George William Sotter Auction Prices and Value Guide
George William Sotter auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 257 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
George William Sotter auction prices: quick answer
George William Sotter auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- George William Sotter
- Source records
- 257
- Market update
- 2026-02-16
George William Sotter market snapshot
George William Sotter shows solid auction liquidity with 106 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $9,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 8 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-09.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (12.0% · 11 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (38.0% · 35 sales)
- $10,000+ (50.0% · 46 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $25,000
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 8
- Median shift vs prior year
- +100.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-09
Artist context
About George William Sotter
Born
1879
Died
1953
Nationality
American
Also known as
George Sotter, George W. Sotter
George William Sotter (1879–1953), also recorded as George Sotter and George W. Sotter, was an American painter and engraver whose public biography is commonly framed through Impressionist-style painting. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh and later established his reputation in the Philadelphia area. Public biographical material says that he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy with Edward Redfield and then taught at Carnegie Mellon University from 1910 to 1919. Sotter also worked in stained glass, including windows made for churches, so his identity extends beyond easel painting alone. Collectors may therefore encounter his name on paintings, engravings, or architectural glass-related work. For entity matching, the full form George William Sotter should be connected with the shorter George Sotter and George W. Sotter forms found in authority and biographical records. The available source pack supports his dates, nationality, and painter-engraver identity strongly, while the fuller biography and Impressionist description currently rest mainly on public encyclopedia material.
Impressionist-style paintingPaintingEngravingStained glass
Common works and media
Public records identify Sotter as a painter and engraver, while biographical material also documents stained-glass work. Impressionist-style paintings are the clearest recurring description in this source pack. The available evidence does not provide enough catalogued examples to establish a reliable subject hierarchy, edition history, or dominant format.
Market and appraisal context
Appraisal should begin by separating paintings from engravings and stained-glass work, since those are materially different objects and should not share an undifferentiated comparable set. The collected Appraisily signal indicates an established body of auction records, but the source page was rate-limited during collection and the pack does not expose lot-level descriptions, sale dates, realized prices, dimensions, condition, provenance, or attribution notes. A defensible valuation should therefore compare the object only with documented public sales of the same work type and verify the underlying catalogue entries before drawing conclusions. This source pack does not support a price forecast, trend claim, or assumption that one subject or medium automatically commands a premium.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
Value drivers
- Identify the medium and work type before selecting comparables, distinguishing paintings, engravings, and stained-glass work
- Use verified public auction records for the same work type and inspect the underlying catalogue information before reaching a valuation conclusion
Appraisal caveats
- The collected source pack does not provide lot-level sale dates, realized prices, dimensions, condition reports, provenance, attribution notes, or edition information.
- No price trend, market premium, or subject hierarchy can be supported from the collected evidence.
- The Appraisily artist page was rate-limited during collection, so its underlying auction records could not be inspected in this research pass.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Library of Congress library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is George William Sotter worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my George William Sotter artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.