Untitled Child's Head

William Arthur Winter (1909–1996, Winnipeg, Manitoba) studied under Frank H. Johnston and Lionel LeMoine FitzGerald before embarking on a career that bridged commercial art and fine painting. Based in Toronto from the 1940s, he became known for his lively depictions of city life, particularly children, rendered in oil, acrylic, and watercolour. A post-war modernist, Winter balanced wit and sensitivity in portraits, figures, and urban scenes, later teaching at the Ontario College of Art and completing mural commissions.