William Arthur Winter
(1909 - 1996) Canadian Group of Painters, RCA
Previously Sold Works
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Semi-Nude with Flowers
mixed media on paper
signed and dated 1968 lower right
14.5 x 10.5 ins ( 36.8 x 26.7 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $300.00 - $400.00
Price Realized $236.00
Sale date: February 20th 2019
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Child in a Parka
graphite and coloured pencil
signed lower right
10.5 x 8 ins ( 26.7 x 20.3 cms )
Auction Estimate: $250.00 - $350.00
Price Realized $207.00
Sale date: December 12th 2018
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Bouquet for Mother
wash drawing
signed and dated 1990 lower left
10.75 x 8 ins ( 27.3 x 20.3 cms ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $200.00 - $300.00
Price Realized $173.00
Sale date: December 6th 2017
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
The Orange Ball
oil on canvas board
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
18 x 24 ins ( 45.7 x 61 cms )
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Landscape with Tree
oil on board
signed and dated 1930 lower right
11 x 12 ins ( 27.9 x 30.5 cms )
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Pink Ribbon
oil on canvas board
signed lower right; titled on the reverse
20 x 16 ins ( 50.8 x 40.6 cms )
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Street Scene with White Horse and Carriage
oil on canvas
signed lower right
20 x 26 ins ( 50.8 x 66 cms )
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Woman Knitting
oil on canvas board
signed lower right
15 x 11 ins ( 38.1 x 27.9 cms )
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Italian Boys
oil on board
signed lower right; dated “Oct. 1963” on the reverse; titled twice on the artist and gallery labels on the reverse
8 x 10 ins ( 20.3 x 25.4 cms )
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Flannel Nightshirt
oil on board
signed lower right; signed and titled to the artist label on the reverse
12 x 10 ins ( 30.5 x 25.4 cms )
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.
