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.
[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 ...
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Bathers by the Water](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-three-bathers-by-the-water-for-sale/a_9323/1658516123793/Beard_Three_Bathers_1200_master.jpg?width=240)
[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...
Canvas, Masonite, 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)
![[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-picture-2/a_9323/a_105842621658518622476/Beard_Man_Looking_Sideways_Holding_Towel_Framed_1200_master.jpg?width=240)
[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...
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Kissing Contemporary Painting by Mark Beard](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-men-kissing-for-sale/a_9323/1665678243073/Beard_Two_Men_Kissing_1200_master.jpg?width=240)
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Kissing Contemporary Painting by Mark Beard](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-men-kissing-for-sale-picture-2/a_9323/a_110292221665678268890/Beard_Two_Men_Kissing_Framed_1200_master.jpg?width=240)
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Kissing Contemporary Painting by Mark Beard
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Kissing Contemporary Painting by Mark Beard n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas 24 x 20 inches $3,600 + $1...
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Beach, Painting by Mark Beard](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-men-on-beach-for-sale/a_9323/1665678483289/Beard_Two_Men_on_Beach_1200_master.jpg?width=240)
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Beach, Painting by Mark Beard](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-men-on-beach-for-sale-picture-2/a_9323/a_110292321665678624078/Beard_Two_Men_on_Beach_Framed_1200_master.jpg?width=240)
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Beach, Painting by Mark Beard
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men on Beach is a painting by the artist Mark Beard which depicts two men in speedos standing on a beach. n.d. Signed i...
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Valton and His Wrestler](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-valton-and-his-wrestler-for-sale/a_9323/1738348176269/Beard_Valton_and_His_Wrestler_1920_master.jpg?width=240)
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Valton and His Wrestler](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-valton-and-his-wrestler-for-sale-picture-2/a_9323/a_157407521738348410166/Beard_Valton_and_His_Wrestler_Verso_master.jpg?width=240)
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Valton and His Wrestler
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Double-sided oil painting on panel 30 x 24 inches
Oil
![[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 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...
Canvas, Oil
H 49 in W 33 in D 1 in
A Large, Compelling 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Standing Male Model
Located in Chicago, IL
A Large, Compelling 1950s Mid-Century Modern Portrait of a Standing Male Nude Model by John Warren Ekstrom (Am. 1929-2020). A unique and well executed studio figurative painting by ...
Masonite, Oil
H 17.24 in W 21.5 in
Surreal Landscape Nudes among Greek Columns. like de Chirico
By Walter Charles Klett
Located in Miami, FL
Klett was an in-demand illustrator in the post-war period of the late 1940's and 1950's. and . His work appeared in many of the newsstand magazines at the time. This work is a pers...
Masonite, Oil
H 34 in W 43.75 in D 1 in
1986 Intimate Couple Portrait by Mystery Artist
Located in New York, NY
Mystery Artist Tennessee, 9/12/86 Oil on canvas 34 x 43 3/4 x 1 in. Titled and inscribed upper left
Canvas, Oil
H 47.25 in W 21.66 in
Man 1, 120x55cm, oil on canvas
By Tatiana Levchenko
Located in Yerevan, AM
Man 1, 2021, 120x55 cm
Canvas, Oil
H 12 in W 12 in D 1.5 in
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 10 (Small Figure Painting of Two Muscular Nude Males)
By Robert Goldstrom
Located in Hudson, NY
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 10 (modern figurative oil painting of two nude men from upper thigh to chest) by Robert Goldstrom 2024 oil on linen 12 x 12 inches signed and in excellent con...
Linen, Oil
H 12 in W 12 in D 1.5 in
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 13 (Square Figure Painting of Nude Men, Waist to Knees)
By Robert Goldstrom
Located in Hudson, NY
Anatomy Lesson, Segment 13 (modern figurative oil painting of two nude men from waist to knees) by Robert Goldstrom 2024 oil on linen 12 x 12 inches signed and in excellent condition...
Linen, Oil
H 60 in W 60 in
Nude in French Interior
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil on canvas
Canvas, Oil
H 47 in W 25 in D 1 in
An Intriguing 1950s Mid-Century Modern Oil, Standing Male Nude, "Departure"
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
An Intriguing, Large 1950s Mid-Century Modern Oil Painting of a Standing Male Nude Figure on a Beach by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Titled "Departure", pa...
Masonite, Oil
H 31.5 in W 39.38 in
Blue woman, 80x100cm, acrylic, oil, canvas
By Tatiana Levchenko
Located in Yerevan, AM
Blue woman, 2022, 80x100 cm
Canvas, Oil
H 25 in W 18 in D 1.25 in
A Vibrant, Mid-Century Modern Cubist Studio Scene, Standing Nude, Woman Artist
Located in Chicago, IL
A Vibrant, Mid-Century Modern 1960s Studio Interior Scene of a Standing Female Nude by Notable Chicago Woman Artist, Vivian Kinsley Chapin (Am. 1909-1984). Very "Mod" in style and a...
Masonite, Oil
H 26.5 in W 20 in D 1 in
A Lively, Colorful 1940s Fauvist Modern Portrait of a Seated Female Nude Model
By Francis Chapin
Located in Chicago, IL
A captivating, Modern 1940s portrait painting of a seated female nude model by famed Chicago artist, Francis Chapin (Am. 1899-1965). A skilled and expressive studio work, painted in...
Oil, Masonite
H 13 in W 11 in D 1 in
A Surrealist 1950s Mid-Century Modern Studio Painting, "Seated Nude with Mirror"
By Harold Haydon
Located in Chicago, IL
A Striking Surrealist Abstract 1950s Mid-Century Modern Interior Scene "Seated Nude with Mirror" by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). Oil on Masonite, dating fr...
Oil, Masonite
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Sailors](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-sailors-for-sale/a_9323/1738353689807/Beard_Two_Sailors_1920_master.jpg?width=240)
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Sailors](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-sailors-for-sale-picture-2/a_9323/a_157415921738353744154/Beard_Two_Sailors_Verso_master.jpg?width=240)
H 30 in W 24 in
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Sailors
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Sailors n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Double-sided painting on panel 30 x 24 inches
Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] One Man Behind Another](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-one-man-behind-another-for-sale/a_9323/1707937496796/Beard_One_Man_Behind_Another_master.jpg?width=240)
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] One Man Behind Another](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-one-man-behind-another-for-sale-picture-2/a_9323/a_139678621707937573850/Beard_One_Man_Behind_Another_Angle_master.jpg?width=240)
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] One Man Behind Another
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] One Man Behind Another n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas 24 x 12 inches (61 x 30.5 cm)
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Undressing on Bench](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-men-undressing-on-bench-for-sale/a_9323/1682439188677/Beard_Two_Men_Undressing_on_Bench_master.jpg?width=240)
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Undressing on Bench](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-men-undressing-on-bench-for-sale-picture-2/a_9323/a_121723321682439297288/Beard_Two_Men_Undressing_on_Bench_Framed_master.jpg?width=240)
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Undressing on Bench
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men Undressing on Bench n.d. Signed, u.r. Oil on canvas 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm) $3,250 + $125 framing This work is offered by CLAMP in N...
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men in Leather Jackets and Jockstraps](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-men-in-leather-jackets-and-jockstraps-for-sale/a_9323/1682438192085/Beard_Two_Men_in_Leather_Jackets_and_Jocks_master.jpg?width=240)
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men in Leather Jackets and Jockstraps](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-men-in-leather-jackets-and-jockstraps-for-sale-picture-2/a_9323/a_121722321682438228483/Beard_Two_Men_in_Leather_Jackets_and_Jocks_Framed_master.jpg?width=240)
H 24 in W 12 in
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men in Leather Jackets and Jockstraps
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men in Leather Jackets and Jockstraps n.d. Signed, u.r. Oil on canvas 24 x 12 inches (61 x 30.5 cm) $3,250 + $125 framing This work is offered b...
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man in Leather Jacket and Jockstrap](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-man-in-leather-jacket-and-jockstrap-for-sale/a_9323/1682437652176/Beard_Man_in_Leather_Jacket_and_Jock_master.jpg?width=240)
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man in Leather Jacket and Jockstrap](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-man-in-leather-jacket-and-jockstrap-for-sale-picture-2/a_9323/a_121722021682437785922/Beard_Man_in_Leather_Jacket_and_Jock_Framed_master.jpg?width=240)
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man in Leather Jacket and Jockstrap
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Man in Leather Jacket and Jockstrap n.d. Signed, u.r. Oil on canvas 24 x 12 inches (61 x 30.5 cm) $3,250 + $125 framing This work is offered by CLAM...
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Nude Fencer in Powdered Peruke with Épée](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-nude-fencer-in-powdered-peruke-with-epee-for-sale/a_9323/a_117392621676132997360/Beard_Sargeant_Nude_Fencer_in_Powdered_Peruke_with_p_e_24x12_master.jpg?width=240)
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Nude Fencer in Powdered Peruke with Épée
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas 24 x 12 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 ...
Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Mysterious Ceremony](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-mysterious-ceremony-for-sale/a_9323/1665680458506/Beard_Men_with_Knives_1200_master.jpg?width=240)
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Mysterious Ceremony](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-mysterious-ceremony-for-sale-picture-2/a_9323/a_110294021665680538016/Beard_Men_with_Knives_Framed_master.jpg?width=240)
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Mysterious Ceremony
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Mysterious Ceremony n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas 20 x 16 inches $3,250 + $125 framing This work is offered b...
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Boys on Bench](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-boys-on-bench-for-sale/a_9323/1665679640055/Beard_Two_Boys_on_Bench_1200_master.jpg?width=240)
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Boys on Bench](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-boys-on-bench-for-sale-picture-2/a_9323/a_110293621665679740498/Beard_Two_Boys_on_Bench_1200_Crop_master.jpg?width=240)
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Boys on Bench
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Boys on Bench n.d. Signed in red, u.l. Oil on canvas 36 x 24 inches $4,250 + $250 framing This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men with Horse](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-men-with-horse-for-sale/a_9323/1665679354077/Beard_Two_Men_with_Horse_1200_master.jpg?width=240)
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men with Horse](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-two-men-with-horse-for-sale-picture-2/a_9323/a_110293221665679387905/Beard_Two_Men_with_Horse_Framed_1200_master.jpg?width=240)
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men with Horse
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Two Men with Horse n.d. Signed in red, u.r. Oil on canvas 20 x 24 inches $3,600 + $150 framing This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Canvas, Oil
![[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Men Bathing](https://a.1stdibscdn.com/mark-beard-paintings-bruce-sargeant-1898-1938-three-men-bathing-for-sale/a_9323/1658516583975/Beard_Three_Men_Bathing_master.jpg?width=240)
H 38 in W 96.25 in
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Men Bathing
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] Three Men Bathing Signed in red, l.l. Oil on canvas 38 x 96.25 inches (96.5 x 244.5 cm) $11,000 + $850 framing This work i...
Canvas, Masonite, Oil
H 30 in W 18 in D 1.5 in
Drying Off (Figurative Nude Painting by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative paintings of a nude male model with a white towel on a grey background Painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (pseudonym in homage to the fashion photogra...
Canvas, Oil
H 26 in W 22 in D 1.5 in
Justin with Towel (Figurative Nude Painting by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative paintings of a nude male model with a white towel on a grey background Painted by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant (pseudonym in homage to the fashion photogra...
Canvas, Oil