Το έργο που έκανε τον/την William Tasker διάσημο/η είναι το Lord Westminster's Cardinal Puff, with Sam Darling Up, Winning the Tradesman's Plate, Chester (1839)· εκτίθεται στο Yale Center for British Art, New Haven. Ο The Liverpool and National Steeplechase at Aintree, 1843 (1843) και ο National Defense (1921) ακολουθούν μετά, στις καρδιές των συλλεκτών και των επισκεπτών μουσείων. Από τα 3 έργα του William Tasker στον κατάλογό μας, αυτά τα 3 είναι τα πιο θαυμαστότερα, το καθένα παρουσιασμένο με την ημερομηνία, το μουσείο και τα ιδιαίτερα χαρακτηριστικά του.
Καταταγίζονται με βάση το σκορ δημοφιλίας μας, το οποίο συνδυάζει τις αναζητήσεις, τις επισκέψεις και τις παραγγελίες για κάθε έργο. Ενημερώθηκε Νοέμβριος 2026.
Τα 2 μουσεία που φιλοξενούν το μεγαλύτερο μέρος των έργων σε αυτήν τη σελίδα.
| Μουσείο | Πόλη | Έργα του William Tasker | Πάτρια από αυτή τη λίστα |
|---|---|---|---|
 Yale Center for British Art |
New Haven | 2 | Lord Westminster's Cardinal Puff, with Sam Darling Up, Winning the Tradesman's Plate, Chester, The Liverpool and National Steeplechase at Aintree, 1843 |
 Μετροπολιτικό Μουσείο Τέχνης |
Νέα Υόρκη | 1 | National Defense |
Lord Westminster's Cardinal Puff, with Sam Darling Up, Winning the Tradesman's Plate, Chester (1839), Yale Center for British Art, New Haven. Ακολουθούν το The Liverpool and National Steeplechase at Aintree, 1843 (1843) και το National Defense (1921).
Ο κατάλογός μας περιλαμβάνει 3 έργα του William Tasker, με ημερομηνίες από 1839 έως 1921.
Τα περισσότερα βρίσκονται στα Yale Center for British Art (New Haven) και Μετροπολιτικό Μουσείο Τέχνης (Νέα Υόρκη). Ο παραπάνω πίνακας περιγράφει τα μουσεία ένα προς ένα.
Το παλαιότερο σε αυτήν τη σελίδα είναι το Lord Westminster's Cardinal Puff, with Sam Darling Up, Winning the Tradesman's Plate, Chester (1839), το νεότερο το National Defense (1921).
Τα Lord Westminster's Cardinal Puff, with Sam Darling Up, Winning the Tradesman's Plate, Chester και The Liverpool and National Steeplechase at Aintree, 1843 περιλαμβάνονται στα 2 έργα σε αυτήν τη σελίδα που βρίσκονται στο Yale Center for British Art, New Haven.
Born in New York City, William Tasker spent his life observing the way light settles upon the land. His brushwork followed the shifts of the Impressionist movement, focusing on the fleeting qualities of color and the atmosphere of the American landscape. He did not merely paint scenes; he captured the way light moves through a space, often working with oil on canvas to build texture and depth. His hands were accustomed to the quiet work of capturing the ephemeral, turning a specific moment in time into a permanent record of light and shadow.
His career was marked by a steady presence in the American art scene. He was part of a generation that helped bring new ways of seeing to the United States, participating in significant exhibitions that changed how people viewed local scenery. His work moved through the galleries of his time, finding its way into permanent collections where his specific handling of color remains visible.
Tasker’s work captures the energy of specific moments, often focusing on the relationship between a subject and its surroundings. His paintings move between the quietude of the landscape and the structured motion of life. His oil on canvas works include:
In National Defense, there is a sense of weight and purpose. The paint carries a certain gravity, moving away from purely decorative scenes toward something more substantial. He had a way of grounding his subjects within a tangible reality, using color and light to define the space they occupy. His presence in the 1913 Armory Show helped bring these Impressionist sensibilities to a wider American audience.
By the time of his death in 1933, Tasker had left behind a body of work that speaks to the evolution of American painting. His involvement in the Armory Show of 1913 placed him at the center of a major shift in artistic thought. He was there when the old ways of seeing were being challenged by new, more experimental approaches. His paintings remain in places like the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where the brushstrokes still hold the light he once sought to capture. He remains a figure of the Impressionist movement, remembered for how he translated the atmosphere of his surroundings onto the canvas.