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Figurative Paintings For Sale
Artist: Mark Beard
Artist: Joseph Christian Leyendecker
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Ropes](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-men-on-ropes-for-sale/a_9323/a_52038211627584743153/IMG_0867_copy_1200_master.jpg?width=240 "men in ropes")
Soldier's Pride, House of Kuppenheimer Advertisement
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: n/a
Soldier's Pride was created as a component of Kuppenheimer's six-piece easel-backed World War I advertisement placards for in-store display. These pieces were expertly printed on a coated cardboard substrate so the black background would dramatically display the clothing item. Kuppenheimer & Hart Schaffner Marx...
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Bathers by the Shore](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-bathers-by-the-shore-for-sale/a_9323/1598457224758/Beard_Sargeant_Bathers_by_the_Shore_1200_master.jpg?width=240 "mark beard artist")
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Justin Head Study
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Signed in red, u.r.
9 x 8 inches, canvas size
9.5 x 8.5 inches in distressed black painted wood frame
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Justin Head Study](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-justin-head-study-for-sale/a_9323/a_28828111527264028195/Beard_Sargeant_Justin_Head_Study_980_master.jpg?width=240 "kenmure sargeant address")
Basting the Turkey, Saturday Evening Post Cover Study
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Laid on Board
Signature: Unsigned
The Saturday Evening Post, November 16, 1912 cover Study (Thanksgiving Edition)
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Board
Adam & Eve in Twickenham: WPA Style Figurative Painting by Mark Beard
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
WPA style figurative painting of a "Adam & Eve" in pink dress and blue shirt with suspenders, and red snake
"Adam and Eve in Twickenham", painted by Mark Beard aka 'Edith Thayer Cromwell...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Demonstrating a Dive](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-demonstrating-a-dive-for-sale/a_9323/1599061419932/Beard_Sargeant_Demonstrating_a_Dive_master.jpg?width=240 "mark beard")
Man in Suit (WPA Style Figurative Painting by Mark Beard as Edith Cromwell)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
WPA style figurative painting of a man with suit and tie
"Man in Suit," painted by Mark Beard aka 'Edith Thayer Cromwell'
Oil on canvas, 39.5 x ...
Category
2010s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
New Years Baby, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1907
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil Painting
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Sight Size 24.00" x 20.00", Framed 31.00" x 27.00"
The Saturday Evening Post cover illustration, December 1907
Category
Early 1900s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Relaxing on a Rock](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-men-relaxing-on-a-rock-for-sale/a_9323/1598457562007/Beard_Sargeant_Two_Men_Relaxing_on_a_Rock_1200_master.jpg?width=240 "mark beard art")
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Exercising En Plein Air](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-exercising-en-plein-air-for-sale/a_9323/a_35855721542990254245/20_Exercising_En_Plein_Air_980_master.jpg?width=240 "bruce dickinson beard")
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Fencer with Dog
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Signed in red, 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 moveme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Fencer with Dog](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-fencer-with-dog-for-sale/a_9323/a_51779121572028138624/Beard_Sargeant_MBE1423_Fencer_with_Dog_20x16_980_master.jpg?width=240 "mark beard")
Study for New Year's Baby (Blowing Bubbles)
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Unsigned
This is a study for the cover illustration of the 1 January 1927 issue of The Saturday Evening Post.
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Study for Irish Liberty
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Unsigned
The present work is a study for the cover of the March 18, 1922 cover of The Saturday Evening Post.
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Toy Maker Study
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Upper Left
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Toy Peddler Study
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Boris in Bomber Jacket
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Signed in red, u.l.
12 x 9 inches, canvas size
15.75 x 12.75 inches in distressed silver leaf frame
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
“B...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Boris in Bomber Jacket](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-boris-in-bomber-jacket-for-sale/a_9323/a_28836311527269472035/Sargeant_Boris_in_Bomber_Jacket_980_master.jpg?width=240 "mark boris")
Man Dressing in Mirror
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Featured in The Saturday Evening Post
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Salvation in the Tropics
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Double-sided oil painting on panel
Signed in red, u.r.
24 x 18 inches, 29 x 23 inches in distressed black painted wood frame
$5600.00 + $200.00 framing
This artwork is offered by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Salvation in the Tropics](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-salvation-in-the-tropics-for-sale/a_9323/a_31949311534542503382/Bead_Sargeant_Salvation_in_the_Tropics_recto_artnet_master.jpg?width=240 "mark beard bruce sargeant")
Study for Butterfly Couple
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Kuppenheimer Clothing Advertisement
Exhibitions: Stockbridge, Massachusetts, Old Corner House Museum, The Illustrator's Moment, July-October 1...
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Edgar Robinson, Physical Culturalist, c. 1931](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-edgar-robinson-physical-culturalist-c-1931-for-sale/a_9323/a_52110411572637399318/Beard_Sargeant_MBE1421_Edgar_Robinson_Physical_Culturalist_c1931_53_5x29_artnet_master.jpg?width=240 "edgar beard")
The Voice in the Rice
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Left
In the 1890s and early 1900s, as J.C. Leyendecker was developing his pictorial work for advertisements, magazine covers, and posters, he also illustrated a number of novels to supplement his income. These titles include One Fair Daughter (1895), Ships that Pass in the Night (1898), The Kiss of Glory (1902), Ridolfo (1906), The Crimson Conquest (1907), Get Rich Quick Wallingford (1908), The Voice in the Rice (1910) and The Lonely Guard (1912).
The present work is one of six Leyendecker illustrations from Gouverner Morris' The Voice in the Rice, published in book form in 1911. The novel centers on a dashing young man, Michael Bourne, who, after surviving a shipwreck off the coast of South Carolina, washes ashore near the Santee River and encounters a secret slaveholding community. Lord Nairn, a wheelchair-bound tyrant with hypnotic powers, governs this supposedly utopian society, and he soon feels threatened by Michael when they begin to compete for the affections of Mary Moore. Michael can...
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Untitled Portrait I (Academic Style Portrait Painting of a Young Muscular Man)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Modern, academic style portrait painting on canvas of a young athletic male
oil on canvas, 28 x 22 inches unframed
This vertical, contemporary portrait painting of a single young m...
Category
2010s Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Masonite
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Ropes and Rings](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-man-with-ropes-and-rings-for-sale/a_9323/a_34789511540921014664/Man_with_Ropes_and_Rings_artnet_master.jpg?width=240 "men in ropes")
Living Mannequin, The Saturday Evening Post cover, March 5, 1932
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed lower right: JC Leyendecker
Living Mannequin sold at the U.S. War Bond at the United States Treasury-Saturday E...
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Politician, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1916
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, November 4, 1916
Literature: The Saturday Evening Post, November 4, 1916, illustrated on the ...
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Stoking the Furnace, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1938
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Literature: The Saturday Evening Post, October 15, 1938, cover illustration. J. Cohn, Covers of The Saturday Evening Post, New Yo...
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Wrestler, His Girlfriend, Their Dog (Figurative Oil of Athletes by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
A Wrestler, His Girlfriend, and Their Dog
Academic style figurative oil painting of a young man and woman with their dog in the gym locker room by Mark Beard
68 x 32 inches oil on canvas mounted on Masonite
75 x 39 inches framed
This painting represents a segment of a large mural the artist was commissioned to paint for Abercrombie & Fitch's flagship stores. This painting was featured in the Manhattan's towering mural which stretched several floors. Beard worked on the commission in his NYC studio and completed the work in 2005.
Painted in a style that evokes the portraits of John Singer Sargent, Mark Beard is a contemporary living artist who paints under the pseudonym, Bruce Sargeant, an English painter who worked during the 1920's and 30's. The contemporary figurative painting, made in a modern Academic style, features a young male athlete wearing a wrestling singlet...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Real Happy New Year, Amoco Advertisement
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Monogram Lower Left
Sight Size 20.00" x 45.00", Framed 26.00" x 51.00"
This piece was used for at least two separate Amoco advertisements. "A Real Happy New...
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Michael Hunting
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Signed in red, u.r.
14 x 11 inches, canvas size
14.5 x 11.5 inches in distressed gold leaf frame
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
“Bruc...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Michael Hunting](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-michael-hunting-for-sale/a_9323/a_28833811527267299402/Beard_Sargeant_Michael_Hunting_with_frame_980_master.jpg?width=240 "bruce beard")
Matador
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Unsigned
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Kenneth Carpenter, Gold Medalist](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-kenneth-carpenter-gold-medalist-for-sale/a_9323/a_49964511568387962281/Beard_Sargeant_Kenneth_Carpenter_Gold_Medalist_1stdibs_master.jpg?width=240 "bruce kenneth designs")
[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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Masonite
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Handstands in a Row](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-handstands-in-a-row-for-sale/a_9323/a_35855921542990390834/Handstands_in_a_Row_artnet_master.jpg?width=240 "mark beard")
The Candidate, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1917
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Saturday Evening Post Cover, September 18, 1920
-
Leyendecker addressed the theme of American patriotism in several ways. His famous Fourth of July covers asserted the import of American independence through stock characters: George Washington, Uncle Sam, the Statue of Liberty, colonial Freedom Fighters, and modern-day soldiers. In addition, his World War I and World War II covers depicted soldiers proudly defending their country. Leyendecker also profiled U.S. presidents and historical figures - George Washington, Robert E. Lee, William Howard Taft...
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Five Gymnasts in Training (Large Academic Style Figurative Painting of Athletes)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Large Academic style figurative painting of five male athletes
Painted by Mark Beard aka "Bruce Sargeant" for New York City's flagship Abercrombie and Fitch store on 5th Avenue
oil...
Category
Early 2000s Academic Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Peeling Apples, Thanksgiving Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1925
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Middle Right
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, November 28, 1925
Literature:
The Saturday Evening Post, November 28, 1925, cover illustra...
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Policeman and School Children, SEP Cover, Oct. 3, 1931
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Cover Illustration: Saturday Evening Post, October 3, 1931
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lucky Bag Girl
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Hand Painted Fine Print
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paint
Study for 'Who, Me Work?' Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Board
Signature: Signed Center Left
Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover 'Who, Me Work?' January 23, 1926
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
Study for 'Trimming the Pie'
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Unsigned
Medium: Oil and Charcoal on Canvas
This piece is a preparatory study for J.C. Leyendecker’s final painting, Trimming the Pie (19...
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Canvas, Oil
Yard Work, Saturday Evening Post Cover, Nov. 6, 1937
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Cover Illustration: Saturday Evening Post, November 6, 1937
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Study for Saturday Evening Post Cover, Easter Edition
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Mounted to Archival Board
Signature: Unsigned
Sight Size 17.625” x 14.375;" Framed 23.063” x 20.125"
Custom Gilt Framing: Thanhardt Burger (formerly Newcomb Mac...
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Board
The Story Teller, The Saturday Evening Post Cover Study, December 1, 1934
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Unsigned
Study for the Saturday Evening Post Cover, December 1, 1934
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Thanksgiving, The Saturday Evening Post cover, November 12, 1910
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Laid on Panel
Signature: Signed Lower Right
The Saturday Evening Post cover, November 12, 1910
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Panel
"Mortmain" by Arthur Train, Book Illustration, 1918
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Category
20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Doctor Looking into Childs Mouth, Study for SEP Cover, 1930
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Study for the November 22, 1930 cover illustration of The Saturday Evening Post.
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
'Goin' South' Saturday Evening Post Cover Study
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Unsigned
'Goin' South' Saturday Evening Post Cover Study
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sick Man, Saturday Evening Post Cover Study, 1917
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
March 10, 1917 Preliminary Study for The Saturday Evening Post Cover
Category
1910s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Five Gymnasts in Training](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-five-gymnasts-in-training-for-sale/a_9323/a_34005411539182323410/04_Five_Gymnasts_in_Training_980_master.jpg?width=240 "question mark beard")
The Soldiers' Charge, Carter's Monthly Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Date: 1898
Medium: Ink and Gouache on Paper Affixed to Board
Dimensions: 16.50" x 12.00"
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Carter's Monthly, March 1898, cover illustration.
Decades lat...
Category
1890s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache, Board
The Courtship, Success Magazine Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Sight Size 22.00" x 15.50", Framed 31.00" x 24.00"
Success Magazine Cover, The Success Company, Ne...
Category
Early 1900s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Kuppenheimer Good Clothes
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Dimensions: 28.00" x 21.00"
Signature: Unsigned
Literature: The Saturday Evening Post, June 14, 1923, illustrated as Kuppenheimer Clothing Company advertisementLaurence S. Cutler and Judy Goffman Cutler, J.C. Leyendecker: American Imagist, New York, 2008, p. 91, illustrated in color p. 92
Notes: The Kuppenheimer Clothing Company used this painting as an advertisment for its men's clothing. The advertisement printed...
Category
1920s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Study for 'Flowers for the President'
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Unsigned
Sight Size 23.50" x 27.25", Framed 29.50" x 33.00"
The present work is a study for Flowers for the President c...
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Study for 'Happy Landing' Amoco Ad
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil and Pencil on Canvas
Signature: Unsigned
During his over four decades as the preeminent illustrator for The Saturday Evening Post, Joseph Christian Leyendecker's clever illustrations were eagerly anticipated by enthusiastic readership across the country, and none more so than his holiday designs. One of Leyendecker's most celebrated creations was his groundbreaking idea of the New Year's Baby. Originally portrayed as a fleshy sweet-faced child complete with tiny angel wings, the New Year's Baby gradually morphed into a worldly tot acutely aware of the social and political issues facing the nation at the time. In fact, Leyendecker's final Post cover illustration was the 1943 New Year's Baby.
Following the success of these Post covers, the artist was hired to create advertisements for the American Oil Company (AMOCO). Throughout the 1940s and through the final years of his life, Leyendecker produced ads incorporating his famed New Year's Baby into AMOCO advertisements, as in the present work, Happy Landing...
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Pencil, Oil, Canvas
Study for 'Christmas Peek, ' Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil and Pencil on Canvas Laid Down on Board
Study for the December 23rd, 1939 issue The Saturday Evening Post.
Category
1930s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Board, Pencil
Water Wings, Saturday Evening Post Cover, 1922
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Left
Sight Size 24.00" x 19.00", Framed 32.50" x 27.00"
Cover of The Saturday Evening Post, August 26, 1922.
Exhibitions:
JC Leyendecker...
Category
1920s American Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tipping The Porter, Saturday Evening Post Cover
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Signature: Signed Lower Right
Sight Size 30.00" x 24.12", Framed 39.00" x 34.00"
Saturday Evening Post Cover, December 18, 1937
Exhibitions:
It's a Man's Worl...
Category
1960s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Figurative Paintings for Sale
Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.
While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.
Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.
Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.
Because figurative art represents subjects from the real world, natural colors are common in these paintings. A piece of figurative art can be an exciting starting point for setting a tone and creating a color palette in a room.
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