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William thomas kinkade iii january 19, 1958 april 6, 2012 was an american painter of popular realistic, pastoral, and idyllic subjects. Barnett is considered to be the worlds foremost authority on the artwork of thomas kinkade. Thomas kinkade thomas kinkade sold more canvases than any other painter in historymore than picasso, rembrandt, gauguin, monet, manet, renoir, and van gogh combined. A cape light novel cape light novels, a gathering place.
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