Kinkade Lamplight Village

THOMAS KINKADE "LAMPLIGHT VILLAGE" - CLASSICS COLLECTION CANVAS REPRODUCTION, FRAMED WITH CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY A framed Thomas Kinkade Lamplight Village canvas reproduction from the Classics Collection, published by Lightpost Publishing, matted and framed and ready to hang. The image is the classic Kinkade glowing-village scene, a stone arch bridge over a still river, lit street lamps down both banks, cottages and a church spire against a soft evening sky, with figures strolling the path and a boat drawn up at the water's edge. It is presented in a substantial burl-figured dark wood frame with a linen-look fabric mat and a bright gold inner liner, and it carries an engraved brass nameplate on the mat reading Lamplight Village, THOMAS KINKADE. The printed Certificate of Authenticity is included and is photographed as part of this lot. Framed Kinkade canvases in this format still furnish a room well and this one is a comfortable size for a hallway, dining room, entry, or above a sofa table. The piece was photographed hanging in place and was not taken down, so the back and hanging hardware were not photographed. Sold as one framed canvas reproduction with its certificate. Description Framed canvas reproduction after the Thomas Kinkade painting Lamplight Village, printed on canvas and mounted, with a printed artist signature visible in the lower right of the image. Frame is a wide stepped profile in a dark reddish-brown burl-figured finish with a black outer edge, enclosing a cream linen-look fabric mat and a narrow bright gold liner around the image. Brass nameplate mounted on the lower mat, engraved in script and block lettering reading Lamplight Village over THOMAS KINKADE. Certificate of Authenticity printed in gold and black on cream stock, headed Certificate of Authenticity, Lamplight Village, BY THOMAS KINKADE, with printed text reading in part that the reproduction of the original oil painting was first issued as a Classics Collection image in 2000, that it was previously published by Lightpost Publishing, Inc. as a full-size limited edition lithograph and has been issued as an open edition Classics reproduction in an image size smaller than the original release, that it is printed on genuine cotton fibre artist canvas using premium quality inks, then mounted on artist board, and that each bears the edition number and year of issue, Kinkade's authorized signature, and the official Classics Collection seal. The certificate lists the edition number as 2000, noted as designating the year of issue. Historical facts printed on the certificate state that Lamplight Village was first published as a limited edition lithograph in 1995 in an image size of 18 by 24 inches with an edition size of 4950 signed and numbered, that it is the fourth in the series Lamplight Lane, that it is sold out from the publisher in the limited edition canvas edition, that it was awarded the 1995 first runner-up Lithograph of the Year Award by the National Association of Limited Edition Dealers, NALED, and that the image contains hidden references to the artist's wife Nanette and daughters Merritt and Chandler, including nine N marks in commemoration of Nanette. The certificate carries printed signatures for Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light and Craig Fleming, CEO and President, Lightpost Publishing, Inc., with a copyright line for Thomas Kinkade, Media Arts Group, Inc., San Jose, California. Overall outside frame dimensions measure approximately 22 inches wide by roughly 18-1/2 to 19 inches tall per the tape-measure photographs. In every measuring photograph the tape is held against the face of the hanging piece with the hook plate laid against the frame rather than hooked over an edge, and the piece is on the wall rather than lying flat, so both figures are close estimates. Bidders should verify all dimensions from the photographs. Attribution note Thomas Kinkade, 1958 to 2012, marketed as the Painter of Light, built one of the largest print and licensed-art businesses in America through Lightpost Publishing and Media Arts Group, and Lamplight Village belongs to his Lamplight Lane series. Bidders should understand clearly what this is and is not: per the wording printed on its own certificate, this is an open edition Classics Collection canvas reproduction issued in 2000 in a reduced image size, not the 1995 signed and numbered limited edition lithograph and not an original painting. The edition number shown on the certificate is the year of issue rather than a sequence number within a numbered edition. All description of the certificate above is transcribed from the photographs of the certificate itself, and the certificate text was read from photographs, so bidders should read the certificate images for themselves. The identification is offered as the consignor's photo-based opinion and is not guaranteed. Bid on the item as pictured. Condition Used framed wall art in good display condition, sold as-is. The canvas