Thomas Kinkade - Net Worth, Age, Height, Birthday, Bio, Wiki!

Explore Thomas Kinkade net worth, age, height, bio, birthday, wiki, and salary! A popular artist famous for his dreamy, glowing scenes. Also known as “The Painter of Light,” that was initially attributed to J.M.W. Turner. At one time it was said that one of 20 American houses had the Kinkade painting. In this article, we will discover how old is Thomas Kinkade? Who is Thomas Kinkade dating now & how much money does Thomas Kinkade have?

Thomas Kinkade Biography

Thomas Kinkade is one of the most popular and richest Pop Artist who was born on January 19, 1958 in Sacramento, California, United States. It was his life that was basis for a film in 2008, “The Christmas Cottage,” with His life was the subject of a 2008 movie, “The Christmas Cottage,” starring Jared Padalecki..

William Thomas Kinkade was born on January 19, 1958, in Sacramento County, California. He grew up in the town of Placerville, graduated from El Dorado High School in 1976, and attended University of California, Berkeley, and Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He married Nanette Willey in 1982, and the couple had four daughters: Merritt (b. 1988), Chandler (b. 1991), Winsor (b. 1995) and Everett (b. 1997), all named for famous artists. He and his wife had been separated for over a year before his death in 2012.

William Thomas Kinkade III (January 19, 1958 – April 6, 2012) was an American painter of popular realistic, pastoral, and idyllic subjects. He is notable for his success, during his lifetime, with the mass marketing of his work as printed reproductions and other licensed products via the Thomas Kinkade Company. According to Kinkade’s company, one in every twenty American homes owns a copy of one of his paintings.

He got married to Nanette Wiley back in the year 1982. The family had 4 children: Merritt, Winsor, Everett and Chandler. The girls were named after famous artists.

The company he runs, Media Arts Group, Inc. was repeatedly under fire for its questionable business transactions.

He described himself as a “Painter of Light”, a phrase he protected through trademark, but which was originally used hundreds of years ago to describe the English artist J. M. W. Turner (1775–1851).

Thomas Kinkade Net Worth

Thomas is one of the richest Pop Artist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Thomas Kinkade's net worth $70 Million. (Last Update: January 13, 2024)

He attended in the University of California-Berkeley and at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He along with James Gurney co-authored the sketching manual, “The Artist’s Guide to Sketching,” which was the basis for them to be employed as background artists for the 1983 animated film, “Fire and Ice,” by Ralph Bakshi Studios. Ralph Bakshi Studios.

Although Kinkade was among the most commercially successful painters of the 1990s, his work has been negatively received by art critics. Shortly after news of Kinkade’s death in April 2012, author Susan Orlean called his passing the death of a “kitsch master.” In the same month, journalist Laura Miller lampooned Kinkade’s work as “a bunch of garish cottage paintings.”

From 1997 through 2005, court documents show at least 350 independently owned Kinkade franchises. By May 2005, that number had more than halved. Kinkade received $50 million during this period. An initial cash investment of $80,000 to $150,000 is listed as a startup cost for franchisees.

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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The success of the book led them both to Ralph Bakshi Studios where they created background art for the 1983 animated feature film Fire and Ice. While working on the film, Kinkade began to explore the depiction of light and of imagined worlds.

Who is Thomas Kinkade Dating?

According to our records, Thomas Kinkade married to Nanette Wiley . As of January 13, 2024, Thomas Kinkade’s is not dating anyone.

Kinkade is reported to have earned $53 million for his artistic work in the period 1997 to May 2005. At the height of his business, there was a national network of several hundred Thomas Kinkade Signature Galleries; however, they began to falter during the late-2000s recession. In June 2010, his Morgan Hill, California manufacturing operation that reproduced the art filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, listing nearly $6.2 million in creditors’ claims. The company, Pacific Metro, planned to reduce its costs by outsourcing much of its manufacturing.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In June 1980, Kinkade spent a summer traveling across the United States with his college friend James Gurney. The two of them finished their journey in New York and secured a contract with Guptill Publications to produce a sketching handbook. Two years later they produced The Artist’s Guide to Sketching, which was one of Guptill Publications’ best-sellers that year.

In 2001, Media Arts unveiled “The Village at Hiddenbrooke,” a Kinkade-themed community of homes, built outside of Vallejo, California, in partnership with the international construction firm Taylor Woodrow. Salon’s Janelle Brown visited the community and found it to be “the exact opposite of the Kinkadeian ideal. Instead of quaint cottages, there’s generic tract housing; instead of lush landscapes, concrete patios; instead of a cozy village, there’s a bland collection of homes with nothing—not a church, not a cafe, not even a town square—to draw them together.”

Facts & Trivia

Thomas Ranked on the list of most popular Pop Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Thomas Kinkade celebrates birthday on January 19 of every year.

In a 2001 interview, Kinkade said, “I am really the most controversial artist in the world.”

What is Thomas Kinkade most expensive painting?

In the underworld of art, $90.3 million is the highest price ever paid for a piece by a living artist. However, in the opinion of billions, “Pool” ain’t worth a red cent or a pinch of snuff.

Are Thomas Kinkade worth anything?

Thomas Kinkade original painting values have grown, with many a part of private collections, but large prints can be purchased for around several hundred dollars.

What did Thomas Kinkade hide in his paintings?

Kinkade hid the letter ‘N’ seven times in the painting as a tribute to his wife, Nanette, and if you look closely, you might spot a visitor in the distance approaching the gate.

Which Disney paintings did Thomas Kinkade paint?

• “New Day at the Cinderella Castle”
• Thomas Kinkade at work in his studio.
• “The Lion King”
• “The Little Mermaid”
• “Beauty and the Beast Falling in Love”
• “Sleeping Beauty”
• “Tinker Bell and Peter Pan Fly to Neverland”
• “The Princess and the Frog”

How do I sell my Thomas Kinkade prints?

Put your painting on consignment with a Kinkade art gallery. You will likely be asked to sign a consignment agreement that states you will receive a percentage of the sale value minus any costs. For example, the Thomas Kinkade Signature Gallery gives the consignor 70 percent of the sale price minus any costs.

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