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.
On 1stDibs, find Mark Beard paintings, drawings, photography and more.
to
27
42
38
4
43
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
52
102
10
1
31
94
15
121
29
3
148
117
91
48
42
42
25
19
16
8
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
83
79
64
64
51
154
7,790
4,999
2,504
1,374
36
12
154
Artist: Mark Beard
MB 089A (Contemporary Graphite Drawing of Seated Male Nude)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
graphite, conte crayon and charcoal on Arches paper
30 x 22 inches, 37.5 x 26 inches framed
Custom frame with Natural wood molding, white 8ply mat, AR non glare glass
Signed BEARD 20...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Mark Beard Art
Materials
Crayon, Archival Paper, Graphite
Untitled (Two Men, Sitting and Standing)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Two Men, Sitting and Standing)
2017
Signed and dated, l.r.
Charcoal with red and white conté crayon on Rives BFK paper
30 x 21 inches (76.2 x 53.3 cm)
$1,600
This work ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Art
Materials
Conté
Untitled (Man in Blue Tank Top)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Pastel and conté crayon with partial foil star on Rives BFK paper
Signed and dated, l.r.
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
Mark Beard, born in 1956 in ...
Category
1970s Realist Mark Beard Art
Materials
Foil
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
Untitled
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Untitled
2019
Signed and dated
Two-sided drawing in charcoal with red and white conté crayon on Rives BFK paper
30 x 20.5 inches
$1,600
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Art
Materials
Paper, Conté, Charcoal
Untitled (Man in Repose Leaning Against Post)
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
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
[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...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Mark Beard Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man in Towel Looking to the Side](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-man-in-towel-looking-to-the-side-for-sale/a_9323/1658518561432/Beard_Man_Looking_Sideways_Holding_Towel_1200_master.jpg?width=240 "mark beard artist")
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
[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)] 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")
Mark Dancing (Polaroid Transfer of a Nude Man Smoking in Socks on Rives BFK)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
image size: 10 x 8 inches
Standing Nude Male Flexing in Socks and Shoes Smoking a Cigarette
Polaroid Transfer on 22 x 15 inch Rives BFK paper, unframed
signed SM Beard in pencil on...
Category
1990s Contemporary Mark Beard Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Polaroid
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 (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
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 (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
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
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 (1898-1938)] Portrait with Blue Shirt, Contemporary Painting](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-portrait-with-blue-shirt-for-sale/a_9323/1726077457186/Beard_Untitled_Portrait_with_Blue_Shirt__master.jpg?width=240 "Mark Beard - [Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Portrait with Blue Shirt, Contemporary Painting")
Untitled 25 (Figurative Drawing Polaroid Transfer of a Boy in Cowboy Costume)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative, Polaroid transfer of a young boy in vintage cowboy costume against an orange background
PT 25, Made in 1998
Edition 1 of 6
9 x 7 in...
Category
1990s Modern Mark Beard Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Polaroid
Untitled
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Untitled
2019
Signed and dated
Double-sided drawing in charcoal with red and white conté crayon on Rives BFK paper
30.25 x 20.5 inches
$1,600
This work is offered by CLAMP in Ne...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Art
Materials
Paper, Conté, Charcoal
Tennessee Williams (Polaroid Transfer of American Playwright his Reflection)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
image size: 8 x 10 inches
Portrait of Tennessee Williams
Unique Polaroid Transfer on 22 x 15 inch Rives BFK paper, unframed
signed SM Beard in penci...
Category
1990s Contemporary 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
[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 inche...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mark Beard Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Portrait II, Contemporary Figurative Queer Painting](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-portrait-ii-for-sale/a_9323/1698091574218/_Bruce_Sargeant_1898_1938_Portrait_II_master.jpg?width=240 "Mark Beard - [Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Portrait II, Contemporary Figurative Queer Painting")
Le Ballon de Rouge
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Le Ballon de Rouge
Collage with colored pencil and conté on paper
Signed, recto
This collage is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Mark Beard Art
Materials
Paper, Conté, Color Pencil
[Brechtholdt Steeruwitz (1890-1973)] Heldenbergbesuch (Visit to the Hero's...)
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
![[Brechtholdt Steeruwitz (1890-1973)] Heldenbergbesuch (Visit to the Hero's...)](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-brechtholdt-steeruwitz-1890-1973-heldenbergbesuch-visit-to-the-heros-for-sale/a_9323/1685653330638/Beard_Heldenbergbesuch_1200_master.jpg?width=240 "Mark Beard - [Brechtholdt Steeruwitz (1890-1973)] Heldenbergbesuch (Visit to the Hero's...)")
Column & Socle
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Column & Socle
2001
Signed, dated, and inscribed “AP” in pencil, recto
Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper
22 x 15 inches, sheet
7.5 x 9.5 inches, image
This work is offered by ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Mark Beard Art
Materials
Polaroid
Portrait of Michael Feingold
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Mark Beard
Portrait of Michael Feingold
1993
Signed and dated, l.l.
Conté crayon and charcoal on paper
11 x 7.5 inches
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
1990s Contemporary Mark Beard Art
Materials
Paper, Conté, Charcoal
Mark Beard, [Edith Thayer Cromwell (1893-1962)] On the Move
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
A painting by Mark Beard under his pen name "Edith Thayer Cromwell) entitled "On the Move"
Edith Thayer Cromwell (1893-1962)] On the Move
n.d.
Signed, u.l.
Oil on canvas
40 x 33....
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Mark Beard Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![Mark Beard, [Edith Thayer Cromwell (1893-1962)] On the Move](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-mark-beard-edith-thayer-cromwell-1893-1962-on-the-move-for-sale/a_9323/1737236299566/Beard_On_the_Move_980_copy_master.jpg?width=240 "Mark Beard - Mark Beard, [Edith Thayer Cromwell (1893-1962)] On the Move")
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man Holding Medicine Ball
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man Holding Ball, painting by Mark Beard
n.d.
Signed in red, u.r.
Oil on canvas
14 x 11 inches
Mark Beard, born in 1956 in Salt Lake City, now lives...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Mark Beard Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man Holding Medicine Ball](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-man-holding-ball-for-sale/a_9323/1731614805314/Beard_Man_Holding_Ball_master.jpg?width=240 "Mark Beard - [Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man Holding Medicine Ball")
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Untitled Study of a Young Man, by Mark Beard
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Untitled Study of a Young Man, contemporary painting by Mark Beard
n.d.
Signed in red, u.l.
Oil on canvas
20 x 16 inches
Mark Beard, born in 1956 i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mark Beard Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Untitled Study of a Young Man, by Mark Beard](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-untitled-study-of-a-young-man-for-sale/a_9323/1731610826277/Beard_Seated_Nude_with_Boxing_Glove_master.jpg?width=240 "Mark Beard - [Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Untitled Study of a Young Man, by Mark Beard")
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Untitled (Two Men Drying Off), by Mark Beard
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Untitled (Two Men Drying Off)
n.d.
Signed in red, u.l.
Oil on canvas
92 x 58.25 inches
Category
20th Century Contemporary Mark Beard Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Untitled (Two Men Drying Off), by Mark Beard](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-untitled-two-men-drying-off-for-sale/a_9323/1731436995155/Beard_Untitled_Two_Men_with_Towels__master.jpg?width=240 "Mark Beard - [Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Untitled (Two Men Drying Off), by Mark Beard")
[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 Mark Beard Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Hunters, One with a Camera, Painting](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-three-hunters-one-with-a-camera-for-sale/a_9323/1725740849343/Beard_Three_Hunters_One_with_a_Camera_master.jpg?width=240 "Mark Beard - [Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Hunters, One with a Camera, Painting")
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Horse and Rope, Contemporary Painting
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Mark Beard
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Horse and Rope
n.d.
Signed, u.r.
Oil on canvas
68 x 66 inches
Contact gallery for price.
Category
2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Horse and Rope, Contemporary Painting](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-man-with-horse-and-rope-for-sale/a_9323/1725739147629/Beard_Man_with_Horse_and_Rope_master.jpg?width=240 "Mark Beard - [Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Horse and Rope, Contemporary Painting")
Untitled (Seated Nude Male Facing Left)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Conté and colored pencil on paper
20.75 x 14.5 inches
Contact gallery for price.
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Mark Beard Art
Materials
Paper, Conté, Color Pencil
Untitled (Classical Bust II)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Classical Bust II)
n.d.
Conté crayon on paper
30 x 22 inches
Contact gallery for price.
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Mark Beard Art
Materials
Paper, Conté
Untitled (Classical Bust I)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (Classical Bust I)
n.d.
Conté crayon on paper
30 x 22 inches
Contact gallery for price.
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
20th Century Contemporary Mark Beard Art
Materials
Paper, Conté
Handstand
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Handstand
1998
Signed, dated, and numbered (1/6) in pencil, recto
Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper
22 x 15 inches, sheet
9 x 7 inches, image
Contact gallery for price.
This ...
Category
1990s Contemporary Mark Beard Art
Materials
Polaroid
Western Panorama with Sculpture of Native American Warrior
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Oil on two joined canvases
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 lives in New York C...
Category
1980s Realist Mark Beard Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mark Beard art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Mark Beard art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Mark Beard in paint, oil paint, canvas and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large Mark Beard art, so small editions measuring 8 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Steven Miller, Natasha Zupan, and America Martin. Mark Beard art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $250 and tops out at $22,000, while the average work can sell for $3,600.
Artists Similar to Mark Beard
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Mark Beard Art
Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Mark Beard Portrait Paintings
Mark Beard Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Mark Beard Nude Drawings and Watercolors
Mark Beard Nude Photography
Mark Beard Nude Paintings
Mark Beard Color Photography
Mark Beard Figurative Photography
Mark Beard Portrait Drawings and Watercolors
Mark Beard Portrait Photography
Mark Beard Animal Paintings
Mark Beard Figurative Prints