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)] 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)
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[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
$8,750
[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)
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$3,700
[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)] 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)
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[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
![[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)
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[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
$4,121
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 3.94 in
Watch me! -21st Century Oil Painting of a Nude Boy watching you in his Mirror
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
This painting is made by Dutch artist/painter David van der Linden. Painted with oilpaint on canvas. David van der Linden studied at the Academ...
Canvas, Oil
$2,090
H 23.63 in W 27.56 in D 0.4 in
When I live my Dream - 21st Ct Contemporary Painting of Boy with Bare Chest
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
David van der Linden 'When I live my dream'' 60 x 70 cm (Framed 70x80 cm, frame is included in price) Oil on wood panel David van der Linden is a...
Oil, Wood Panel
Faun`s rest, 70x80cm, oil on canvas
By Tatiana Levchenko
Located in Yerevan, AM
Faun`s rest, 2021, 80x70 cm
Canvas, Oil
$4,000
H 24 in W 18 in D 2 in
"JESSICA" Figurative Portrait Painting 24" x 18" inch by Isaac Pelayo
By Isaac Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"JESSICA" Figurative Portrait Painting 24" x 18" inch by Isaac Pelayo Painting size: 24" x 18" in Medium: oil and acrylic on wood ABOUT THE ARTIST: Isaac Pelayo is a head on crash...
Oil, Acrylic, Wood
$4,000
H 24 in W 18 in D 2 in
"HANA" Figurative Portrait Painting 24" x 18" inch by Isaac Pelayo
By Isaac Pelayo
Located in Culver City, CA
"HANA" Figurative Portrait Painting 24" x 18" inch by Isaac Pelayo Painting size: 24" x 18" in Medium: oil and acrylic on wood ABOUT THE ARTIST: Isaac Pelayo is a head on crash co...
Oil, Wood, Acrylic
$4,121
H 39.38 in W 39.38 in D 3.94 in
Don't let the sun blast your shadow- 21st Century Painting of a Nude Boy
By David van der Linden
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
David van der Linden 'Don't let the sun blast your shadow'' 100 x 100 cm Oil on canvas framed in a black wooden frame (included in price) 115x115 cm David van der Linden is a Dutch...
Canvas, Oil
Faun`s rest, 70x80cm, oil on canvas
By Tatiana Levchenko
Located in Yerevan, AM
Faun`s rest, 2021, 80x70 cm
Canvas, Oil
$4,032
H 7.88 in W 15.75 in
Studio per la Coperta Study Blanket Oil Painting on Canvas Classic In Stock
By Giovanni Tommasi Ferroni
Located in Utrecht, NL
Studio per la Coperta Study Blanket Oil Painting on Canvas Classic In Stock Giovanni Tommasi Ferroni (1967, Rome) descended from an artistic Tuscan family. His grandfather, father, ...
Canvas, Oil
Eros and Psyche in L.A.
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams is best known as a conceptually based figurative painter who references various (often historical) painting styles. In exploring the act of painting, Adams peels back the...
Canvas, Oil
Nuts and Bolts
Located in London, GB
Oil on board, signed (lower left), 40cm x 56cm, (51cm x 67cm framed). The picture is good condition and the work comes directly from the artist. Painter, draughtsman and teacher, b...
Oil, Board
$21,462
H 38.19 in W 76.78 in
1-7-15 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Nude Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Montse Valdés
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
“I paint the human figure and explore further till I reach the Beauty of Being, the Soul.. the part of Human Being where everything is in total Serenity, Goodness and Harmony, where ...
Canvas, Oil
Venus at her Mirror
By Bruce Adams
Located in Buffalo, NY
Bruce Adams is best known as a conceptually based figurative painter who references various (often historical) painting styles. In exploring the act of painting, Adams peels back the...
Canvas, 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)
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[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)
Sold
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)
[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
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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
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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
Sold
H 26 in W 22 in D 1.5 in
Charlie in Suspenders (Figurative Painting & Nude Study by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Academic style figurative oil painting of a muscular male model by Mark Beard as Bruce Sargeant "Study of Charlie in Suspenders" painted by Mark Beard as B...
Canvas, Oil