'Mini Monet': Nine-year-old artist set to become a millionaire after his latest collection is snapped up in just 15 minutesTVBNOW 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。) L; j& q+ [! N4 S- U" x
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. ) W& D) d& Z( P( x7 l$ K. o6 U" L- H) g& N. Z9 G
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.tvboxnow.com) m4 x3 F) Q5 ]( C1 i7 B
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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.公仔箱論壇% v: ?9 {5 N' G* c, m# o! H3 [' Z
/ g Y0 P+ |- m, Z0 h3 B% WThe 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. * v5 z! d# @& Y/ G! d3 n ) F6 b4 G c9 l. `2 {. B; z8 R But since then he has become an international art sensation with some of his pieces being bought for tens of thousands of pounds. , D# a$ F/ a" r0 _tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. `5 r; f$ ], l# |. L
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% c6 H5 j* \# S3 Z: o7 [7 F! l
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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.公仔箱論壇1 ^$ }1 z! ~ r1 s" d1 ]
6 B; K* m7 a6 l- O* 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。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.tvboxnow.com) H8 z' E W. P! a0 v6 K- k
9 s1 K* u/ m; m+ CHe made another £106,260 last November when an exhibition of a dozen paintings sold out in just ten minutes and 50 seconds. 6 V) p0 J6 n1 Z D8 R( K+ |) N8 k$ U, A( ]% ]3 Z& D
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. % p. E0 ?1 v* e' W& Y( V # H4 N# q, s7 q y! DSome 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. * C3 ~8 @- B/ [" J1 I9 C 6 n" t+ n i$ H# G公仔箱論壇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.tvboxnow.com: A' @# L4 m, `. }3 e8 d
. e( _+ z/ x; x% V9 C5 x : B( |: n+ P. A8 \+ M0 vtvboxnow.comThe talented youngster beautifully captures a winter scene in 'Snow at Dusk.' " |& V& c8 d l0 g1 x: T- u 7 b6 [- w& e' rTVBNOW 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。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. 5 q2 A3 } F5 ]" T% M / t+ Y: M2 o8 {6 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。Before hitting the big time Kieron used to live with his family in a rented flat next door to a petrol station in Holt.tvboxnow.com3 j' N$ n4 g" m0 J5 \
3 e; z; O. ^0 v0 p* ABut 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. * e7 T8 W- }6 ?) e* d1 `tvb now,tvbnow,bttvbtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; Z) R0 b L$ j" R, v3 ]
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. ; {7 W) w4 L9 n) p公仔箱論壇 ) K2 c5 `" d( T/ E5 J- [- O3 T5 ]" @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。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’. , N( {& V' \, T 2 Q l9 Q' R" n8 f公仔箱論壇Mrs Williamson whose husband helped write the book said: 'His paintings are continuing to progress and improve - but he is still a normal boy.$ w/ w8 k3 u# j$ ^5 C
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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.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。: A/ K$ w1 n; H
* r& {: s' O$ S4 B; J ' [0 M* {# J" s# P公仔箱論壇This work, entitled 'Staithe Road Winter Shadows' sold for £17,495. 2 S" V) s' F3 C+ t3 oTVBNOW 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。- G9 W: K. _) E. L0 T& p, ~, l
'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. 8 V) t& @' @ t- C Atvboxnow.com 7 L0 h1 W- G- H" x* Mtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb'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.'tvboxnow.com7 \9 U0 n# f+ V& A8 w/ c, h% V
All of the money Kieron earns goes through his very own limited company, of which he is a shareholder. + h" ?" O. F& i; ^
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His parents will remain as directors until the prodigy is old enough to handle his own financial affairs.公仔箱論壇$ [$ X9 c4 e U, l# N$ S" |5 v2 B2 k
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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.' |4 L, E, K) d8 ^6 W( l/ r公仔箱論壇8 o: m8 c' w) b# }
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.公仔箱論壇. d# r. U8 Z7 R
" q% m6 t2 @: G8 m# Z4 m. h+ K & O# P0 |" i3 HTVBNOW 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。Another of Kieron's incredible paintings called 'Marsh Harrier Hunting.' 5 \5 \5 N6 z3 i! B8 T0 g% w# G8 f( q& h$ E- M0 Z: ^8 @
The retrospective exhibition will feature more than 100 of his paintings over the years to illustrate how his work has progressed. @+ i' Z" e, S- s6 K( ]5 `
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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. # v7 D- H& Z) X6 ]9 y% e公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇" P `# q6 P6 l3 ^5 } @% y/ D/ X) r
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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb) T; T2 E( O6 H E6 u! s; z
* c; y2 p6 X p6 M* v. B'Kieron’s success has gone far beyond him just being a little boy who is good at painting,' he said. " \& r# d3 k' V; L4 T7 I公仔箱論壇8 |0 R4 s8 \! j" }! K
'He does traditional seascapes and landscapes that the public just love. " H( A: N1 X8 x5 ^: f2 _. r R2 B 1 u. N7 N& L2 ? r. B'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?’ 0 W. Y v( O* ]0 Q. [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。tvboxnow.com P: a% z4 o$ b: ^* }' r& W I
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’.. j! W( X! R+ @/ K7 D
) [$ r( I2 T5 L+ I. ~公仔箱論壇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.’ ' x3 ?. q4 K0 |& Z0 m: c7 t$ v: ^ 5 ?7 T* a, I9 x" I2 J$ e Atvboxnow.com作者: kmarstar 時間: 2012-7-13 07:39 AM
英國9歲「小莫內」 賣畫成千萬富翁！ 2 Z6 z) q6 z# F: @tvboxnow.comTVBNOW 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。* _! \7 ~/ C: N9 O7 t y 公仔箱論壇8 I1 m6 B* L# h1 T7 x
/ S* H, W. B: [tvboxnow.com威廉森靠著賣畫，一夕變成千萬富翁。［圖／翻攝自網路］tvboxnow.com# H5 t3 _* P2 K
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英國一名9歲的小男孩威廉森(Kieron Williamson)靠著賣畫，一夕之間搖身變成千萬富翁！威廉森日前已賣出24幅畫作，共賺取了25萬英鎊(約新台幣1156萬元)。公仔箱論壇( f( N# E8 y. I
7 f2 t, |+ [, i0 l- {據英國《每日郵報》(Daily Mail)報導，有「小莫內」之稱的威廉森自2008年開始畫畫，在最近售出的畫作中，威廉森的風景畫作僅在15分鐘之內就被買走，以34950英鎊(約新台幣161萬元)成功賣出。 ' z" ?6 m6 r0 E0 o7 e3 e0 R; @% U/ ~6 r y2 m
截至目前為止，威廉森所有的畫作中，最高售出價格為42500英鎊(約新台幣196萬元)，那是一幅港口風景畫。 ! a5 U: c5 Q6 n, f; z公仔箱論壇公仔箱論壇6 p' ` m5 i; l- i
威廉森靠著賣畫的收入，讓他變成千萬富翁，當被問到成為千萬富翁的感想時，威廉森僅是笑笑地表示「希望前往其他國家，感受不同的風景，挖掘出更多的美景。」 ( X& m/ {1 b. k( k& |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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" `6 V& I: V+ A' R' |* H# O ▼威廉森的畫作之一。〔圖／翻攝自網路〕 # Q. f7 e/ n) S7 c 1 q# c) I1 Q: W. g0 G" ~0 i7 u/ U公仔箱論壇# W7 u: W$ l: P3 }# Z ▼威廉森的畫作之一。〔圖／翻攝自網路〕, N3 w! M# B3 r: y6 [1 v ' G$ O u3 B, R
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