THIS PAINTING HAS BEEN SOLD OUT FOR MANY YEARS. IT IS TREASURED BY THOSE WHO HAVE VISITED THE FAMOUS AHWHANEE HOTEL IN YOSEMITE Please read TRIVIA below to get the full info on this hotel and the painting. Rare! Production limited to only 980 of this edition ~~ EXTRA VALUE ~~ This artwork has been highlighted by a Master Highlighter to enhance the lighting effects and make it luminescent. Extra Certificate of Master Highlighting included Christmas at The Ahwahnee Depicts a beautiful winter scene around the famous Ahwahnee Hotel located in the Yosemite Valley (California). There is only one artwork in this series. ++++ Limited Edition FRAMED Signed and Numbered (S/N) CANVAS (Frame included! See below) ++++ Thom created this painting in 1992 ++++ Hand Embellished by a Master Highlighter This is a luminous work of art that shines. This is also one of the artworks that change the time of day depending how much light you are shining on it. With medium light it looks like sunset, with more light it reflects back as if it is sunrise ~~ Pure magic! (At the time of purchase you will receive coaching on lighting with dimmer switch) ++++ 16" x 20" CANVAS Framed in your choice of French Finish or Antique Pewter approx 24" x 28" (exact frame size varies with type of frame) Museum Quality Frame ~~ ready to hang! Please click here for frame website ++++ Brass Plaque with the legend "Christmas at The Ahwahnee ~~ Thomas Kinkade" ++++ Certificate of Master Highlighting included ++++ Certificate of Limitation and Authenticity included ++++ Theme ~~~Ahwahnee Hotel (Yosemite Valley), Winter, Snow, ice, Christmas Tree. ++++About the Signed and Numbered Edition ~~ Standard Numbered and Signed & Numbered Canvas Lithograph Limits vary by release. Individually Hand Highlighted with oil paint. The artist's authorized security signature featuring DNA technology. Individually hand numbered. Corresponding Certificate of Authenticity. Before May 1997 the Signed & Numbered and A/P,G/P and P/P were ALL personally hand signed by Thomas Kinkade.

+++++ And this is what Thomas Kinkade said about this work +++++ "I can't think of a better place to celebrate our Savior's birth than Yosemite Valley, one of God's most awesome creations. The Ahwahnee Hotel is located in the heart of the valley and has been there for nearly one hundred years. I decided to paint the hotel at Christmas and capture the quiet beauty and overwhelming sense of peace." ~~Thomas Kinkade

About The Ahwahnee Hotel ~~The Ahwahnee Hotel is a National Historical Landmark . The Ahwahnee is the original Native (Red Indian) word for Yosemite Valley. ~~~According to legend, Lady Astor, American-born and England's first female Member of Parliament, visited the Yosemite Valley in the early 1920s. She registered at its venerable Sentinel Hotel but was horrified when she saw her unheated room and primitive amenities. She promptly checked out and returned to town. In response, Stephen T. Mather, director of the National Parks Service, ordered the Yosemite Park & Curry Co., Yosemite's concessionaire, to replace the Sentinel with a first-class hotel. ~~~It resulted in the Ahwahnee. Constructed amid numerous design changes, construction delays, and contract disputes, the hotel was finally opened on July 14, 1927, seven months late and substantially over budget. ~~~~ Considered one of the greatest and most beautiful National Parks in America, Yosemite National Park is known for its sheer granite cliffs and spectacular springtime waterfalls. The valley is most impressive (and least crowded) in spring, fall or winter. ~~~When Thom was only 30 years old, he won a contest over 2,600 other contestants to the National Park Service "Arts for the Parks" contest. This is the painting that won and his entry was chosen over all the other submissions (1985). This launched him into National view and started his upward spiral into being the Nation's #1 Artist. This image was used for the 1989 National Parks Stamp program This is the ONLY Kinkade that was made into a stamp. (I offer this painting in a Canvas Classic edition in my Ebay store. It is called "Yosemite"

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Thomas Kinkade images are beautiful in any light but the illuminist technique mastered by Thom, a main feature of the artworks, is best viewed with proper lighting. We carry picture lights with cords and dimmers which give you the gallery feel at home. The Traditional Series gallery lights are sleek and stylish with a unique design fashioned to compliment any décor. Visit my Lighting Page for Hobby Hill® Gallery Lighting Solutions for your Kinkade

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