'Mini Monet': Nine-year-old artist set to become a millionaire after his latest collection is snapped up in just 15 minutes 0 p% z) a c- w' J8 w5.39.217.76
Only started painting lessons in 2008
Work bought by international collectors for tens of thousands of pounds
Paints three pictures a week
Proud mum has written book about his prodigal success
( u( r* V: H; V' D公仔箱論壇 9 [9 v2 E+ ]- b0 E' f# C6 BNine-year-old Kieron Williamson's latest set of paintings sold within minutes fetching £250,000. ( S. X$ n( L- E0 l
/ E# O0 _- ^4 `3 t r公仔箱論壇A nine-year-old art genius nicknamed 'Mini Monet' is about to become a millionaire after selling his latest collection of 24 paintings for £250,000. Q* Z! F1 V5 m; v* l5.39.217.760 y5 z! `, J* R' \5 P: T3 }# m& i6 |
Kieron Williamson, from Norfolk, had his landscape pictures snapped up by telephone and internet buyers from around the world in just 15 minutes during a recent sale. ' z8 V5 k+ e. b1 Y0 z$ e) c公仔箱論壇 {) g; p( \% n3 D2 a
The youngster only started painting during a family trip to Devon and Cornwall in 2008 - before then he had just coloured in dinosaurs his parents had drawn for him.公仔箱論壇1 r, U( o6 C$ R2 l5 l
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But since then he has become an international art sensation with some of his pieces being bought for tens of thousands of pounds.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ q1 C& N2 \) m
$ |1 Y; y5 R6 x5.39.217.76The paintings sold recently included two landscapes priced at £34,950 each while even small pastels which took him just a few minutes to paint sold for between £6,000 and £7,000. / j! v$ Y8 [0 o( B5.39.217.76+ g" \0 ~$ C* ?2 w/ v& Q9 i$ Q; j
Kieron's work first came on the market in the summer of 2009 when 19 of his paintings were sold for £14,000 in a sealed bid auction.公仔箱論壇1 m- [7 l/ h' J5 f" b6 U
0 C* B/ n' a/ v/ a: HThree months later another 16 of his paintings were up snapped for £17,000 in just 14 minutes in his second exhibition at the Picturecraft gallery. j, `1 I+ T9 K* v; [* i8 W4 |) Ztvb now,tvbnow,bttvbTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ u; W: g2 p$ z8 [# [% H, O) `0 w
He made another £106,260 last November when an exhibition of a dozen paintings sold out in just ten minutes and 50 seconds./ N1 \7 a8 W5 h3 W
5 `# u- ?: f' i7 q" D7 `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbAn exhibition of 33 of his oils, watercolours and pastels sold out within half an hour for £150,000 in July 2010 with buyers flying in from Arizona, New York and South Africa to snap them up. $ j- v% R) F; g9 d公仔箱論壇 ! \1 U# y! X& m4 @% ?" I$ R4 QSome fans even camped outside the gallery for up to 48 hours to make sure they did not miss out on one of his paintings while others telephoned in bids from Tokyo, Canada and Germany.% w c4 q ~3 i% J3 W
( g3 Z5 {+ ]( a" g5 d9 }$ tTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。His record price for a painting so far was £42,500, for a picture of Mevagissey Harbour in Cornwall which was bought by an insurance company last year and now hangs in its boardroom.公仔箱論壇) R) }5 r! X2 r
5.39.217.761 F/ A" W6 F9 ]- X2 _ 1 Q1 Z- w( P. P, ^& v R$ L! r) }The talented youngster beautifully captures a winter scene in 'Snow at Dusk.' : I) o/ Z8 C' }. f' }TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 ' w t- u. `- p- X. M6 M/ J- b0 PAnother ten of his pictures are due to sell for £100,000 when they are released during the seventh exhibition of his work, which opens next Friday. @6 L9 r/ @& q( u, z4 C/ c0 H9 y公仔箱論壇tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb6 b d1 R6 m# h8 V- X
Before hitting the big time Kieron used to live with his family in a rented flat next door to a petrol station in Holt. ' Y5 V0 V$ R7 P5.39.217.76 1 J1 `+ u6 n- }tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBut with his earnings set to pass the £1 million mark his family have been able to move to a £150,000 home in the picturesque village of Ludham in the Norfolk Broads - which was the home of his artist hero Edward Seago. 9 P7 R4 C5 |9 ftvb now,tvbnow,bttvb 6 p* ^2 e: v- Y, UHowever, the talented schoolboy will not be given free access to his rapidly growing wealth until he reaches 18, as his parents Michelle, 39 and Keith, 45, have been investing it on his behalf.5.39.217.765 K' v* O/ g9 O/ S' X) r0 [4 N
a0 ?0 c9 E0 {- R& {tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMrs Williamson has written a book detailing her son’s astonishing rise to fame in the art world, called ‘Kieron Williamson Coming to Light - The Remarkable Story of a Child’s Gift to Painting’.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 Y: }8 \0 H* S6 n9 L4 R9 S
. u7 h p! i$ g7 ^) A+ ytvb now,tvbnow,bttvbMrs Williamson whose husband helped write the book said: 'His paintings are continuing to progress and improve - but he is still a normal boy.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb+ m$ W1 ~0 U& n& a7 z1 Z s
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'The critics are now accepting that his art has moved on from that of a naive child and he is now being compared to his adult peers,' she said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) i! x# A# x, _! L T
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This work, entitled 'Staithe Road Winter Shadows' sold for £17,495.5.39.217.76, W0 i9 O" x( {
; a% t6 D: Y4 d6 m. H% DTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。'He is not quite as prolific as he used to be because he is busy with his homework and is in the school football team. He makes sure that he has time for all the other things he enjoys. " F: w/ O5 h) q( x0 C* B% T公仔箱論壇+ n6 D- ?7 ?' V2 c. i& \6 V
'He no longer gets up at 6am and knocks out a painting before school. He would rather watch TV and play about - but he still loves painting and does two or three a week.'公仔箱論壇: k# r, Q& t- p( O% Z$ u" i
All of the money Kieron earns goes through his very own limited company, of which he is a shareholder. 公仔箱論壇' M2 G: Q$ W- N7 X' ~
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His parents will remain as directors until the prodigy is old enough to handle his own financial affairs.* X! [0 \5 H$ E8 i) y4 r
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'We are a bit paranoid about how Kieron is viewed, said Mrs Williamson, 'hat is important to us is that he remains balanced and relates to his peers.', c3 B' f& S5 r o: R0 M
7 H/ u4 `6 A. E& s- E; G' OKieron will be signing copies of his mother’s £24.99 book at the opening of his latest exhibition next Friday and on Saturday at the Picturecraft Gallery in Holt, Norfolk.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb f! G: B W2 q5 {2 X0 u/ T
6 Z. l, ^0 ?2 c2 o + c. l: Z3 p6 y P8 h- ~: a公仔箱論壇Another of Kieron's incredible paintings called 'Marsh Harrier Hunting.' 1 Q7 y# e/ b6 ^( f) d( e; ~+ R) i* ]tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb ! N! u$ x& Y7 f0 X5 \ P% W: E# L. UThe retrospective exhibition will feature more than 100 of his paintings over the years to illustrate how his work has progressed. 4 M% z: y, ]" u D7 R, p. \9 Ctvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) Z \( T1 c$ x8 i3 k: [ l
The works on display will include the 24 that he has just sold as well as the ten which are mostly being kept back for sale during the exhibition.* D. a1 X. V' J, L! g* C! ]! ]5 t
* j! S- r; Y0 ]/ c6 v8 P( bAdrian Hill, the managing director of the Picturecraft gallery, said the decision had been made to sell the bulk of the paintings in advance to ‘avoid chaos’ when the exhibition opened. 5 K) u7 C. R: S6 btvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ t3 K5 ~3 S! O3 n5 B/ y
'Kieron’s success has gone far beyond him just being a little boy who is good at painting,' he said. 7 K7 F7 c" ]. Z# Atvb now,tvbnow,bttvb # p9 a* G- V, y$ `/ K2 a% GTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。'He does traditional seascapes and landscapes that the public just love.1 s+ _" c' A$ y2 H' W7 Q
2 {+ I/ r7 U1 G" ?. w) X7 X4 R'If you ask him about his incredible financial success, he just looks at you and grins. His first question is never, ‘did I sell them all?’ Instead he asks, ‘did people like them?’5.39.217.767 J" C" p2 m D: O
$ B- o$ `% N2 p8 E: cKieron kept his cool when he was asked if it meant anything to him to have earned nearly £1million. He just smiled and replied, ‘Not really’. ) P" Q; N1 b7 T# o/ |: V- Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb/ l+ j+ I, F0 k4 @* v( H7 |2 G
He added: ‘I would like to go to other countries to paint and experience different lights. I want to explore Norfolk, Cornwall and Scotland a bit more.’5.39.217.76) ]$ j" s5 ?, e* J* _
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有「小莫內」之稱的英國9歲畫家威廉森(Kieron Williamson)，近日完成的最新24幅作品，僅15分鐘內就被全球的收藏家以電話和網路搶購一空，共賣出25萬英鎊(約新台幣1157萬元)的好成績，加上先前的售畫所得，總計將達100萬英磅，折合約新台幣4600萬元。公仔箱論壇* L1 I1 J/ P; A. f$ e" p+ {/ s: g
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2009年夏天，威廉森的19幅作品首次賣得1萬4千英鎊。3個月後，他又畫了16幅作品，14分鐘內就賣光，收入1萬7千英鎊。2010年以來，他作品的售價更是水漲船高，每次都有10萬英鎊以上的收入。 * x1 d; B6 d) x( L公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇8 {1 T. I* u. E% V( X , _2 A- Z. J- f# u$ k# FTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。9歲的威廉森有「小莫內」之稱。翻自網路TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 n4 i; @9 d/ j ' t A3 ^3 M7 V! R) I, Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvb威廉森的畫作之一。翻自網路作者: etctve 時間: 2012-7-13 04:38 PM
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