Mark Beard

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

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[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938) In the Locker Room n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas 60 x 36 inches $8,000 + $750 framing This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Beach n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas 36 x 24 inches $4,250 + $250 framing This work is offered by CLA...

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men in Leather Jackets and Jockstraps n.d. Signed, u.r. Oil on canvas 24 x 12 inches (61 x 30.5 cm) $3,250 + $125 framing This work is offered b...

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Kissing n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas 24 x 20 inches $3,600 + $100 framing This work is offered by C...

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man in Towel Looking to the Side n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas 14 x 11 inches (35.6 x 27.9 cm) $3,000 + $125...

This painting by Mark Beard is offered by CLAMP in New York City. [Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] One Man Behind Another n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas 24 x 12 inches (61 x ...

The Cosmic Dream - Visionary Figurative Nude Composition in Acrylic on Masonite Flowing and stylized figurative work by Kimberlee Kuwica (American, b. 1967). A figure is floating th...

The Cosmic Dream - Visionary Figurative Nude Composition in Acrylic on Masonite Flowing and stylized figurative work by Kimberlee Kuwica (American, b. 1967). A figure is dancing tho...

A young man at a crowded upper-class Haitian swimming pool attracts attention. We see him only from the back in a Magritte like pose. Transfixed expressions of some of the nubile bare-breasted bathing beauties and one man with his hands down his pants give us a clue that the mystery man is special. This is a fascinating work packed with drama and overflowing with pent-up emotion.
Bigaud's narrative is as complex as his figural composition of lookers and swimmers. Notice the sight lines of the lookers go back to front while the two swimmers go from left to right. The twenty-two figures are contained in the rectangular shape of the pool, which is pushed to the front of the picture plane. The cars of the pool partygoers are seen in the background with one witness. He is fully clothed and is most likely a chauffeur. The fully clothed female at the pool offering food is a servant. A boxy-looking radio with a pack of cigarettes and the style of the cars give glue to the date. Most Haitian art depicts average working people. The pool party departs from that tradition and shows life of the Haitian upper class. Most likely, this was painted in Petion-Ville. The higher the elevation in Port-au-Prince the more wealthy the homes. Although the artist's painting technique may be described as naive or lacking polish.
It's one of the reasons why the work radiates charm and interest. The painting is oversized with huge dimensions of 55 x 48 and will be a statement in any room. Wilson Bigaud is considered to be a Haitian master. The condition is good. Three repaired one-inch issues on the extreme center and upper right edge. Visible only on close inspection. Otherwise presents very well and is elegantly framed, ______________________________________ Haitian master Wilson Bigaud is renowned for works portraying everyday life and rites of passage—vodou rituals, fortune-tellers, weddings, cockfights, and carnivals—with voluminous figures and lucid colors. Born in Port-au-Prince, in 1946 Bigaud was among the first to attend DeWitt Peters’s Le Centre d’Art d’Haïti, where he studied with Hector Hyppolite...

Excellent Mid-century nude by famous illustrator/ artist Walter Charles Klett. The work is masterfully painted with a sound understanding of the basic academic principles guiding t...

Frank N Ashley (1920-2007) "nude #2 remarkable breast" female nude portrait Oil on masonite 2002 19 x 39 unframed, 26 x 46 framed

A nude portrait of a demure young lady seated on an antique couch in a library setting by Margaret Wherry Ziegler (American, 1909-1989). Signed with monogram "MWZ" top right, and on verso. Unframed. Image, 24"H x 12"L. Ziegler studied at Cincinnati Art Academy, Minneapolis Art...