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Mark Beard Art

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
[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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

John Kelly (I'm Lost to the World)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This unique hand-painted photograph by Mark Beard is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

1990s Contemporary Mark Beard Art

Materials

Paint, Silver Gelatin

[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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Masonite

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Portrait of a Shirtless Man
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

20th Century Contemporary Mark Beard Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled 17 (Polaroid Transfer of Standing Young Nude Man on Rives BFK)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
image size: 10 x 8 inches Standing young nude male with dark background Polaroid Transfer on 22 x 15 inch Rives BFK paper, unframed signed SM Beard in pencil on bottom right corner....
Category

1990s Contemporary Mark Beard Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Polaroid

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 Art

Materials

Oil

Untitled (Man Undressing)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Graphite on paper Signed, c.l. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now live...
Category

1970s Realist Mark Beard Art

Materials

Paper, Graphite

Untitled (Standing Male Nude Facing Right)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Ink on paper Signed and dated, l.c. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now...
Category

1970s Realist Mark Beard Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

[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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

MB 824 (Double-Sided Figure Drawing of Handsome Nude Men by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative, academic style life drawing of male nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 824" graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30.5 x 21 inches unframed ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Art

Materials

Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

Untitled
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Untitled 1993 Signed and dated, l.r. Charcoal with red and white conté crayon on Rives BFK paper 30 x 18 inches $1,600 This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

1990s Contemporary Mark Beard Art

Materials

Paper, Conté, Charcoal

Untitled (Two Standing Nudes)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Two Standing Nudes) 2021 Signed and dated, recto Charcoal with red and white conté crayon on Rives BFK paper 30 x 20.5 inches (76.2 x 52.1 cm) $1,600 This work is offe...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Art

Materials

Conté

[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 Mark Beard Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marc (Frontal with Cigarette)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This unique hand-painted photograph by Mark Beard is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

1990s Contemporary Mark Beard Art

Materials

Paint, Ink

[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. ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[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.
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Art

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This is a drawing of a naked man sitting by Mark Beard. This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Art

Materials

Paper, Conté, Charcoal

[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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[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...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

MB 017 (Figurative Life Drawing of Female Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style life drawing of female nude with charcoal and graphite by Mark Beard, "MB 017" graphite, Conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 22 inches unframed Signed, lowe...
Category

2010s Academic Mark Beard Art

Materials

Conté, Charcoal, Archival Paper, Graphite

[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 Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

[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 Mark Beard Art

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, 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 Mark Beard Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Boxer in Red Trunks
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Boxer in Red Trunks n.d. Oil on canvas 30 x 20 inches (76.2 x 50.8 cm) $3,800 + $100 framing This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled (Seated Man Facing Left)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Conté crayon on paper Signed and dated, l.r. 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 City. ...
Category

1970s Realist Mark Beard Art

Materials

Paper, Conté

Marc (Rear with Cigarette)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This unique hand-painted photograph by Mark Beard is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

1990s Contemporary Mark Beard Art

Materials

Paint, Silver Gelatin

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

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[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 Mark Beard Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

[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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[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 Art

Materials

Masonite, Oil

Tim
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Tim 1998 Signed, dated, and inscribed “AP” in pencil, recto Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper 22 x 15 inches, sheet 9 x 6.75 inches, image This work is offered by ClampArt in ...
Category

1990s Contemporary Mark Beard Art

Materials

Polaroid

[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 Mark Beard Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

Untitled (Nude Man with Raised Leg)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This drawing by Mark Beard is already framed, price includes framing. Untitled (Nude Man with Raised Leg) 1990 Signed and dated, l.l. Charcoal with red and white conté crayon on R...
Category

1990s Contemporary Mark Beard Art

Materials

Conté, Charcoal

Kissing Priests (Polaroid Transfer of Embracing Clergymen on Rives BFK)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Kissing Priests image size: 8 x 10 inches Polaroid Transfer on 22 x 15 inch Rives BFK paper, unframed signed SM Beard in pencil on bottom right corn...
Category

1990s Contemporary Mark Beard Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Polaroid

MB 804 A&B (Double Sided Figurative Drawing, Two Male Nudes and Safari Hunter)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative drawing with graphite, charcoal, and conte crayon on Arches paper 30 x 19 inches, unframed One piece of 30 x 19 inch Arches paper. Two drawings on opposite sides. These u...
Category

2010s Modern Mark Beard Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Charcoal, Graphite, Watercolor

[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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[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...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Art

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Athletes Running for the Ball
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Athletes Running for the Ball n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 35.625 x 65 inches This work is offered by ClampArt in ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Art

Materials

Canvas, Masonite, Oil

Untitled
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Charcoal with red and white conté crayon on Rives BFK paper Signed and dated, recto This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt ...
Category

2010s Realist Mark Beard Art

Materials

Charcoal, Wax Crayon, Rag Paper

MB 815 (Contemporary Seated Male Nude Figurative Drawing, Charcoal on Paper)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper 30 x 19.5 inches unframed Signed 'Beard 1999' lower left corner Atelier stamp in lower right corner Unique figurative life study drawing of a seated male nude in graphite and conte crayon on Arches paper in a style that is at once traditional yet contemporary. Strong facial features and upper body muscles are evidence of the artist's excellent drafting skills. The handsome nude...
Category

1990s Modern Mark Beard Art

Materials

Conté, Charcoal

Untitled (Male Nude with Hands on Waist)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Ink on paper Signed and dated, l.l. This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now...
Category

1970s Realist Mark Beard Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Dirk from Rear
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Category

1990s Mark Beard Art

Materials

Polaroid

[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 Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled 30 (Polaroid Transfer Drawing of a Classical Column Base by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Polaroid transfer drawing of a Classical column base on Rives BFK paper by Mark Beard 7 x 9.5 inch image size 22 x 15 inch paper size Ed. 1/6, Polaroid Transfer on Rives BFK paper, u...
Category

1990s Modern Mark Beard Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Polaroid

Untitled No. 51
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper Signed, dated, and numbered in pencil, recto Also blindstamped, l.r. 22 x 15 inches, sheet 10 x 8 inches, image This artwork is offered by Clam...
Category

1990s Other Art Style Mark Beard Art

Materials

Photogravure

Untitled (Aiden 12), Polaroid Transfer by Mark Beard
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This polaroid transfer by Mark Beard is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category

1990s Contemporary Mark Beard Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Polaroid

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Portrait with Blue Shirt, Contemporary Painting
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
A contemporary figurative painted portrait of a man in a blue shirt by Mark Beard/[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Portrait with Blue Shirt n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas 14...
Category

2010s Mark Beard Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

[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 Mark Beard Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Robert Mapplethorpe
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper Signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil, recto Also blindstamped, l.r. 22 x 15 inches, sheet 10 x 8 inches, image This artwork is offered by CLAMP, located in New York City. Mark Beard writes: “I asked Robert Mapplethorpe to take me to the ‘Mine Shaft,’ a famous S&M club. He agreed but told me it was finished and boring. We made Christmas trees together for New York Magazine. He asked to make nude...
Category

1990s Other Art Style Mark Beard Art

Materials

Photogravure

Untitled (Man Reading Newspaper)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Conté crayon on paper Signed, l.r. 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 City. His works ...
Category

1970s Realist Mark Beard Art

Materials

Paper, Conté

Untitled
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Charcoal with red and white conté crayon on Rives BFK paper Signed and dated, recto This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt ...
Category

2010s Realist Mark Beard Art

Materials

Paper, Conté, Charcoal

Untitled 31 (Figurative Drawing Polaroid Transfer of a Young Female Nude)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative, Polaroid transfer of a nude female PT 31, Made in 1996 9.5 x 6.5 inch image size 22 x 15 inch paper size signed & dated lower right Uniq...
Category

1990s Modern Mark Beard Art

Materials

Archival Paper, Polaroid

Untitled
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Charcoal with red and white conté crayon on Rives BFK paper Signed and dated, recto This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt ...
Category

2010s Realist Mark Beard Art

Materials

Charcoal, Wax Crayon, Rag Paper

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