A Quaker Vision of Peace
Edward Hicks’ Peaceable Kingdom Paintings:
Above: Peaceable Kingdom, by Edward Hicks, ca. 1834. This painting sold for $9.67 million at a Sotheby’s auction in 2008. Image source: Antiques and the Arts Weekly
Above: Edward Hicks Painting the Peaceable Kingdom, by Thomas Hicks, ca. 1839. Image source: National Portrait Gallery
Edward Hicks is best known for his series of Peaceable Kingdom paintings. Beginning in the 1820s, he produced more than 60 versions of this work. Hicks’ paintings reflect his Quaker belief in peace and the possibility of a just society. Today, the Peaceable Kingdom paintings are celebrated for their spiritual depth and are icons of American folk art.
Edward Hicks’ Paintings
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