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 ...

SAN FRANCISCO - To fans and the countless collectors who helped build painter Thomas Kinkade's commercial art empire, his idealized vision of the world usually served as an simple, soothing addition ...

(RNS) — Last week the official account of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security posted an image on X that went viral: a Thomas Kinkade painting titled “Morning Pledge,” accompanied by the words, ...

Thomas Kinkade is best known for his kitschy paintings of picturesque towns, but the late artist’s personal life contains a few shocking twists. The new documentary “Art for Everybody” captures ...

If you think you’ve never seen a painting by Thomas Kinkade, think again. The late artist, who is said to have sold more canvases than any painter in history, created a cottage industry (pun intended) ...

from an accidental overdose of alcohol and prescription tranquilizers, but his heart had grown so enlarged he had been vulnerable to a fatal heart attack at any point, according to a detailed autopsy ...

“Protect the Homeland,” the caption read, suggesting that the painting represents a charming town that could be anywhere in America. Kinkade, of course, built an art empire in the 1980s and ’90s, mass ...