William Arthur Winter
(1909 - 1996) Canadian Group of Painters, RCA
Previously Sold Works
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Painted Ladies, Toronto
oil on board
signed lower right; titled on the reverse; titled on two gallery labels on the reverse
18 x 24 ins ( 45.7 x 61 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
Young Dancer
oil on board
signed lower right; signed, titled and inscribed “9 Adelaide East” on the artist’s label on the reverse
12 x 8 ins ( 30.5 x 20.3 cms )
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 )
WILLIAM ARTHUR WINTER
Boy With a Shell
oil on board
signed lower right; titled to the artist label on the reverse
10 x 8 ins ( 25.4 x 20.3 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 ARTHUR WINTER
Country Kitchen
oil on board
signed lower right; titled, dated and inscribed “9039H” on the reverse; titled and dated “December 28, 1979” to the gallery label
12 x 16 ins ( 30.5 x 40.6 cms )
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
The Greeks
oil on canvas board
signed lower right; titled and dated 1967 on the reverse; titled and dated to two gallery labels on the reverse
10 x 8 ins ( 25.4 x 20.3 cms )
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 )
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
On the Donkey
oil on canvas board
signed lower right, titled on the reverse
12 x 16 in ( 30.5 x 40.6 cm )
Auction Estimate: $500.00 - $700.00
Price Realized $1,440.00
Sale date: January 28th 2025
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.
