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THBGeorge William Sotter (American, 1879–1953) Untitled (Summer Farmland)
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George William Sotter (American, 1879–1953) Untitled (Summer Farmland)
Signed 'GEORGE [underlined]/SOTTER' bottom right, oil on canvas
25 x 30 in. (63.5 x 76.2m)
Executed circa 1915.
In a Bernard Badura frame.Provenance
Rago Auctions, Lambertville, sale of September 15, 2007, lot 1 (as The Artist's Studio).
Acquired directly from the above sale.
Private Collection, New Hope, Pennsylvania.
Footnote:Exhibited
"The Painterly Voice: Bucks Couny's Fertile Ground," James A. Michener Art Musem, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, October 22, 2011-April 1, 2012.
"George Sotter: Light and Shadow," James A. Michener Art Musem, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, July 29-December 31, 2017 (as Untitled).
Note
The present work was executed shortly after George Sotter's return from California, and definite departure from Pittsburgh. The artist's move to the countryside marks a new interest in pastoral scenes, and a clearer, brighter palette not dissimilar to Redfield's - Sotter's former instructor. The spirit of the Father of Pennsylvania Impressionism can be see here in the acidic greens, yellows and the energic brushwork which capture the untamed, lush landscape of Bucks County. The painting here seems to depict the artist's studio, a Quaker farmstead known as Walnut Grove Farm, located on Ash Mill Road in Holicong, Pennsylvania.
Condition report:Frame: 30 1/2 x 35 3/4 x 1 1/2 in.
The unlined canvas in excellent original condition. Examination under UV light does not reveal any sign of inpainting. We notice the paint has been applied very thinly in the upper section of the canvas (see top of the trees), which leaves some parts of the canvas bare (part of the artist's working method, not abrasions).
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