英国神童6岁办画展 年收入百万镑
作者:沪江英语
来源:每日邮报
2014-10-25 07:00
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He is the art prodigy who sold out his first exhibition aged six. Kieron Williamson, from Norfolk, has become known as the ‘Mini-Monet’ and his landscapes are sought-after around the world, selling for up to £35,000 each.
来自诺福克郡的艺术神童基伦•威廉姆森六岁时就举办了第一次画展。他被人们认为是“小莫奈”,作品在全世界广受欢迎,单幅售价高达3万5千英镑。
Last year his total sales broke the £1.5 million mark, with one exhibition earning £250,000 in 20 minutes.
去年,他卖画所得超过150万英镑。某次画展在20分钟内就赚了25万英镑。
Kieron’s talent was discovered on a trip to Cornwall when he painted a coastal scene. Within a year, word of his gift had spread across the globe.
基伦的天才是在某次前往康沃尔时被发现的。他在旅途中画下了海岸的美景。在不到一年的时间里,他的天赋举世皆知。
Here we have collected some of his recent works and put them alongside the art world’s most recognisable names. But do you know the difference between an Old Master and a young pretender?
今天我们找来一些他的近作,并和史上最知名的画家们的作品一起比较。你能看出他们的不同么?
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Snow Scene At Argenteuil by Claude Monet (1875).
《阿让特伊雪景》,莫奈(1875)
B
London monotone figure by Kieron Williamson.
《单色伦敦》,基伦•威廉姆森
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A
Staithes Sunset by Williamson.
《斯泰兹日落》,基伦•威廉姆森
B
The Banks Of The Seine At Argenteuil (detail) by Édouard Manet (1874).
《阿让特伊的塞纳河岸》(局部),莫奈(1874)
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Harbour by Augustus John (early 20th Century).
《港口》,奥古斯都•约翰(20世纪早期)
B
Barn At Sunrise by Williamson.
《谷仓日落》,基伦•威廉姆森
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Weymouth Bay With Jordan Hill by John Constable (1816).
《和乔丹希尔同游韦茅斯湾》,约翰·康斯太勃尔(1816)
B
Distant Barn by Williamson.
《远方的谷仓》,基伦•威廉姆森
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Forest At Dawn by Williamson.
《拂晓的森林》,基伦•威廉姆森
B
The Magpie by Monet (1889).
《喜鹊》,莫奈(1889)
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Clifftop Ponies by Williamson.
《悬崖上的小马》,基伦•威廉姆森
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Cliffs Of The Porte D’Aval by Monet (1885).
《阿瓦尔悬崖》,莫奈(1885)