Why were Sunday Afternoon, Radiant Surf and Silver and Gold the three Girrard images chosen for The French Impressionist Collection?
Most of Thom’s Robert Girrard’ images were successful original paintings and sold well at Cottage Gallery. However, a handful of original Girrard’ paintings were returned to Thomas Kinkade or otherwise found their way back to him. Sunday Afternoon’, Point Lobos’ (renamed Radiant Surf’ for the FIC) and Silver and Gold’ were three of those paintings. Consequently, these three Girrard’ paintings were available for use when The French Impressionist Collection’ was being planned.
