Definitive Hicks Painting Up For Auction

“Edward Hicks’s celebrated ‘Peaceable Kingdom’ paintings — parables of the animal kingdom inspired by the words of the prophet Isaiah — come up for sale every now and again. Each seems to have its own special story. On Jan. 19 Christie’s in New York is selling the last of 60 images in the series.” The seller, who is descended from Hicks himself, expects to realize $3 to $4 million.