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

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...

Category

Early 2000s Academic Figurative 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

[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.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Wrestler Standing
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Wrestler Standing

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Wrestler Standing

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

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

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Studio with Chairs
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Studio with Chairs

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Studio with Chairs

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Mark Beard [Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Studio with Chairs, 1934/2005 Signed, titled, and dated, verso; Also inscribed, verso Oil on canvas 30 x 24 inches (76.2 x 61 cm) $4,000 ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Single Rower

[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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Michael Moonbeam

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Michael Moonbeam

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Michael Moonbeam n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas 12 x 9 inches $3000.00 + framing This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Michael Hunting

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Michael Hunting

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

[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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1989-1938)] Hunter and Wrestler

[Bruce Sargeant (1989-1938)] Hunter and Wrestler

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

[Bruce Sargeant (1989-1938)] Hunter and Wrestler n.d. Signed, l.r. Oil on canvas mounted to polycarbonite panel 79 x 43 inches (200.7 x 109.2 cm) $11,000 + $850 framing This wor...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Justin Head Study

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Justin Head Study

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

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

[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 Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

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

[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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

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

[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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Statue of an Athlete
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Statue of an Athlete

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Statue of an Athlete

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

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 Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

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

[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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

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

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

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Price includes framing. “Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art movement.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

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

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

[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 Paintings

Materials

Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Hockey Players on the Ice
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Hockey Players on the Ice

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Hockey Players on the Ice

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Hockey Players on the Ice n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas 68 x 56 inches

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

[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. This work is offered by CLAMP in ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

[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 Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Portrait II, Contemporary Figurative Queer Painting

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Portrait II, Contemporary Figurative Queer Painting

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

This is a contemporary figurative queer painting of a man's face by Mark Beard under his alter ego "Bruce Sargeant. The painting canvas is 14 x 11 inches, is signed in red ink, and i...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

[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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

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

[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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

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

[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 Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

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

[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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

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

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

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Masonite

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

[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, capturing a moment of tension and in...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Hunters, One with a Camera, Painting

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Hunters, One with a Camera, Painting

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

An oil painting of two men standing in a field, with one man behind them. [Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Hunters, One with a Camera n.d. Oil on canvas 84 x 60 inches Contact ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

[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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man in Towel Looking to the Side
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man in Towel Looking to the Side

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man in Towel Looking to the Side

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

[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 framing This work is offered b...

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Members of the Winning Team

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Members of the Winning Team

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Double-sided oil painting on panel Price includes $200 additional cost of framing. This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

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

[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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

[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...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

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

[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 Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Oil

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

[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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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Skinny Dipping (Nude Figurative Painting of Bathers, Mark Beard, Bruce Sargeant)
Skinny Dipping (Nude Figurative Painting of Bathers, Mark Beard, Bruce Sargeant)

Skinny Dipping (Nude Figurative Painting of Bathers, Mark Beard, Bruce Sargeant)

By Mark Beard

Located in Hudson, NY

Academic style figurative oil painting on canvas of three nude and partially nude male bathers in a blue mountain landscape "Skinny Dipping", Painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant ...

Category

2010s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Justin with Towel (Figurative Nude Painting by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant)
Justin with Towel (Figurative Nude Painting by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant)

Justin with Towel (Figurative Nude Painting by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant)

By Mark Beard

Located in Hudson, NY

Academic style figurative paintings of a nude male model with a white towel on a grey background Painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (pseudonym in homage to the fashion photogra...

Category

2010s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gondolier (Figurative Painting of Man in Venice by Mark Beard, Bruce Sargeant)
Gondolier (Figurative Painting of Man in Venice by Mark Beard, Bruce Sargeant)

Gondolier (Figurative Painting of Man in Venice by Mark Beard, Bruce Sargeant)

By Mark Beard

Located in Hudson, NY

Mark's Campanile in the background "Gondolier" painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (pseudonym in homage to the fashion photographer, Bruce Weber, and figurative painter, John Sin...

Category

2010s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Tutorial

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Tutorial

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Wrestlers

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Wrestlers

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

[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 Paintings

Materials

Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Shore Leave

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Shore Leave

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Seated Nude

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Seated Nude

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Price includes framing. “Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art movement.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Football Player

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Football Player

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Price includes framing. “Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art movement.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Young Bodybuilder

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Young Bodybuilder

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Mysterious Ceremony
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Mysterious Ceremony

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Mysterious Ceremony

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Mysterious Ceremony n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas 20 x 16 inches $3,250 + $125 framing This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Charlie in Suspenders (Figurative Painting & Nude Study by Mark Beard)
Charlie in Suspenders (Figurative Painting & Nude Study by Mark Beard)

Charlie in Suspenders (Figurative Painting & Nude Study by Mark Beard)

By Mark Beard

Located in Hudson, NY

Academic style figurative oil painting of a muscular male model by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant "Study of Charlie in Suspenders" painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (pseudonym i...

Category

2010s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Untitled (Young Man)

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Untitled (Young Man)

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

This is an oil painting by the artist Mark Beard made as his alter ego Bruce Sargeant offered by CLAMP in New York City.

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Rowers

[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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Unidentified Figure

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Unidentified Figure

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Signed, u.l. Price includes $200 additional cost of framing. Oil paint on board This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Brian & Chris (Figurative Painting of Two Nude Men by Mark Beard)
Brian & Chris (Figurative Painting of Two Nude Men by Mark Beard)

Brian & Chris (Figurative Painting of Two Nude Men by Mark Beard)

By Mark Beard

Located in Hudson, NY

Academic style figurative oil painting of two nude men by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant "Brian & Chris" painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (pseudonym in homage to the fashion ph...

Category

2010s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Young Wrestlers (Academic Figurative Painting of Male Athletes by Mark Beard)
Young Wrestlers (Academic Figurative Painting of Male Athletes by Mark Beard)

Young Wrestlers (Academic Figurative Painting of Male Athletes by Mark Beard)

By Mark Beard

Located in Hudson, NY

Young Wrestlers (Academic Figurative Painting of Athletes by Mark Beard) Academic style figurative oil painting of two young athletes Painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant Oil on ...

Category

2010s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Set Sail (Academic Figurative Painting of Male Models by Mark Beard)
Set Sail (Academic Figurative Painting of Male Models by Mark Beard)

Set Sail (Academic Figurative Painting of Male Models by Mark Beard)

By Mark Beard

Located in Hudson, NY

Painted in a style that evokes the portraits of John Singer Sargent and fashion photography of Bruce Weber, Mark Beard is a living artist who paints under the pseudonym "Bruce Sargea...

Category

2010s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Champion Wrestling Team

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Champion Wrestling Team

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Fencer with Dog

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Fencer with Dog

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Price includes framing. “Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art movement.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Towel

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Towel

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Price includes framing. “Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art movement.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Floral Still Life
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Floral Still Life

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Floral Still Life

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Flower Still Life n.d. Signed, l.r. Oil on canvas 18 x 17 inches This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Tabletop Still Life
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Tabletop Still Life

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Tabletop Still Life

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Tabletop Still Life n.d. Signed in red, u.l Oil on canvas 16 x 20 inches This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Competitive Wrestling Match

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Competitive Wrestling Match

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Wrestler in Singlet

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Wrestler in Singlet

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Towel

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Towel

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 About the artist: Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

2010s Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Bon Soir, Marin
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Bon Soir, Marin

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Bon Soir, Marin

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man from Below

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man from Below

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Kim Head Study

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Kim Head Study

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Football Players

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Football Players

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Launching the Scull

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Launching the Scull

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 About the artist: Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

2010s Academic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Men Bathing

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Men Bathing

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Men Bathing Signed in red, l.l. Oil on canvas 38 x 96.25 inches (96.5 x 244.5 cm) $11,000 + $850 framing This work is offered by ClampArt in Ne...

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Early 2000s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Teammates in Singlets

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Teammates in Singlets

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Teammates in Singlets n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas 60 x 36 inches $8,000 + $350 framing Listed price includes cost of framing. This work ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man from Below
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man from Below

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man from Below

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man from Below n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas 10 x 8 inches $2800.00 + $125.00 framing Listed price includes cost of framing. This work is ...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Soldier Getting Dressed
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Soldier Getting Dressed

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Soldier Getting Dressed

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Soldier Getting Dressed n.d. Signed, l.l. Oil on canvas 35.5 x 19.5 inches (90.2 x 49.5 cm), canvas 39.5 x 23 inches (100.3 x 58.4 cm), framed $4,000...

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Men Undressing

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Men Undressing

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Signed in red Price includes $200 cost of framing. This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Runner and Cyclist

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Runner and Cyclist

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite Contact gallery for price. This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Male Nude Facing Right
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Male Nude Facing Right

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Male Nude Facing Right

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Friends Sitting Together

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Friends Sitting Together

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Hunter with Striped Tie

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Hunter with Striped Tie

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

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

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Price includes framing. “Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art movement.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Cellist Practicing at Home

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Cellist Practicing at Home

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

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

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Benjamin Holding Medicine Ball

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Benjamin Holding Medicine Ball

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Wrestler Holding His Headgear

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Wrestler Holding His Headgear

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Jeff in Pith Helmet

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Jeff in Pith Helmet

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

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 Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Seated Sailor with Dog

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Seated Sailor with Dog

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Price includes framing. “Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art movement.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man With Open Shirt
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man With Open Shirt

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man With Open Shirt

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man With Open Shirt n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas 24 x 12 inches $3,250 + $125 framing

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] One Man Behind Another
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] One Man Behind Another

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] One Man Behind Another

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] One Man Behind Another n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas 24 x 12 inches (61 x 30.5 cm)

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Salvation in the Tropics

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Salvation in the Tropics

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Young Man Looking Down

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Young Man Looking Down

By Mark Beard

Located in New York, NY

Haller, December 2004 Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives in New York City.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Academic Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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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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