Christ Child with a Walking Frame