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Raymond Booth (British, 1929 – 2015)

Field Rose and Willow Warbler

Oil on board

Signed and dated ‘R. C. Booth 96’ (lower right)

9.7/8 x 10.3/8 in. (25.1 x 26.4 cm.)

Exhibited – The Fine Art Society, Raymond Booth: Recent works 1990 – 2000, October 2000

Raymond Booth was born in Wetherby, West Yorkshire, on 8 August 1929, to John Booth, a member of the local police force, and his wife Margaret Edna. When Raymond was still a young child, the family moved from their first home in the crowded streets of central Leeds, to Fearnville Place, in the leafy suburb of Roundhay. His father was a keen rambler and impressed upon Booth from an early age a respect and understanding for the British countryside. Just a short walk from his childhood home was Roundhay Park, the second largest urban park in Europe, comprised of over 700 acres of parkland, lakes and woodland.