Who was the impressionist painter called Robert Girrard?

http://www.girrard.com/

http://www.thomaskinkade.com/magi/servlet/com.asucon.ebiz.catalog.web.tk.CatalogServlet?catalogAction=Category&menuNdx=0.18&searchType=all

http://www.thomaskinkadememphis.com/gallery6.html

http://www.thomaskinkadeonline.com/robert-girard-works/

http://www.kinkadeusa.com/content/p/7/catid/5104/Robert_Girrard

http://www.gallerydirectart.com/dealer-gallery-of-fine-art-prints---posters-thomas-kinkade-the-robert-girrard-collection.html

http://www.experts123.com/q/how-well-did-the-robert-girrard-kinkade-paintings-sell-at-cottage-gallery-in-comparison-to-the-thomas-kinkade-paintings.html

Go to the above links to find the answer.  Thomas Kinkade (1958-2012)  painted under the "brush name" of "Robert Girrard" from 1984 to 1990.  He produced 71 Girrard paintings in the style of the French Impressionists.  Thom's career can be separated into three areas -- academic landscapes, Robert Girrard, and Painter of Light.

Go to Google Images to see the Girrard paintings.