William Arthur Winter
(1909 - 1996) Canadian Group of Painters, RCA
Previously Sold Works
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Gondolas, Grand Canal
oil on canvas board
signed lower right
16 x 20 ins ( 40.6 x 50.8 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $920.00
Sale date: June 13th 2018
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Small Boys in Boats
oil on canvas board
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $944.00
Sale date: June 23rd 2020
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Street Scene, Seville
oil on canvas board
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
16 x 12 ins ( 40.6 x 30.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $863.00
Sale date: March 14th 2018
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Mother and Child
double-sided oil on board
signed lower right; with unfinished sketch on the reverse
18 x 12 ins ( 45.7 x 30.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $900.00 - $1,000.00
Price Realized $885.00
Sale date: April 14th 2020
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Young Mother in Red Chair
oil on canvas board
signed lower right
16 x 12 ins ( 40.6 x 30.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $805.00
Sale date: November 29th 2013
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Country Road
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 $767.00
Sale date: June 26th 2019
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Untitled (Acrobats)
tempera on board
signed lower right
19.75 x 23.5 in ( 50.2 x 59.7 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $1,000.00 - $1,500.00
Price Realized $650.00
Sale date: April 23rd 2024
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Crossroads
oil on canvas board
signed lower right; titled and dated 1981 on the reverse
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
Auction Estimate: $800.00 - $1,200.00
Price Realized $720.00
Sale date: March 23rd 2016
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Stilt Walkers
oil on canvas board
21.25 x 9.25 ins ( 54 x 23.5 cms )
Auction Estimate: $700.00 - $900.00
Price Realized $660.00
Sale date: September 24th 2015
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Young Girl with Cat
oil on canvas board
10 x 8 ins ( 25.4 x 20.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $660.00
Sale date: March 23rd 2016
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
The Beachcombers
oil on canvas board
signed lower right; titled to the artist’s label on the reverse
10.25 x 8 ins ( 26 x 20.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $500.00
Price Realized $660.00
Sale date: October 10th 2023
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.
