Lot 135 · Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art
La Soeur Ainée (The Elder Sister)
James Joseph Tissot · watercolour and bodycolour on paper
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- Estimate
- £100,000–£150,000 hammer ≈ $132,761–$199,141
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art, London · 13 July 2016
- Dimensions
- 19 5/8 x 12 5/8 in. (49.8 x 32 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4013678
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-4013678 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-4013678
James Joseph Tissot, La Soeur Ainée (The Elder Sister). Christie's, 13 Jul 2016, lot 135. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4013678.
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James Joseph Tissot, La Soeur Ainée (The Elder Sister). Christie's, 13 Jul 2016, lot 135. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4013678.
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From the same sale Victorian, Pre-Raphaelite and British Impressionist Art · Jul 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sluggard | Frederic, Lord Leighton, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1830-1896) | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Study of a seated nude for 'When the World was Young' | Sir Edward John Poynter, Bt., P.R.A., R.W.S. (1826-1919) | £5,000–£8,000 | |
| Study for the figure of Echo in 'Echo and Narcissus' | John William Waterhouse | £70,000–£100,000 | |
| A fishing expedition: An illustrated letter to John Leech | Sir John Everett Millais, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1829-1896) | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Florence 'Pobby' Thomas, kneeling and holding a posy of flowers | Sir John Everett Millais, P.R.A., R.W.S. (1829-1896) | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| The Flower Book | Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Bt., A.R.A., R.W.S. (1833-1898) | £5,000–£7,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Clydeside, Glasgow | $173,405 | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | |
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Glasgow Docks | Bonhams, Sep 2024 | ||
| John William Godward R.b.a. | far away thoughts | Sotheby's, Jul 2017 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Gourock Dock, Glasgow | Bonhams, Sep 2023 | ||
| Edward Lear | The Island of Philae, above the First Cataract on the Nile, | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | Greenock | Lyon & Turnbull, May 2022 | ||
| James Joseph Tissot | By Water (Waiting at a Dockside), London | Christie's, Jul 2017 | ||
| John Atkinson Grimshaw | A Golden Idyll | Bonhams, Sep 2024 |
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.