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GEORGE WILLIAM SOTTER (american 1879-1953)/span "SPRING VALLEY - WINTER NIGHT" Signed and dated 'G.W. Sotter 52' bottom right, oil on board 22 x 26 in. (55.8 x 66cm) provenance: /spanCharles William Hargens Jr. By descent in the family. The Estate of Charles William Hargens III. note:/span Sotter was highly celebrated for his winter scenes lit by the moon, stars, and perhaps a candle in the window. This oil on board painting titled Spring Valley - Winter Night, features most of the Sotter hallmarks, with numerous windows lit. A historic district of Buckingham Township in Bucks County, Spring Valley was notable for its mills. The creek is likely Watson Creek that runs north-south and provided the necessary water power for the mills.