William Arthur Winter
(1909 - 1996) Canadian Group of Painters, RCA
Current Sale
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Winter Afternoon
tempera
signed and dated 1966 lower right; titled to the gallery label on the reverse
6.75 x 12.25 in ( 17.1 x 31.1 cm ) ( sight )
Auction Estimate: $700.00 - $900.00
Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 03:45:00 PM EDT
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Two Boys with a Dog
oil on canvas board
signed lower right; titled to a gallery label on the reverse
8 x 10 in ( 20.3 x 25.4 cm )
Auction Estimate: $600.00 - $800.00
Opens July 8th at 10:00:00 AM EDT
Closes July 22nd at 02:30:00 PM EDT
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.
