Brother says painter Thomas Kinkade battled alcoholism Patrick Kinkade called his brother a brilliant and prolific artist and intellectual, but one who fought inner demons. Decades of mean-spirited personal attacks against his painting, as well as a heartbreaking split from his wife, had taken a toll on the famous 'Painter of Light,' his brother said. Thomas Kinkade: US artist whose populist works sold by the million Thomas Kinkade was America's most prolific and successful popular artist of the last 100 years. Calling himself the "Painter of Light", a term he trademarked, he claimed to have an example of his work in one in 20 of the country's homes. Kinkade turned the production of his sentimentally themed paintings, prints and posters, mugs and calendars into an enterprise, the Media Arts Group, which made ... Thomas Kinkade's Troubled Past: Was He Drinking Heavily Before His Death? Last Friday when Thomas Kinkade's girlfriend, Amy Pinto, made the 9-1-1 call, it seems that he was in a very different situation than the one she initially relayed to the San Jose Mercury News earlier this week. Thomas Kinkade, "Painter of Light," generates posthumous sales SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Thomas Kinkade made art that was reproduced countless times and lambasted by critics, but now galleries selling his work are reporting increased demand after the painter's unexpected death in Northern California at age 54. A surge in sales of art by Kinkade, who died on Friday, marks a contradiction of sorts because consumers are seizing on the perceived scarcity of ... Kinkade popularity grows In life, Thomas Kinkade was easily one of the world's most commercially successful artists. In death, his popularity has only grown. RIP Thomas Kinkade. And how is he different from Damien Hirst? Thomas Kinkade's cute cottages and flower gardens made him an artist reviled by critics, but a gazillionaire In memoriam: Thomas Kinkade. And how is he different from Damien Hirst? Thomas Kinkade's cute cottages and flower gardens made him an artist reviled by critics, but a gazillionaire Thomas Kinkade 911 Call: Artist Drank Himself To Death? Earlier in the week Thomas Kinkade's girlfriend Amy Pinto claimed that the artist died peacefully in his sleep but new evidence has surfaced that might reveal an alcohol related death. Rescue workers raced to Thomas Kinkade's home in California after they received a call about a 54-year-0ld man who was unconscious after "drinking all night." [...] Thomas Kinkade 911 Call: Artist Drank Himself To ... Thomas Kinkade, Landscape Painter, Dies at 54 The self-described "Painter of Light," who died Friday at age 54, produced sentimental scenes of country gardens and pastoral landscapes in dewy morning light that were beloved by many but criticized by the art establishment. Details of artist Thomas Kinkade's tumultuous final years surface Fans gather to mourn self-described 'Painter of Light,' who faced various legal and financial woes.
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