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Mark Beard Paintings

American, b. 1956

Contemporary New York City-based artist Mark Beard has long demonstrated command in a variety of mediums — he works in oil paint, bronze, ceramics and more. Beard is known mainly for his portraits and figurative paintings, but he is prolific in figurative drawing and nude photography as well.

Beard was born in Salt Lake City, Utah. In 1986, he began working as a set designer, and for the next decade, he created more than 20 sets in New York City, London, Frankfurt, Vienna and Cologne. As a painter and printmaker, Beard didn’t wish to confine himself to a rigid style and instead sought to explore Impressionism, Art Nouveau and other movements in a range of mediums. In order to freely move from one style to the next, Beard created several different personas, assigning a specific biography to each one.

Beard's most prominent artistic alter ego is Bruce Sargeant, whom the artist has positioned in exhibitions as an early 20th-century painter. Beard's work as Sargeant is a detailed study of the male physique. The paintings often feature sculpted athletic men engaged in physical activities like wrestling and rowing. The work is steeped in homoeroticism, and the artist’s name itself is a reference to painter John Singer Sargent — while he’s best known for his Edwardian-era portraits, John Singer Sargent also created murals and drawings of male nudes that were similarly reflective of a homoerotic sensibility.

Beard is also an accomplished landscape painter. His great-grandfather, George Beard, was a regional painter and photographer of the Rocky Mountains. Mark spent summers at his grandfather's 19th-century log cabin retreat as a child. These formative experiences are reflected in his own stunning landscape paintings.

Beard's artwork is held in many high-profile museum collections, including the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Today, Beard resides in the Manhattan loft that he purchased in 1994 with his partner, James Manfred. It serves as both his home and his studio. The space is filled with his oil paintings, drawings and sculptures.

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Artist: Mark Beard
Three Figures in the Locker Room (Figurative Painting of Male Athletes)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative painting on canvas of three young male athletes in a locker room "Three Figures in the Locker Room", By Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (pseudonym in homage to...
Category

2010s Academic Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Three Figures in the Locker Room (Figurative Painting of Male Athletes)
Three Figures in the Locker Room (Figurative Painting of Male Athletes)

Mark Beard
Three Figures in the Locker Room (Figurative Painting of Male Athletes), date unknown

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Surfers on the Shore, Contemporary Painting
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
A contemporary figurative painting of two men with a surfboard standing on a shoreline by Mark Beard/Bruce Sargeant. Signed Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 84 x 48 inches $10,0...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Surfers on the Shore, Contemporary Painting

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Surfers on the Shore, Contemporary Painting, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Beach, Painting by Mark Beard
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Beach is a painting by the artist Mark Beard which depicts two men in speedos standing on a beach. n.d. Signed i...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Beach, Painting by Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Beach, Painting by Mark Beard

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Beach, Painting by Mark Beard, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Red Fez
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Red Fez n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Double-sided oil painting on panel 30 x 24 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Red Fez
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Red Fez

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Red Fez, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Kissing Contemporary Painting by Mark Beard
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Kissing Contemporary Painting by Mark Beard n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas 24 x 20 inches $3,600 + $1...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Kissing Contemporary Painting by Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Kissing Contemporary Painting by Mark Beard

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Kissing Contemporary Painting by Mark Beard, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Sailors
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Sailors n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Double-sided painting on panel 30 x 24 inches
Category

20th Century Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Sailors
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Sailors

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Sailors, n.d.

Ready to Play (Academic Figurative Painting of Male Athlete by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative oil painting of a handsome football player against a country landscape 'Ready to Play', Painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (pseudonym in homage to the...
Category

2010s Academic Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Ready to Play (Academic Figurative Painting of Male Athlete by Mark Beard)
Ready to Play (Academic Figurative Painting of Male Athlete by Mark Beard)

Mark Beard
Ready to Play (Academic Figurative Painting of Male Athlete by Mark Beard), date unknown

Helpful Canadian Mountie
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
n.d. Double-sided oil painting on panel Signed in red This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Category

2010s Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Oil

Helpful Canadian Mountie

Mark Beard
Helpful Canadian Mountie

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Relaxing on a Rock
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas 68 x 77 inches This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York ...
Category

2010s Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Relaxing on a Rock

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Relaxing on a Rock

My Mormon Family, Swimming—After a Photograph by George Beard, 1895
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
My Mormon Family, Swimming—After a Photograph by George Beard, 1895 2005 Signed and dated, u.r.; Also signed, titled, and dated, verso Oil on canvas 48...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

My Mormon Family, Swimming—After a Photograph by George Beard, 1895

Mark Beard
My Mormon Family, Swimming—After a Photograph by George Beard, 1895, 2005

Untitled Portrait II (Modern, Academic Style Portrait Painting of a Young Man)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Modern, academic style portrait painting on canvas of a young athletic male oil on canvas, 26 x 17 inches in antique wood frame This vertical, contemporary portrait painting of sin...
Category

2010s Academic Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled Portrait II (Modern, Academic Style Portrait Painting of a Young Man)
Untitled Portrait II (Modern, Academic Style Portrait Painting of a Young Man)

Mark Beard
Untitled Portrait II (Modern, Academic Style Portrait Painting of a Young Man)

Hercules Mourning the Death of his Cupbearer Hylas
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon (1849-1930)] Oil on canvas Signed in red, l.l. 48 x 60 inches, canvas size 54 x 66 inches in gold leaf frame 61 x 74 x 6 inches, framed This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “By his own account, the most ambitious work of Michallon’s career was a thirty-foot canvas depicting Noah’s Ark, which he exhibited in the Salon of 1875, where it went unmentioned by the critics. Preparatory work for this elaborate composition took him frequently to the Jardin des Plantes, where he made painstaking drawings and oil sketches of the animals on view. These studies were enthusiastically remarked upon by visitors to his studio, some of whom counseled him to give up history painting altogether and pursue the less dignified but presumably more lucrative career of animal painter. Following this advice, and profiting from the tremendous vogue in 1880s Europe for all things African...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Hercules Mourning the Death of his Cupbearer Hylas

Mark Beard
Hercules Mourning the Death of his Cupbearer Hylas, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Valton and His Wrestler
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Double-sided oil painting on panel 30 x 24 inches
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Valton and His Wrestler
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Valton and His Wrestler

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Valton and His Wrestler, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Winter Sport Athletes
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite Price includes $650 additional cost of framing. This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Winter Sport Athletes

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Winter Sport Athletes, n.d.

Young Swimmer (Modern, Academic Style Portrait Painting in Antique Gold Frame)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative oil on canvas painting of a young athletic male 24 x 20 inches, 29.5 x 23.5 inches vintage gold painted wood frame signed B. Sargeant in red in upper right hand corner T...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Modern Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Young Swimmer (Modern, Academic Style Portrait Painting in Antique Gold Frame)
Young Swimmer (Modern, Academic Style Portrait Painting in Antique Gold Frame)

Mark Beard
Young Swimmer (Modern, Academic Style Portrait Painting in Antique Gold Frame), unknown

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Collegiate Swim Match
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Mark Beard Collegiate Swim Match Oil on canvas Signed in red upper right corner
Category

20th Century Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Collegiate Swim Match

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Collegiate Swim Match

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Throwing, One Running
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Throwing, One Running n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 35.75 x 59 inches This work is offered by ClampArt in New Yo...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Throwing, One Running

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Throwing, One Running, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Untitled (Reclining Male Nude)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Double-sided oil painting on panel 12 x 16.5 inches
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Untitled (Reclining Male Nude)
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Untitled (Reclining Male Nude)

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Untitled (Reclining Male Nude), n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Ropes and Rings
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite Signed in red, u.r. $7000.00 + $350.00 framing This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Masonite

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Ropes and Rings

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Ropes and Rings, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Football Guys, Hut Hut Hike
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Mark Beard Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Football Guys, Hut Hut Hike n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Double-sided oil painting on panel 24 x 30 inches
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Football Guys, Hut Hut Hike
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Football Guys, Hut Hut Hike

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Football Guys, Hut Hut Hike, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Demonstrating a Dive
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 85 x 45 inches This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City...
Category

2010s Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Demonstrating a Dive

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Demonstrating a Dive

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Black Leather Jacket and Black Leather Boots
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Price includes $400 cost of framing. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite Signed in red, u.r. This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Black Leather Jacket and Black Leather Boots

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Black Leather Jacket and Black Leather Boots

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Bathers by the Shore
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas 66 x 84 inches This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York...
Category

2010s Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Bathers by the Shore

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Bathers by the Shore

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Nude Male with Towel
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Nude Male with Towel n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 81.875 x 34.25 inches This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Nude Male with Towel

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Nude Male with Towel, n.d.

Prosperous Family: Academic Figurative Painting by Mark Beard aka Bruce Sargeant
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative painting on canvas of a family and red tractor against a classic American farm field "Prosperous Family", painted by Mark Beard under his fictitious persona, Bruce Sargeant 84 x 58 inches unframed, 91 x 65 x 3 inches with a gold painted wood frame Excellent condition, ready to hang as is This Academic style figurative oil painting on canvas was painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant, a pseudonym in homage to the fashion photographer, Bruce Weber, and figurative painter, John Singer Sargeant. Here, the artist captures a blue collar American farming family in their field with an old red tractor. The man and woman stand stoically with their young child, dressed in simple white garments, perhaps to symbolize their purity. Rolling mountains...
Category

Early 2000s Academic Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Prosperous Family: Academic Figurative Painting by Mark Beard aka Bruce Sargeant
Prosperous Family: Academic Figurative Painting by Mark Beard aka Bruce Sargeant

Mark Beard
Prosperous Family: Academic Figurative Painting by Mark Beard aka Bruce Sargeant, date unknown

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Five Gymnasts in Training
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas Signed in red, u.r. $16,000.00 + framing This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art movement...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Five Gymnasts in Training

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Five Gymnasts in Training, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] In and Out of the Water
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Price includes $500 additional cost for framing Oil on canvas Signed in red, u.l.
Category

20th Century Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] In and Out of the Water

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] In and Out of the Water, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man in Powdered Wig at Rest
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas Listed price includes $150 additional cost for framing. This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man in Powdered Wig at Rest

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man in Powdered Wig at Rest, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Exercising En Plein Air
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas Signed in red, u.r. $3250.00 + $200.00 framing This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art mo...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Exercising En Plein Air

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Exercising En Plein Air, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Single Rower in Cattails
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Single Rower in Cattails

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Single Rower in Cattails, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Bathers by the Water
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Bathers by the Water Signed in red, recto Oil on canvas 96.25 x 67 inches (244.5 x 170.2 cm) $15,000 + $900 framing This work is offered by Cla...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Bathers by the Water

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Bathers by the Water, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Cyclists and One Runner
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Cyclists and One Runner n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 35.75 x 58 inches This work is offered by ClampArt in New York...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Cyclists and One Runner

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Cyclists and One Runner, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Rowers
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 38 x 90 inches Contact gallery for price. This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Rowers

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Rowers, n.d.

[Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon] Le Soldat de Marathon
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon] Le Soldat de Marathon (The soldier of the Marathon), 1869 n.d. Signed, l.l. Oil on canvas 57 x 45 inches 66 x...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon] Le Soldat de Marathon
[Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon] Le Soldat de Marathon

Mark Beard
[Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon] Le Soldat de Marathon, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men with Rope and a Tree, Contemporary Painting
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Signed, u.r. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 80 x 32 inches
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men with Rope and a Tree, Contemporary Painting

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men with Rope and a Tree, Contemporary Painting, n.d.

[Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon (1849-1930)] Man with Fur Cap, Portrait Painting
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
An oil painting by Mark Beard of a man wearing an animal fur on his head in a gold gilded frame. Man with Fur Cap, 1872 Signed and dated in red, l.l. $3,450 + $350 framing
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon (1849-1930)] Man with Fur Cap, Portrait Painting

Mark Beard
[Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon (1849-1930)] Man with Fur Cap, Portrait Painting, 1872

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938) In the Locker Room, Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938) In the Locker Room, Contemporary Queer Figurative Painting n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas 60 x 36 inches $8,000 + $750 framing This work is ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938) In the Locker Room, Contemporary Figurative Painting

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938) In the Locker Room, Contemporary Figurative Painting, n.d.

Two Men with a Diver
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Two Men with a Diver

Mark Beard
Two Men with a Diver, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Single Rower
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Single Rower n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 37.25 x 71.5 inches (94.6 x 181.6 cm) $8,500 + $800 framing This work is off...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Single Rower

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Single Rower, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Edgar Robinson, Physical Culturalist, c. 1931
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas Signed in black, u.l. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Price includes framing. “Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art move...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Edgar Robinson, Physical Culturalist, c. 1931

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Edgar Robinson, Physical Culturalist, c. 1931, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Julian Coming Out of the Water Male Figure Painting
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
A queer figurative painting of a shirtless man coming out of the ocean by Mark Beard. Signed in red, u.l. This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Julian Coming Out of the Water Male Figure Painting

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Julian Coming Out of the Water Male Figure Painting, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Reclining Male Nude Figurative Queer Oil Painting
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary painting of a nude man reclining by Mark Beard. Double-sided oil on panel Signed in red, u.r. “Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Reclining Male Nude Figurative Queer Oil Painting
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Reclining Male Nude Figurative Queer Oil Painting

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Reclining Male Nude Figurative Queer Oil Painting, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Artist's Studio, Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
A classical anatomical figure in an artist's studio, surrounded by brushes and a palette, with muted tones creating a contemplative and intimate atmosphere. Contemporary figurative painting by Mark Beard [Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Artist’s Studio n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas 36 x 18 inches $4,000 + $300 framing The pure and brilliant world of Bruce Sargeant’s art seems terribly removed from our own, unhampered by the prevalent inconsistencies of today’s world. Peopled with comely thoroughbreds, his paintings project a world vision unchanged from the models cherished by idealist writers like E. M. Forster and Rupert Brooke in that golden decade that led up to the Great War. Neither buff nor narcissistic, his fair-haired young athletes pose, somewhat uncomfortably, before the painter’s gaze, not wanting the attention yet feeling their duty to submit. Though tantalized by the New World dabbings of Robert Henri and John Sloan, Sargeant found his true inspiration in the art and ethos of fifth-century Athens, where the achievement of the kaloi kagathoi, young men who were “beautiful to look at and worthy of admiration,” were the perfect models for artistic rendering and public adulation. At base, Sargeant’s models, like the sculptures of Lysippus and Praxiteles, are idealized heroes whose achievements on the playing field earn them their renown. However, unlike his precursors, the painter requires no civic responsibility from his ephebes, only physical stamina, gymnastic prowess, and good looks. His work bespeaks a class that existed briefly, but was prolonged and attenuated in the languorous novels of writers such as Denton Welch...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Artist's Studio, Contemporary Figurative Painting

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Artist's Studio, Contemporary Figurative Painting, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Wrestlers on the Mat, Contemporary Painting
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
A painting by Mark Beard/Bruce Sargeant of two male wrestlers in athletic wear grapple on a mat, their muscular bodies highlighted by soft light, capturi...
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2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

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Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Wrestlers on the Mat, Contemporary Painting

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Wrestlers on the Mat, Contemporary Painting, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Christopher Posing with Leather Jacket
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Christopher Posing with Leather Jacket in White Jockstrap n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas 24 x 12 inches $3,250 + $125 framing This work is o...
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2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Christopher Posing with Leather Jacket

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Christopher Posing with Leather Jacket

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Rowers, Early Morning Practice
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Rowers, Early Morning Practice n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 38 x 82 inches (96.5 x 208.3 cm) $10,000 + $900 framing...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Rowers, Early Morning Practice

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Rowers, Early Morning Practice, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Nude Man with Horse
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
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2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Nude Man with Horse

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Nude Man with Horse, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Handstands in a Row
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 68 x 38 inches 74 x 44 inches, framed $8500.00 + $400.00 framing This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City...
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21st Century and Contemporary Realist Mark Beard Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Masonite

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Handstands in a Row

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Handstands in a Row, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Kenneth Carpenter, Gold Medalist
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas Signed, u.l. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Price includes framing. “Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art movement. He ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Mark Beard Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Kenneth Carpenter, Gold Medalist

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Kenneth Carpenter, Gold Medalist, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Frieze with One Runner Flanked by Two Bicyclists
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Frieze with One Runner Flanked by Two Bicyclists n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 35.5 x 69 inches (90.2 x 175.3 cm) $8,250...
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2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Frieze with One Runner Flanked by Two Bicyclists

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Frieze with One Runner Flanked by Two Bicyclists, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Ropes
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas Signed in black, l.l. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Price includes framing. “Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art move...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Ropes

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Ropes, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Head Study with Gray Background
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This is a painting of a man's head in a silver frame by Mark Beard. This work is made with oil on canvas, measures 12 x 9 inches, and is signed. ...
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2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Head Study with Gray Background
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Head Study with Gray Background

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Head Study with Gray Background, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Ladders and Ropes, Queer Figure Painting
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This painting by Mark Beard depicts a man climbing ladders and ropes. The listed price includes the cost of framing.
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2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Ladders and Ropes, Queer Figure Painting

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Ladders and Ropes, Queer Figure Painting, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Portrait with Blue Ties and White Shirt, Painting
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
A painting of a young man's head by Mark Beard/Bruce Sargeant. Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas “Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art movement. He embodies a world...
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2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Portrait with Blue Ties and White Shirt, Painting

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Portrait with Blue Ties and White Shirt, Painting, n.d.

Group of Men in a Field
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
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2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Group of Men in a Field

Mark Beard
Group of Men in a Field, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Frieze with Five Athletes
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Frieze with Five Athletes n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 35.5 x 86 inches (90.2 x 218.4 cm) $9,500 + $850 framing This w...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Frieze with Five Athletes

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Frieze with Five Athletes, n.d.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Football Players Waiting on the Sidelines
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Listed price includes $150 additional cost of framing. This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Panel, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Football Players Waiting on the Sidelines

Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Football Players Waiting on the Sidelines, n.d.

[Edith Thayer Cromwell (1893-1962)] Elephant
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Edith Thayer Cromwell (1893-1962)] Elephant n.d. Signed, u.r. Oil on canvas 23 x 29 inches This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Paintings

Materials

Oil

[Edith Thayer Cromwell (1893-1962)] Elephant
[Edith Thayer Cromwell (1893-1962)] Elephant

Mark Beard
[Edith Thayer Cromwell (1893-1962)] Elephant, n.d.

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