July 14 & 15, 2020 Fine & Decorative Arts
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 7/14/2020
Graphite on paper. Dated on reverse 1934 with a personal inscription from George Sotter and his wife.
George W. Sotter lived in Holicong, Pennsylvania, near New Hope. He painted landscape scenes of Bucks County and became part of the New Hope School. He also fashioned stained glass windows that remain intact in cathedrals, churches, and monasteries throughout the country.
In his early youth, Sotter painted the rivers and mills of Pittsburgh, PA, where he was born in 1879. He came to Bucks County in 1902, to study under Edward W. Redfield, the premier painter of the New Hope School. That same year, he participated in the annual exhibition at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. He continued his studies at the Academy under William Merritt Chase, Thomas Anshutz, and Henry G. Keller.
Minor toning.
Item Dimensions: Frame: 9 - 3/4" x 7 - 3/4".
Artist
George William Sotter
Title
"Spring Valley Home"
Signature
Signed lower left "G Sotter