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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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H 64 in W 46 in
Modern Sculptural Figure Painting by Benjamin Benno 1938
By Benjamin G. Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original oil painting on canvas by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) measuring 64 x 46 inches, signed and dated lower right and verso. Provenance: O'Hara Gallery, NYC. By th...
Canvas, Oil
Price Upon Request
H 22 in W 18 in
Spirit of 1942, Modern Painting by Benjamin Benno
By Benjamin G. Benno
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original oil painting on canvas by Benjamin Benno, American (1901 - 1980) measuring 22 x 18 inches, titled verso. By the early 1930's Benno had established a reputation as a memb...
Canvas, Oil
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
H 18.5 in W 24.5 in D 1.25 in
A Colorful 1950s Mid-Century Modern Painting of a Bull Fight by Francis Chapin
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A colorful, 1950s Mid-Century Modern painting of a bull fight by notable Chicago artist, Francis Chapin. Oil on canvas, in a dark walnut brown stained frame. Painted most likely in...
Canvas, Oil
$48,000
H 32.5 in W 44.5 in
Sleeping Mother and Child, Impressionist Oil Painting by Carlos Irizarry
By Carlos Irizarry
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Carlos Irizarry, Puerto Rican/American (1938 - ) Title: Sleeping Mother and Child Year: 1969 Medium: Oil on Canvas Size: 24 in. x 36 in. (60.96 cm x 91.44 cm) Frame Size: 32....
Canvas, Oil
Two Nude Female Figures
Located in Astoria, NY
John Braden (Brady, American, XX), Two Nude Female Figures, Oil on Canvas, depicting one standing and one sitting female figure, signed lower right, signed and marked "Lanning (Eve)"...
Canvas, Oil
$1,048
H 11.03 in W 12.6 in
1968 Abstract Figurative Composition "Growth" By Ole Vincent Larsen
Located in Frederiksberg C, DK
This abstract painting presents a dynamic figurative composition in which organic forms and bold contours intertwine in a rhythmic and balanced arrangement. In this oil on canvas, t...
Canvas, Oil
"Cowboy Boots" - Bay Area Figurative Movement
By Patricia Gren-Haynes
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area School figurative of a cowboy and hats by Berkeley artist Patricia Gren Hayes (American, b- 1932), circa 1983. Signed "Gren Hayes 1983" upper center and signed and titled "C...
Canvas, Oil
$765Sale Price|45% Off
H 27.96 in W 20.08 in
Street Musicians Oil on Canvas Board, Modern Figurative, Signed, 1990s
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Street Musicians Artist: Albert Roca i Cama (Palamós, 1945 – 2023) Technique: Oil on canvas board Dimensions: 71 x 51 cm (27.95 x 20.08 in) Support: Canvas board Signature: Signed in the lower right corner as “214 Roca” Approximate date: Late 20th – early 21st century Condition: Very good Framing: Unframed Description of the work: The painting depicts two street musicians in a profoundly expressive scene. In the foreground, a man rests his arm on an accordion, his gaze lost in thought and a contemplative expression on his face, while holding a straw or toothpick between his lips. Behind him, another figure plays a transverse flute with closed eyes, fully immersed in his music. The composition conveys serenity and weariness, presenting an intimate moment imbued with urban lyricism. The brushwork is loose yet confident, reinforcing the emotional depth of the characters. The color palette blends warm tones with hints of grey and blue, emphasizing the introspective and street-like atmosphere. The overall impression is of a moment suspended in time, where music and life intertwine in the silent dignity of their expressions. Artist biography: Albert Roca i Cama was born in Palamós in 1945 and passed away in 2023. He was a Catalan painter associated with expressive realism, known for his energetic strokes and mastery of color. From an early age, he showed artistic inclination and worked in Barcelona alongside comic artist García...
Canvas, Oil
$4,500
H 41.5 in W 29.5 in
King David, Jerusalem (after Marc Chagall) Oil Painting Israeli Judaica Art
By Zammy Steynovitz
Located in Surfside, FL
Framed 41.5 x 29.5 image 35.5 x 23.5 This large painting depicts a man and woman, Adam and Eve, interlocked and embracing one another. The woman holds an enticing apple as they are ...
Canvas, Oil
$706Sale Price|40% Off
H 16.15 in W 13 in
Village Street Oil on Canvas Painting, Spanish Urbanscape, 41x33 cm
By Rafael Fernández de Soto
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Rafael de Soto - Village street - Oil on canvas Oil measurements 41x33 cm. Without frame.
Canvas, Oil
Roebling's Dream, The Great East River Bridge (NYC Cityscape by William Clutz)
By William Clutz
Located in Hudson, NY
Colorful urban street scene of Brooklyn Bridge, NYC City Landscape Painting by William Clutz "Roebling's Dream, The Great East River Bridge", 1990 oil on canvas 40 x 70 inches, 41 3/...
Canvas, Oil
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...
Oil, Canvas
Park Spring (Impressionistic Figurative Painting of Figures in a Park Landscape)
By William Clutz
Located in Hudson, NY
Modern impressionist style figurative painting of a family in a colorful park landscape “Park Spring” painted by William Clutz in 1996 60 x 50 inches in a natural wood floater frame Wire backing, signed lower right This figurative oil on canvas painting was made in 1996 by William Clutz as part of a series of works called "Crossings". These paintings were a study of NYC dwellers engaging in the simple, daily activity of crossing the street. In this piece, Clutz captures a joyful moment of a mother and father walking in a sunlit park landscape with their young child. Bright sunlight radiates through lush fall foliage and fills the scene with a soft orange light. With broad, expressionistic brushstrokes, he discovers the extraordinary in the ordinary, by emphasizing the effects of sunlight on the human form. The painting is in excellent condition and is framed in a natural wood floater frame. More about the artist: In New York in the early 50's and 60's, abstract expressionism was the orthodox approach to art at the time. However, Clutz was committed to his personal style that focused on abstracted human figures within urban tableaux. Working in a context of artists who challenged abstract expressionism's popularity in New York, Clutz established himself as a significant proponent of abstract figuration. His paintings focus on human figures within the urban environment, often exposing the transfiguration of his subjects as they travel through the complex light of city streets or summer parks, as shown in two of his early works. Clutz's interest in working from direct observation of urban life was influenced by a long-standing interest in German Expressionism, as well as artists like Henri Matisse, Arshile Gorky, and Nicholas De Stael...
Oil, Linen
Violet Zinnia (Contemporary Colorful Still Life of Simple Flower on White)
By David Konigsberg
Located in Hudson, NY
Oil on canvas 44 x 55 x 2 inches Contemporary white artist made floater frame This listing is available from Carrie Haddad Gallery, based in Hudson, NY. A lush shade of dark raspber...
Canvas, Oil
Orange Zinnia (Contemporary Colorful Still Life of Simple Flower on White)
By David Konigsberg
Located in Hudson, NY
Oil on canvas 44 x 55 x 2 inches Contemporary white artist made floater frame This listing is available from Carrie Haddad Gallery, based in Hudson, NY. Golden color fills the canva...
Oil, Canvas
Summer Solstice: Photo-Realist Figurative Oil Paining of Two Swimmers in Aqua
By Samantha French
Located in Hudson, NY
"Summer Solstice", this photo-realist painting of a man and a woman swimming in a pool is painted by Hudson Valley artist, Samantha French made in 2024...
Canvas, Oil
