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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[Edith Thayer Cromwell (1893-1962)] Elephant
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Edith Thayer Cromwell (1893-1962)] Elephant n.d. Signed, u.r. Oil on canvas 23 x 29 inches This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Oil
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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....
Canvas, Oil
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in
Oil on Canvas Figurative Paintings, Cats, Pastel Colours, 40x40 cm, Signed
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
Diana Remeikytė is a multidisciplinary artist born in 1996. She lives and works in Vilnius, Lithuania. She usually focusing on large-format textile works, created using the tufting ...
Oil
H 40 in W 48 in
Pink Ascension Beyond The Moon & Stars
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Hunt Slonem, American, included in 250+ museum collections Unique oil on canvas painting, artist's antique frame, signed and dated verso Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hu...
Gold Leaf
H 14.5 in W 12.5 in
Hunt Slonem "Blue Owl" Original owl painting in oil
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Boston, MA
Artist: Slonem, Hunt Title: Blue Owl Date: 2026 Medium: Oil on wood Unframed Dimensions: 10" x 8" Framed Dimensions: 14.5" x 12.5" Signature: Signed Edition: Unique Hunt Slo...
Oil
H 36 in W 24 in D 1.5 in
“Forest Ride” Contemporary Horse Riding Figure Through Green Foliage
Located in Houston, TX
Contemporary naturalistic painting by Texas-based artist Jennifer Lively. The work features a woman riding a horse bareback set against a lush grove of trees and foliage. Signed in t...
Canvas, Oil
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in
Contemporary Unique Art Piece, Signed, Cats, Pastel Colours
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
Diana Remeikytė is a multidisciplinary artist born in 1996. She lives and works in Vilnius, Lithuania. She usually focusing on large-format textile works, created using the tufting ...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
H 20 in W 38 in
'Warrior' Photorealist painting of a Water Buffalo in the wild, wildlife, grey
By Ben Waddams
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
'Warrior' by Ben Waddams is a Contemporary Realist Wildlife oil painting of a Water Bufallo in the wild. With such incredible detail. Ben Waddams is a British wildlife artist livin...
Oil, Panel
H 36 in W 50 in D 1 in
Leopards of Mumbai - Leopard Trees Gold Map India Nature Animal Painting, 2022
By Francine Fox
Located in Kent, CT
Three spotted leopards in dynamic, powerful poses are dramatic and meticulously painted, layered beneath an intricately detailed map of Mumbai, India in bright shimmering gold. In th...
Canvas, Oil, Mica
H 27.56 in W 39.38 in D 0.79 in
Maremma Cheetah - Oil Paint by Adriano Pompa - 2020/2021
By Adriano Pompa
Located in Roma, IT
Maremma Cheetah - mixed media on canvas - 2020/21 - 70 cm x 100 cm. Mixed media includes oil colors, acrylic tempera, Indin Ink, Gold Leaf, oil glazes and retouching varnish.
Canvas, Oil
H 63 in W 102.37 in D 2.37 in
Chinese Contemporary Art by Hua Qing - My Hometown
By Hua Qing
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas Artwork can be shipped rolled up in a tube Hua Qing is a Chinese male artist born in 1962 in Huaibei, Anhui Province who lives and works in Beijing, China. He is gradu...
Canvas, Oil
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 1.58 in
Lost with Crocodiles - 21st Century, Oil Painting, Realism, Animal world
By Augustina Droze
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
“Lost with Crocodiles” vividly depicts a surreal gathering of intricately textured crocodile figures, each showcasing a unique, vibrant color palette. Nestled amidst lush waves of ro...
Canvas, Oil
H 56 in W 56 in D 1 in
Terrestrial Verses II , Snow Covered City Scape, Grey Blue, Oil Canvas "In Stock"
By Murali Cheeroth
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Artist : Murli Cheeroth Title : Terrestrial Verses Ii Size : 48 x 48 inches (unframed size) Medium : Oil on Canvas Inclusive of shipment in a roll form. Style : Before he settl...
Canvas, Oil
H 14.5 in W 10 in D 1 in
Untitled, Oil on Canvas, Green, Red, Black Color Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Gurucharan Singh - Untitled Oil on Canvas, 14.5 x 10 inches Born 1949 Exhibitions : Selected Solo Exhibitions 2012 'Twilight Tales', The Viewing Room, Mumbai 2008 Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai 1989,86 Gallery 7...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
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[Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon (1849-1930)] The Jungle
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas Signed in red, l.r. 48 x 48 inches, canvas size 52 x 52 inches in gold leaf frame This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. “By his own account, the most ambitious work of Michallon’s career was a thirty-foot canvas depicting Noah’s Ark, which he exhibited in the Salon of 1875, where it went unmentioned by the critics. Preparatory work for this elaborate composition took him frequently to the Jardin des Plantes, where he made painstaking drawings and oil sketches of the animals on view. These studies were enthusiastically remarked upon by visitors to his studio, some of whom counseled him to give up history painting altogether and pursue the less dignified but presumably more lucrative career of animal painter. Following this advice, and profiting from the tremendous vogue in 1880s Europe for all things African...
Canvas, Oil
H 48 in W 60 in
La Chasse aux Cygnes
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
oil on canvas painting by "Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon" from Bruce Sargeant & His Circle More work by this artist is available on our website. Please inquire within.
Canvas, Oil