WILLIAM BROMLEY OIL ON CANVAS BERRY PICKING GENRE SCENE: 19th c., English. William Bromley (active 1835 – 1888, United Kingdom) oil on canvas genre scene depicting a young couple gathering berries in a pastoral landscape with a house and rolling hills in the far background, signed: W Bromley on the face of the canvas, sight size: 13.5”h x 17.5”w, framed: 19.5”h x 23.5”w x 2.5”d.

BIOGRAPHY:

William Bromley III (active 1835 – 1888, United Kingdom) was a genre painter known for well executed figurative scenes, usually in landscapes or domestic interiors. His work is held in numerous museums, including the following British institutions: Williamson Art Gallery & Museum, Birkenhead – Accession Nos. BIKGM:3023, BIKGM:W112; The New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall – Accession No. P15/76; Russell-Cotes Art Gallery & Museum, Bournemouth – Accession No. AH149; Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester – Accession No. 1910.18; Atkinson Art Gallery Collection, Southport – Accession No. SOPAG:40.

PROVENANCE: Part of a 3rd generation collection, this piece was purchased in Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago, Illinois c. 1900.