[歐洲] 9歲神童畫作受追捧開售半小時掙15萬

'Mini Monet': Nine-year-old artist set to become a millionaire after his latest collection is snapped up in just 15 minutes

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

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Nine-year-old Kieron Williamson's latest set of paintings sold within  minutes fetching £250,000. $ b3 y- P: y  M; d& i9 K1 i5 K$ Y

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." i6 j0 L; }+ |% r! z3 R
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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.$ J! |8 |7 W1 y2 {7 m
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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.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。" T; Q  z1 m, n
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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.

The 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.公仔箱論壇- z- F- V$ y# H: o) k! R
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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.
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Three 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.公仔箱論壇' A; S, p2 O" S% m

He  made another £106,260 last November when an exhibition of a dozen paintings sold  out in just ten minutes and 50 seconds.

An 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.
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Some 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.
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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.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。% `9 Q: p! l6 d+ L6 t# x
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The talented youngster beautifully captures a winter  scene in 'Snow at Dusk.'公仔箱論壇) ~& P! V9 w7 Q

Another 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.
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Before hitting the big time Kieron used to  live with his family in a rented flat next door to a  petrol station in  Holt.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。/ M8 r, k  ?# v# ]+ x
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But 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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, v" ]4 F' j" ]6 k- K, P

However, 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.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。+ m7 w% M) U4 R5 }3 m) t' [' @) X

Mrs 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’.

Mrs Williamson whose husband helped write the  book said: 'His paintings are continuing to progress and improve - but he is  still a normal boy.  U4 l: w8 k6 }' N: X8 [0 }
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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.3 l2 Q0 v% Z/ M
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This work, entitled 'Staithe Road Winter Shadows' sold  for £17,495.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb  ^4 S* a: m- f0 ]

'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.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。9 K/ f" G2 A6 k* J
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'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.'
All of the money Kieron earns goes through  his very own limited company, of which he is a shareholder.

His parents will remain as directors until  the prodigy is old enough to handle his own financial affairs.( j# A# _4 `- {' s" T; G- k, l9 r0 F

'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.'
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Kieron 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.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。3 i/ g) Q5 u- a0 R3 @; u! T7 ]6 b4 k% w

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Another of Kieron's incredible paintings called 'Marsh  Harrier Hunting.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb: V& h) B% n; c

The retrospective exhibition will feature  more than 100 of his paintings over the years to illustrate how his work has  progressed.) p1 l- _) R& 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.) t) v9 Q0 g+ ~. G/ i5 @  }6 A
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Adrian 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.
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'Kieron’s success has gone far beyond him  just being a little boy who is good at painting,' he said.
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'He does traditional seascapes and landscapes  that the public just love.
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'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?’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。( L4 j, F- [3 Q* B8 X' l

Kieron 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’.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。9 x1 B+ d" `( t- ?& j

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.’公仔箱論壇# g) x; y' M7 q; w: f

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