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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[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 ...
Oil
$1,276
H 18.9 in W 14.18 in D 0.2 in
French School Still Life Roses Starwars Chut les Barbizons!
Located in Zofingen, AG
Still Life Roses Technique: oil, acrylics and ink on thick paper (430g) 48x36cm ■■ 18.9x14.2 in ⏩》-------------------SHIPPING -----FLAT----------------《⏪ 🟢 → Original signed wor...
Paper, Oil, Acrylic
$5,798
H 35.44 in W 27.56 in D 0.79 in
Interior with red walls- 21st Century Contemporary Interior Painting
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Serge de Vries, Dutch artist Interior with red walls 90 x 70 cm Oil on canvas A jug, a sugar bowl, a tea bag – these are objects that we hold carelessly every day, but Dutch fine p...
Oil, Wood Panel
$695
H 19.69 in W 15.75 in D 0.4 in
An Almost Mature Choice - Paint by Alberto Gallerati - 1970s
By Alberto Gallerati
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Alberto Gallerati (b. 1945) in 1970s. Hand signed. Very good condition.
Canvas, Oil
$1,659
H 11.82 in W 8.27 in D 1.58 in
Empty chairs at empty tables - 21st Century contemporary realistic painting
By Wijnand Driessen
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Wijnand Driessen (Dutch artist) Empty chairs at empty tables 30 x 21 cm (framed, included in price 38 x 29 cm) Oil paint on canvas Artist Wijnand Driessen lives and works in Eindhov...
Oil, Wood Panel
$2,435
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 1.58 in
''Ballade n.1 op.23'', contemporary, original oil painting
By Daniela Gullotta
Located in Milano, MI
Daniela Gullotta - "Ballade n.1 op.23" (2026) Discover the quiet intensity of Daniela Gullotta’s 20x20 cm oil and mixed media painting—a compact yet powerful exploration of space, m...
Stone, Sandstone
$2,000
H 24 in W 18 in D 1 in
"Sunday at the Chateau de Chambord" Impressionist Interior Scene with Piano
By Cindy Shaoul
Located in New York, NY
A charming depiction of an interior scene with piano. A cozy impressionistic scene with warmth and feeling. Whimsical details through out and beautiful brushwork. This piece captures...
Canvas, Oil
$4,200
H 28 in W 48 in D 1 in
We're Here To Celebrate You, Not Your Dress, Oil on Canvas, 28x48 in
By Georgia Hinaris
Located in Chicago, IL
A woman sits turned inward, her body rendered in feverish strokes of electric blue and raw pink—flesh that feels less human and more exposed, like something peeled back under a harsh...
Canvas, Oil
$8,349Sale Price|20% Off
H 39.38 in W 31.89 in
Surrealist Female Portrait with Floral and Lunar Imagery, Spanish Modern Art
By Modest Cuixart i Tàpies
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Surrealist Female Portrait with Floral and Lunar Imagery, Spanish Modern Art Artist: Modest Cuixart i Tàpies (Barcelona, 1925–Palamós, 2007) Title: Flor d’Aigua Date: 1978 Medium: O...
Oil
$2,204
H 31.5 in W 23.63 in D 0.79 in
Unexpected News - Oil on Canvas by Anastasia Kurakina - 2014
By Anastasia Kurakina
Located in Roma, IT
Unexpected News is an original oil painting on canvas, realized in 2014 by the emerging artist Anastasia Kurakina. Signature, title, and date on the back. Realized in Moscow in 2014...
Oil
$2,000
H 21.66 in W 29.53 in D 0.12 in
Change Of Light. From The Light Series
By Jose Ricardo Contreras Gonzalez
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This series of pieces is the result of an investigation into the use of light as a tool for the representation of reality and image creation. Starting in the 40s, the work of the art...
Canvas, Oil
$19,133
H 35.44 in W 51.19 in D 1.58 in
''Canary Wharf Station'', contemporary, original oil painting
By Daniela Gullotta
Located in Milano, MI
Daniela Gullotta - "Canary Wharf Station" (2014) Distinguished Provenance This work represents a significant moment in Daniela Gullotta's career, having been exhibited at the presti...
Stone, Sandstone
$742
H 23.63 in W 19.69 in D 0.4 in
In the Pastry Shop - Paint by Alberto Gallerati - 1970s
By Alberto Gallerati
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Alberto Gallerati (b. 1945) in 1970s. Hand signed. Very good condition.
Canvas, Oil
Two Men Standing
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
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