Bidspirit auction | AMERICAN ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE W.

AMERICAN ATTRIBUTED TO GEORGE W. SOTTER OIL PAINTING - An oil on board seascape attributed to George William Sotter (American, 1879–1953), depicting churning ocean waves under an overcast sky. Executed in an American Impressionist manner, the vertical composition contrasts heavy white impasto along the breaking crest with translucent turquoise and deep indigo water beneath muted gray and pale blue clouds. No signature, monogram, or inscription is visible on the painted surface or the brown composition board reverse. The work is housed in a textured giltwood frame secured with oxidized steel brads and bearing a small metal plaque at the lower center rail inscribed ”GEORGE W. SOTTER”. pennsylvania impressionism, new hope school, marine painting, coastal surf, plein air study, bucks county artist, nautical wall decor, atlantic swell. Dimensions Frame: 15 1/4 x 12 1/2 in. Image: 11 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. Condition Condition appears consistent with early-to-mid 20th-century age. The painted surface is stable with intact impasto and minor surface dust. The verso board shows light scuffs, while the frame has edge wear, torn paper backing remnants, and staining at the lower left reverse.