i inherited a thomas kinkade orginal painting of the potrait of christ, it has COA how much is it worth?

Question

I have been told it was not released in the USA.

Answer 1

£62.74p

Answer 2

The market for his work (which receives no critical acclaim) is in the USA, they love his work. This is the art work for the super conservative, middle American, Christian right. Banal images of snowy streets, ripe with - horse drawn carriages, candles glowing in the windows, children making snowmen. Everything is good, everything is nice...ick ick ick. Sell it, I hope you get loads, then you can buy yourself some real art. Good Luck.
Oh and yes, there is a whole hierarchy to his work, there are the "priceless" originals that t. Kincaid does himself, there are the ones that he does some work on but lets others do the finishing touches or there are high quality reproductions that he signs, there are reproductions that are of lesser quality and there are the posters. ALL of the same image, so your "painting" may not be an true hand made one. Look up his web page, I also saw a documentary about his work it was on one of the english channels, probably BBC or Channell4, this is were I got the info, it was a few years ago.

Answer 3

Are you sure it is an original? You said that it was not "released" in the USA - that makes it sound like it is a print. If it is an original paint on canvas and not a print or a hand-embellished print, you could be looking at several thousand dollars for the right buyer. The market for Kincaid has cooled somewhat in the last few years and the apparent subject of this work is unusual. This work may be rather slow to move should you want to sell. Conversely, to the right Kincaid collector, you could get top dollar. Do some asking around at galleries in your area.

Answer 4

I work with a famous artist and we were just talking about that. Thomas Kinkade had some big issues with reproductions. They were getting mass produced and someone in a warehouse somewhere was pouting paint on the and making them look like originals, but they were reproductions. In his museums around the world people were buying there "fake originals" which who could really tell, for 10k thinking they were real! The reals ones are in the 100k range, but a lot of the retail market for him has a bad taste in their mouth because of all this other drama. Remember its worth what someone will pay for it.

Answer 5

You may want to refer to the website link below to see if this is the painting you have. COA refers to "Certificate of Authenticity" As for value, this website is just a starting point. You should speak to an authorized Kincaide Dealer to verify actual worth and if necessary, insure it for loss or damage.