LOS ANGELES (CN) - The Thomas Kinkade Company sold computer-generated art as "unreleased" original work after Kinkade died, and used it and other schemes to hurt Kinkade dealers, an art dealer claims ...

A firm tied to artist Thomas Kinkade, whose light-filled paintings are equally loved and derided, filed for bankruptcy this week. Kinkade production company Pacific Metro LLC of Morgan Hill ...

They said agents asked for copies of dealer agreements, retail sales policies, training materials from “Thomas Kinkade University” and correspondence, including e-mail. Kinkade Co. spokesman ...

open image in gallery Thomas Kinkade’s art was wildly popular with the American public, and both the artist and his company liked to claim that his work hung in 1 out of 20 homes (Art for Everyb ...

Kinkade -- whose solely owned Thomas Kinkade Co. is based in Morgan Hill, Calif. -- denies these allegations. Last month, however, a three-member panel of the American Arbitration Assn.

She said gallery owners have been encouraged by Kinkade reclaiming control of his company. The firm, Media Arts Group, is now known as the Thomas Kinkade Co. Media Arts shareholders accepted $4 a ...

The death of painter Thomas Kinkade earlier this month has pitted Kinkade's family members and close friends against Kinkade's live-in girlfriend in a fight over his company, legacy and public image.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The FBI is investigating "Painter of Light" Thomas Kinkade and company executives over allegations that they fraudulently induced investors to open galleries, then ruined them ...

It’s good that the Thomas Kinkade phenomenon — his empire ... Early in the 21st century, Kinkade’s company estimated that 1 in 20 American houses included a work by the artist.

Thomas Kinkade was a popular art sensation the likes ... heyday in an estimated one out of every 20 homes in the US, the company claimed. His images were emblazoned on throw rugs, collectible ...