Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
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.
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Artist: Mark Beard
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Kenneth Carpenter, Gold Medalist](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-kenneth-carpenter-gold-medalist-for-sale/a_9323/a_49964511568387962281/Beard_Sargeant_Kenneth_Carpenter_Gold_Medalist_1stdibs_master.jpg?width=240 "bruce kenneth designs")
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Frieze with Five Athletes](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-frieze-with-five-athletes-for-sale/a_9323/1627927591884/Beard_Sargeant_Frieze_with_Five_Athletes_master.jpg?width=240 "frieze painting")
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
![[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")
Archers: Academic Figurative Painting of Two Men Bow Hunting by Mark Beard
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative painting of two male archers by Mark Beard aka "Bruce Sargeant"
"Archers", date unknown, painted for Abercrombie and Fitch's flagship store in Milan, Italy
79 x 66.5 inches unframed, 86 x 73 inches with a black painted wood frame
Signed "Bruce Sargeant", upper right
Excellent condition, ready to hang as is
This vertical, figurative painting of two young men bow hunting...
Category
Early 2000s Academic Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Portrait of a Shirtless Man](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-portrait-of-a-shirtless-man-for-sale/a_9323/1692731433199/Beard_Sargeant_Portrait_of_a_Shirtless_Man_980_master.jpg?width=240 "mark valley shirtless")
[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 Figurative Paintings
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")
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Surfers on the Shore, Contemporary Painting
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
A contemporary figurative painting of two men with a surfboard standing on a shoreline by Mark Beard/Bruce Sargeant.
Signed
Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite
84 x 48 inches
$10,0...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Surfers on the Shore, Contemporary Painting](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-surfers-on-the-shore-for-sale/a_9323/1726067729454/Beard_Two_Rowers_on_the_Shore_master.jpg?width=240 "Mark Beard - [Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Surfers on the Shore, Contemporary Painting")
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon (1849-1930)] Man with Fur Cap, Portrait Painting](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-hippolyte-alexandre-michallon-1849-1930-man-with-fur-cap-for-sale/a_9323/1726070732011/Beard_Michallon_Man_with_Fur_Cap_master.jpg?width=240 "Mark Beard - [Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon (1849-1930)] Man with Fur Cap, Portrait Painting")
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Reclining Male Nude Figurative Queer Oil Painting
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary painting of a nude man reclining by Mark Beard.
Double-sided oil on panel
Signed in red, u.r.
“Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Reclining Male Nude Figurative Queer Oil Painting](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-reclining-male-nude-for-sale/a_9323/1726085071682/Beard_Untitled_Reclining_Male_Nude__master.jpg?width=240 "Mark Beard - [Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Reclining Male Nude Figurative Queer Oil Painting")
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men with Rope and a Tree, Contemporary Painting](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-men-with-rope-and-a-tree-for-sale/a_9323/1726068314141/Beard_Two_Men_with_Rope_and_a_Tree_master.jpg?width=240 "Mark Beard - [Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men with Rope and a Tree, Contemporary Painting")
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Artist's Studio, Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
A classical anatomical figure in an artist's studio, surrounded by brushes and a palette, with muted tones creating a contemplative and intimate atmosphere. Contemporary figurative painting by Mark Beard [Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)]
Artist’s Studio
n.d.
Signed in red, u.r.
Oil on canvas
36 x 18 inches
$4,000 + $300 framing
The pure and brilliant world of Bruce Sargeant’s art seems terribly removed from our own, unhampered by the
prevalent inconsistencies of today’s world. Peopled with comely thoroughbreds, his paintings project a world vision
unchanged from the models cherished by idealist writers like E. M. Forster and Rupert Brooke in that golden decade
that led up to the Great War. Neither buff nor narcissistic, his fair-haired young athletes pose, somewhat
uncomfortably, before the painter’s gaze, not wanting the attention yet feeling their duty to submit. Though
tantalized by the New World dabbings of Robert Henri and John Sloan, Sargeant found his true inspiration in the art
and ethos of fifth-century Athens, where the achievement of the kaloi kagathoi, young men who were “beautiful to
look at and worthy of admiration,” were the perfect models for artistic rendering and public adulation. At base,
Sargeant’s models, like the sculptures of Lysippus and Praxiteles, are idealized heroes whose achievements on the
playing field earn them their renown. However, unlike his precursors, the painter requires no civic responsibility
from his ephebes, only physical stamina, gymnastic prowess, and good looks. His work bespeaks a class that existed
briefly, but was prolonged and attenuated in the languorous novels of writers such as Denton Welch...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Artist's Studio, Contemporary Figurative Painting](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-artists-studio-for-sale/a_9323/1726073227289/Beard_Untitled_Artist_s_Studio__master.jpg?width=240 "Mark Beard - [Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Artist's Studio, Contemporary Figurative 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, capturi...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Wrestlers on the Mat, Contemporary Painting](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-wrestlers-on-the-mat-for-sale/a_9323/1726068978895/Beard_Two_Wrestlers_on_the_Mat_master.jpg?width=240 "Mark Beard - [Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Wrestlers on the Mat, Contemporary Painting")
Three Figures in the Locker Room (Figurative Painting of Male Athletes)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative painting on canvas of three young male athletes in a locker room
"Three Figures in the Locker Room", By Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (pseudonym in homage to...
Category
2010s Academic Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Bathers by the Shore
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Signed in red, u.r.
Oil on canvas
66 x 84 inches
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...
Category
2010s Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Bathers by the Shore](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-bathers-by-the-shore-for-sale/a_9323/1598457224758/Beard_Sargeant_Bathers_by_the_Shore_1200_master.jpg?width=240 "mark beard artist")
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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Conté, Color Pencil
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Cyclists and One Runner](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-cyclists-and-one-runner-for-sale/a_9323/1642284097217/Beard_Bruce_Sargeant_1898_1938_Two_Cyclists_and_One_Runner_master.jpg?width=240 "Mark Beard - [Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Cyclists and One Runner")
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Head Study with Gray Background](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-head-study-with-gray-background-for-sale/a_9323/1698163411607/_Bruce_Sargeant_1898_1938_Head_Study_with_Gray_Background_master.jpg?width=240 "Mark Beard - [Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Head Study with Gray Background")
Gio Taking Off His Singlet (Portait of a Young Wrestler by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative portrait painting of a handsome young man against a grey background
"Gio Taking Off His Singlet", By Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (pseudonym in homage to the fashion photographer, Bruce Weber, and figurative painter, John Singer Sargent)
14 x 11 inches
18.5 x 15.5 inches framed
Excellent condition
Signed by the artist, upper left "B. Sargeant"
This vertical, portrait painting of a young man was made by Mark Beard under his fictitious artistic persona, Bruce Sargeant. Painted in a modern Academic style, the handsome man is posed stoically against a pale grey background as he gingerly removes his wrestling singlet...
Category
2010s Academic Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man from Below
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Signed in red, u.l.
10 x 8 inches, canvas size
12.75 x 10.75 inches in black painted wood frame
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
“Bruce...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man from Below](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-man-from-below-for-sale/a_9323/a_28835811527269100919/Sargeant_Man_From_Below_980_master.jpg?width=240 "justin afrookhteh")
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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
[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 Figurative Paintings
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")
At the Camp (Academic Figurative Painting of Young Male Hunter by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative oil painting on canvas of a young man undressing in a rural camp setting with a mountain landscape in the distance
"At the Camp", Painted by Mark Beard as ...
Category
2010s Academic Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ready to Play (Academic Figurative Painting of Male Athlete by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative oil painting of a handsome football player against a country landscape
'Ready to Play', Painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (pseudonym in homage to the...
Category
2010s Academic Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Young Swimmer (Modern, Academic Style Portrait Painting in Antique Gold Frame)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative oil on canvas painting of a young athletic male
24 x 20 inches, 29.5 x 23.5 inches vintage gold painted wood frame
signed B. Sargeant in red in upper right hand corner
T...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
[Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon] Le Soldat de Marathon
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon] Le Soldat de Marathon (The soldier of the Marathon), 1869
n.d.
Signed, l.l.
Oil on canvas
57 x 45 inches
66 x...
Category
2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon] Le Soldat de Marathon](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-hippolyte-alexandre-michallon-le-soldat-de-marathon-for-sale/a_9323/1686173244556/Beard_Le_Soldat_de_Marathon_980_master.jpg?width=240 "Mark Beard - [Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon] Le Soldat de Marathon")
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Nude Man with Horse
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Nude Man with Horse](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-nude-man-with-horse-for-sale/a_9323/1684954272035/Beard_Untitled_Nude_Man_with_Horse_1920_master.jpg?width=240 "Mark Beard - [Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Nude Man with Horse")
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Ladders and Ropes, Queer Figure Painting](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-man-with-ladders-and-ropes-for-sale/a_9323/1697040341816/Beard_Untitled_Man_on_Ropes__master.jpg?width=240 "bruce sargeant artist")
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Justin Head Study](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-justin-head-study-for-sale/a_9323/a_28828111527264028195/Beard_Sargeant_Justin_Head_Study_980_master.jpg?width=240 "kenmure sargeant address")
Untitled Portrait II (Modern, Academic Style Portrait Painting of a Young Man)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Modern, academic style portrait painting on canvas of a young athletic male
oil on canvas, 26 x 17 inches in antique wood frame
This vertical, contemporary portrait painting of sin...
Category
2010s Academic Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Two Men with a Diver
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Category
2010s Contemporary Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 Figurative Paintings
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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Boxer in Red Trunks](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-boxer-in-red-trunks-for-sale/a_9323/1659453632127/Beard_Sargeant_Boxer_in_Red_Trunks_1200_master.jpg?width=240 "trunks beard")
Dressing in the Lodge (Figurative Painting of Men, Mark Beard, Bruce Sargeant)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative oil painting on canvas of two men dressing in a ski lodge
"Dressing in the Lodge," Painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (pseudonym in homage to the fashion photographer, Bruce Weber, and figurative painter, John Singer Sargent)
Made in the late 90's - early 2000's for Abercrombie and Fitch's flagship store in Milan, Italy
Oil on canvas, signed upper left
82 x 34 inches unframed, 88 x 40 inches in black painted wood frame with wire backing
Excellent condition, ready to hang as is
This vertical, figurative painting of two men dressing in a ski lodge was painted by Mark Beard under his fictitious artistic persona, Bruce Sargeant. Painted in a modern Academic style, the handsome men are captured in winter attire set in an Alpine mountain landscape...
Category
2010s Academic Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Single Rower](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-single-rower-for-sale/a_9323/1658517900800/Beard_Single_Rower_master.jpg?width=240 "bruce roaland")
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Ropes](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-men-on-ropes-for-sale/a_9323/a_52038211627584743153/IMG_0867_copy_1200_master.jpg?width=240 "men in ropes")
Frieze with Two Athletes on Bikes (Oil Painting by Mark Beard's Bruce Sargeant)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative painting of four young athletes running and on bicycles
"Frieze with Two Men on Bikes", painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (pseudonym in homage to the fashion photographer, Bruce Weber, and figurative painter, John Singer Sargeant)
Oil on canvas, signed upper right
35.5 x 60 inches, 40.5 x 65.5 inches in a black frame with wire backing
Excellent condition, ready to hang as is
This magnificent horizontal composition was painted by Mark Beard under his fictitious artistic persona, Bruce Sargeant. Painted in a modern Academic style, this dynamic portrayal of young, male athletes in motion is an exciting example of the artist's talent for painting human anatomy. Two men are mounted on bikes; one wears khaki shorts and a billowing, white oxford...
Category
2010s Academic Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Fencer with Dog
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Signed in red, 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 moveme...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Fencer with Dog](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-fencer-with-dog-for-sale/a_9323/a_51779121572028138624/Beard_Sargeant_MBE1423_Fencer_with_Dog_20x16_980_master.jpg?width=240 "mark beard")
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Exercising En Plein Air
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Signed in red, u.r.
$3250.00 + $200.00 framing
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City.
“Bruce Sargeant is a mythic figure in the modern art mo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Exercising En Plein Air](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-exercising-en-plein-air-for-sale/a_9323/a_35855721542990254245/20_Exercising_En_Plein_Air_980_master.jpg?width=240 "bruce dickinson nude")
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, Bruce Sargeant
84 x 58 inches unframed, 91 x 65 x 3 inches with a gold painted wood frame
Excellent condition, ready to hang as is
This Academic style figurative oil painting on canvas was painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant, a pseudonym in homage to the fashion photographer, Bruce Weber, and figurative painter, John Singer Sargeant. Here, the artist captures a blue collar American farming family in their field with an old red tractor. The man and woman stand stoically with their young child, dressed in simple white garments, perhaps to symbolize their purity. Rolling mountains...
Category
Early 2000s Academic Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Relaxing on a Rock
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Signed in red, u.r.
Oil on canvas
68 x 77 inches
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 ...
Category
2010s Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Relaxing on a Rock](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-men-relaxing-on-a-rock-for-sale/a_9323/1598457562007/Beard_Sargeant_Two_Men_Relaxing_on_a_Rock_1200_master.jpg?width=240 "mark beard paintings")
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Football Players Waiting on the Sidelines](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-football-players-waiting-on-the-sidelines-for-sale/a_9323/1616512038549/Beard_Sargeant_Football_Players_20x16_5_980_master.jpg?width=240 "bruce sargent")
Men & Motorcycles, Mark Beard: Academic Figurative Painting of Four Male Models
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative painting of four male motorcycle riders by Mark Beard aka "Bruce Sargeant"
"Men and Motorcycles", painted in the early 2000's for Abercrombie and Fitch's flagship store in Milan, Italy
83 x 88.75 inches unframed, 88.5 x 94.25 inches with a simple black painted wood frame
Signed "Bruce Sargeant", upper right
Good condition based on scale, size, and age (see condition notes below)
This figurative painting of four young men on a motorcycle joyride was made by Mark Beard under his fictitious artistic persona, Bruce Sargeant. Painted in a modern Academic style, the handsome athletic men...
Category
Early 2000s Academic Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
[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 Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Rowers, Early Morning Practice](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-rowers-early-morning-practice-for-sale/a_9323/1628100902345/IMG_0838_master.jpg?width=240 "mark beard artist")
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Throwing, One Running](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-men-throwing-one-running-for-sale/a_9323/1643228031808/Beard_Bruce_Sargeant_1898_1938_Two_Men_Throwing_One_Running_master.jpg?width=240 "famous boxing paintings")
[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 Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Rowers](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-rowers-for-sale/a_9323/1642629134950/Beard_Bruce_Sargeant_1898_1938_Two_Rowers_master.jpg?width=240 "mark slade artwork")
[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 Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Demonstrating a Dive](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-demonstrating-a-dive-for-sale/a_9323/1599061419932/Beard_Sargeant_Demonstrating_a_Dive_master.jpg?width=240 "mark beard")
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Single Rower in Cattails](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-single-rower-in-cattails-for-sale/a_9323/1642783844670/Beard_Bruce_Sargeant_1898_1938_Single_Rower_in_Cattails_master.jpg?width=240 "madelyn sargeant")
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Athletes Running for the Ball](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-three-athletes-running-for-the-ball-for-sale/a_9323/1642701991455/Beard_Bruce_Sargeant_1898_1938_Three_Athletes_Running_for_the_Ball_master.jpg?width=240 "mark smithe")
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Edgar Robinson, Physical Culturalist, c. 1931
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Oil on canvas
Signed in black, 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 move...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Edgar Robinson, Physical Culturalist, c. 1931](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-edgar-robinson-physical-culturalist-c-1931-for-sale/a_9323/a_52110411572637399318/Beard_Sargeant_MBE1421_Edgar_Robinson_Physical_Culturalist_c1931_53_5x29_artnet_master.jpg?width=240 "edgar beard")
Five Gymnasts in Training (Large Academic Style Figurative Painting of Athletes)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Large Academic style figurative painting of five male athletes
Painted by Mark Beard aka "Bruce Sargeant" for New York City's flagship Abercrombie and Fitch store on 5th Avenue
oil...
Category
Early 2000s Academic Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Masonite
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man with Ropes and Rings](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-man-with-ropes-and-rings-for-sale/a_9323/a_34789511540921014664/Man_with_Ropes_and_Rings_artnet_master.jpg?width=240 "men in ropes")
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Handstands in a Row
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Signed in red, u.r.
Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite
68 x 38 inches
74 x 44 inches, framed
$8500.00 + $400.00 framing
This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Mark Beard Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Masonite
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Handstands in a Row](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-handstands-in-a-row-for-sale/a_9323/a_35855921542990390834/Handstands_in_a_Row_artnet_master.jpg?width=240 "nude handstands")
[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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Five Gymnasts in Training](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-five-gymnasts-in-training-for-sale/a_9323/a_34005411539182323410/04_Five_Gymnasts_in_Training_980_master.jpg?width=240 "question mark beard")
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man Holding Ball, painting by Mark Beard
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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man Holding Ball, painting by Mark Beard](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 Ball, painting by Mark Beard")
[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 Figurative Paintings
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 Figurative Paintings
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 Figurative Paintings
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 Figurative Paintings
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")
Mark Beard figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Mark Beard figurative paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Mark Beard in oil paint, 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 figurative paintings, so small editions measuring 8 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Lee Wells, Adam Mysock, and Timothy Archer. Mark Beard figurative paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,875 and tops out at $19,000, while the average work can sell for $7,600.