Evening on the Seine
By Thomas Kinkade

Evening on the Seine - Thomas Kinkade

January 2009 Release
Available in the following sizes: 12x18
 
"On a recent return trip to Paris, I had the opportunity to discover the visual joys of this city anew. I have experienced Paris during each season and would be hard pressed to pick a favorite, though Paris in winter is particularly luminous. There is a tremendous sense of expectation in Paris as the glowing lights of boulevard cafes contrast brilliantly with the subtle palette of long winter nights. Snow falls rarely in the "City of Light", and when it does, excitement seems to build as the snow accumulates. In my mind's eye I like to turn back the clock to a simpler era and picture the wonderful costumes and festive life of the Impressionist era.

As a young artist exploring my style, I attempted to find inspiration from the French Impressionist viewpoint. I even created a brush name, "Robert Girrard", that allowed me to create paintings with the carefree abandon of Monet, Renoir, and the other grand masters of the Impressionist style. My passion for Paris and my zeal for color and atmosphere are vibrantly expressed in my painting Evening on the Seine. It is a loving tribute to the timeless city that made the Impressionists famous."
- Thomas Kinkade


Interesting Facts:
1. Evening on the Seine portrays the wonderful costumes and festive life of the Impressionist era. The inspiration for this work came about
during one of Thom's visits to Paris.

2. The bridge seen in this painting is one of the countless spans that cross the river Seine, many to which date back to the Roman era. For Thom,
to walk along the Seine is to feel transported back in time – there is no more alive moment than when walking the Seine.

3. Thom's passion for Paris, color and atmosphere are vibrantly expressed in this painting. Evening on the Seine is Thom's tribute to Paris, the timeless city that made the Impressionists famous.

4. Did you know that at 776km, the Seine is France's second-longest river after the Loire? It flows in a north-westerly direction through Troyes, Melun, Corbeil, Paris, Mantes and Rouen, and finally into the English Channel between Le Havre and Honfleur. During the journey, you can see beautiful Gothic cathedrals, superb scenery and sites of centuries of war. The river passes a thousand communities, from tiny hamlets to Europe's most popular tourist city.

5. Unique and romantic framing has been specially selected to complement the artwork of the Robert Girrard Collection. If you prefer to choose your own frame, however, an unframed version is always available.

6. Thomas Kinkade painted under the brush name of Robert Girrard from 1984-1989. These valued and collectible images are released in very limited quantities.