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Hicks, Thomas

Hicks, Thomas Henry Abbott oil painting on canvas
Henry Abbott
Painting ID::  72801
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Hicks, Thomas Henry Abbott oil painting on canvas



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  Hicks, Thomas
  American Painter, 1823-1890 Cousin of Edward Hicks. After being apprenticed (c. 1835-9) in the sign-painting shop of his cousin, he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia (1839-40) and at the National Academy of Design in New York (1840-44). He then sketched and painted in England, Italy and France before becoming a student of Thomas Couture in Paris (1848-9). On his return to the USA in 1849, he established a studio in New York and quickly became a popular portrait painter, although his portrayals only rarely have enough psychological depth to make them of more than documentary interest. Hamilton Fish (1852; New York, City Hall) is among his stronger works. Hicks also painted genre subjects, such as Musicale: Barber Shop, Trenton Falls (1866; Raleigh, NC Mus. A.), and landscapes, the latter chiefly near Thornwood, his summer residence at Trenton Falls, NY.
  Henry Abbott
  Date ca. 1854(1854) Medium Oil on canvas Dimensions 101 X 127.6 cm (39.76 X 50.24 in) cyf

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