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R.I.P Thomas Kinkade!
- Thread starter Crush Dude!
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I_heart_Tigger
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Oh what a shame. My mom was a big fan. Gosh, he was young. She has some of his pieces...just smaller one's and some older postcards. I'm guessing his work just jumped in value. Really wish I would have gotten that Peter Pan print I had been eyeing - and the Snow White cottage one.
What a loss of a great talent. 
Tigger1988
Well-Known Member
His work was so mass produced it never had any resale value and likely never will.
Sad he died so young but I could never get past his disturbing personal life.
real mad hatter
Well-Known Member
Very Sad News.
Was only blogging the other day about Disney collectables and Lulabell1972 has a few of his prints,I even went onto his site to check them out.
Was only blogging the other day about Disney collectables and Lulabell1972 has a few of his prints,I even went onto his site to check them out.
Zummi Gummi
Pioneering the Universe Within!
I hadn't heard or read anything about his personal life, so I went to the Wiki article and found this:
Tigger1988
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Yeah, there's more stories where that came from. He also scammed the owners of his "art galleries" out of millions of dollars, among other things.
DisneyWall-E
Well-Known Member
Well, I guess his art will be missed.
Interesting. Never heard about all that other stuff.......
Zummi Gummi
Pioneering the Universe Within!
I actually found the statue urination story mildly amusing, though I'm sure I'd feel differently if I were there when it occurred.
It's 1000 times better than allot of the crastuff they call art these days.....
I_heart_Tigger
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Yes, his private (or not so private) life was a little...um...distasteful :lookaroun
When I told my BF that he died his first response was "Did someone kill him?" But, as you said, still sad that he died so young.
I asked my mom if she still had anything by him and she doesn't - I think she yard saled it all quite a few years back but she said that the wallpaper border in the spare room is a Thomas Kinkade print - I told her she can never get rid of it now.
Sweet Melissa
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I grew up in northern California near Kinkade's hometown. From 2002 to 2006 I worked in a frame shop that was two doors down from one of his signature galleries. I never really cared for his style, and I grew to detest it after framing so many of his prints and canvas transfers. His work kept me busy, though, and I think it's very sad that he died so young.
Tom Morrow
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If you read up on him he was actually not a good person at all.
and that's ignoring his bland paintings that he tries to pass off as "art"
sucks that he died pretty young, though.
and that's ignoring his bland paintings that he tries to pass off as "art"
sucks that he died pretty young, though.
Zummi Gummi
Pioneering the Universe Within!
Ehh, I don't know. Art is entirely subjective, of course. I much prefer art that challenges the viewer. I always found Kinkade's work pretty dull.
LuLaSue
Well-Known Member
DH and I enjoy the Disney series. He ironically just had the one latest released shipped to our home today.
Sad that he died at 54 and even sadder that he did not seem to be a stand up person. I did not know of his "antics" only that we enjoyed having a few pieces of Disney in our home.
Sad that he died at 54 and even sadder that he did not seem to be a stand up person. I did not know of his "antics" only that we enjoyed having a few pieces of Disney in our home.
Donaldfan3000
Member
Sad News!!