Lot 85 · Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art
Girl reading. The Storyteller
William Strang Ra Rpe · oil on canvas
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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $15,212–$22,819
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art, London · 14 December 2016
- Dimensions
- 28 x 20 in. (71 x 50.8 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3964277
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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William Strang Ra Rpe, Girl reading. The Storyteller. Christie's, 14 Dec 2016, lot 85. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3964277.
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William Strang Ra Rpe, Girl reading. The Storyteller. Christie's, 14 Dec 2016, lot 85. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3964277.
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From the same sale Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art · Dec 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Forest mare and foal | Sir Alfred James Munnings, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1878-1959) | £300–£500 | |
| The Child Jesus going down with his parents to Nazareth (Luke ii) | William Charles Thomas Dobson | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| A Red, Red Rose | John William Godward R.b.a. | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Home 'be it ever so humble' | George Smith | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| On the Baise at Lavardac, south-west France | Sir William Russell Flint | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| Needless Alarms | Frederic, Lord Leighton, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1830-1896) | £12,000–£18,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir William Russell Flint | sir william russell flint, r.a., p.r.w.s. | diana | $41,173 | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | |
| William Strang Ra Rpe | The Straw Hat | Christie's, Dec 2002 | ||
| Sir William Russell Flint | Griselda | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Sir William Russell Flint | Sentimental Blonde | Sotheby's, Dec 2021 | ||
| William Strang Ra Rpe | Allegory | Sotheby's, Nov 2013 | ||
| Sir William Russell Flint | Madelina | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| John Bellany Cbe Ra Hrsa Lld | The Persecuted | Lyon & Turnbull, Dec 2022 | ||
| Louis Bosworth Hurt | Highland Cattle in a Mountain Glen | Lyon & Turnbull, Dec 2020 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.