Harvest time by James William Booth, c 1920 by Mid-Century Modern Alternatives

Signed, titled and mongrammed verso.
James William Booth (1867 - 1953) was born in Middleton, near Manchester, in the 28th November 1867. He studied at the Manchester School of Art. Booth was good friends with Frederick William Jackson, whom he first met exhibiting at the Manchester Academy of Fine Arts, and the two would often paint together; this can be seen in the similarity of the pair's styles. Although James Booth painted a variety of subjects including landscapes, seascapes, portraits and still lifes, he is most noted for his depictions of horses and farming scenes. 

Booth exhibited widely, including at the Royal Academy, the Manchester Academy, the Yorkshire Union of Artists, the Staithes Art Club (of which he was elected a member in its second year), and the Royal Cambrian Academy. 

James Booth moved to Scalby, near Scarborough, in 1901, and lived in the village until his death on the 18th August 1953. His work is now held by Nottingham Castle Museum, Manchester City Art Gallery, Kirkleatham Museum, Salford Museum, the Pannett Gallery Whitby, amongst others.