William Arthur Winter
(1909 - 1996) Canadian Group of Painters, RCA
Previously Sold Works
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Wiener Roast
mixed media on illustration board
signed lower right; titled and dated 1951 on the reverse
18 x 16.5 ins ( 45.7 x 41.9 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $6,600.00
Sale date: February 27th 2024
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Sylvan Lake Near Red Deer, Alberta
oil on canvas board
signed lower right; inscribed “Cover June 18/1960” on the reverse; typed title [SYLVAN LAKE..NEAR RED REER (sic), ALBERTA] on the artist’s label on the reverse
24 x 23.5 ins ( 61 x 59.7 cms )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $5,400.00
Sale date: November 30th 2021
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Bicycling through the Neighbourhood
oil on board
signed lower right
14 x 24 ins ( 35.6 x 61 cms )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $3,680.00
Sale date: November 25th 2015
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Young Girl Putting on Ballet Slippers
oil on board
signed lower right; inscribed "To Josie from Leonard 1963 J.J.V" on the reverse
12 x 16 in ( 30.5 x 40.6 cm )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $3,600.00
Sale date: September 24th 2024
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Cherry Beach
oil on board
signed lower right
20 x 16 ins ( 50.8 x 40.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,000.00 - $3,000.00
Price Realized $3,304.00
Sale date: December 12th 2019
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Roman Candle
oil on canvas
signed lower right; titled on the reverse of the frame
24 x 30 ins ( 61 x 76.2 cms )
Auction Estimate: $3,000.00 - $4,000.00
Price Realized $2,880.00
Sale date: July 19th 2022
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Running Children
oil on canvas board
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $2,530.00
Sale date: June 14th 2017
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Chair and Variations
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled on the reverse
30 x 20 ins ( 76.2 x 50.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $2,596.00
Sale date: November 28th 2019
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
School Kids - Paris
oil on canvas board
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
18 x 24 ins ( 45.7 x 61 cms )
Auction Estimate: $2,500.00 - $3,500.00
Price Realized $2,360.00
Sale date: November 28th 2018
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Country Store
oil on canvas board
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,500.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $2,280.00
Sale date: December 15th 2020
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Early Spring
oil on canvas board
signed lower right
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Price Realized $1,840.00
Sale date: December 14th 2016
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Country Road
oil on canvas board
signed lower right; signed, titled and dated 1987 on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,600.00 - $2,000.00
Price Realized $1,800.00
Sale date: December 14th 2021
William Winter Biography
(1909 - 1996) Canadian Group of Painters, RCA
Born in Winnipeg in 1909, Winter received his art training under LeMoine FitzGerald at the Winnipeg School of Art. He moved to Toronto in 1937 where he established the advertising firm of Wookie, Winter and Bush. He exhibited his work widely, including 19 exhibitions at Roberts Gallery, Toronto beginning in 1959. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Academy and the Ontario Society of Artists. Today, classified as a Canadian post-war modernist, he is best known for his paintings of children. His work is housed in museum collections across Canada and abroad, including the National Gallery of Canada and the Art Gallery of Ontario. He died in England in 1996.
