7th Oct, 2023 9:30 GMT/BST
Raymond Booth (1929-2015)
"The Desire of the Moth for the Star"
Signed and inscribed, pencil and watercolour, together with two further studies by the same hand including "Earth Forms" and Moonlight through branches, 19.5cm by 17cm, 16.5cm by 26cm & 25cm by 16.5cm respectively (3) (all unframed)
Sold for £200
Estimated at £80 - £120
Auction: Raymond Booth: An Artist Immersed in Nature, 7th Oct, 2023
Raymond Booth (1929-2015) was perhaps the greatest botanical artist and illustrator of his generation, and his passion for the natural world shines through in his highly detailed oil studies of flora and fauna. A collection of works from the West Yorkshire artist’s estate will be sold in a single owner sale at Tennants this October. The Raymond Booth Studio Sale will comprise circa 90 lots of his exquisite botanical paintings and intense yet intimate landscapes depicting the woods and fields around his home in Leeds.
A further small selection of works from the Studio will be in the British, European and Sporting Art Sale on 16th March.
Viewing
Wednesday 4 October 4pm-7pm, Thursday 5 October - Friday 6 October 10am-4pm, and morning of sale from 8am
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