Peter Booth: A Landscape of Dreams and Anxiety Peter Booth (born November 2, 1940) is an Australian figurative and surrealist painter, considered one of the key late-20th-century Australian artists. His oeuvre is characterized by a profound emotional resonance—often dark narratives interwoven with esoteric symbolism—reflecting formative experiences rooted in Sheffield’s industrial heritage and its scarred history during World War II.…