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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$1,400
Untitled 28 (Polaroid Transfer Drawing of a Reclining Male Nude by Mark Beard)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Polaroid transfer drawing of a reclining male nude on Rive BFK paper by Mark Beard 9.5 x 7 inch image size 22 x 15 inch paper size Ed. 5/6, Polaroid Transfer on Rives BFK paper, unfr...
Archival Paper, Polaroid
Self Portrait
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper Signed, titled, dated, and numbered (4/6) in pencil, recto Also blindstamped, l.r. 22 x 15 inches, sheet 10 x 8 inches, image This artwork is o...
Photogravure
Untitled 13 (Mark Beard Polaroid Transfer of Young Male Nude on Rives BFK)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
image size: 10 x 8 inches Young male sitting against dark background Polaroid Transfer on 22 x 15 inch Rives BFK paper, unframed signed SM Beard in pencil on bottom right corner. ed...
Archival Paper, Polaroid
Untitled 19 (Polaroid Transfer of Young Nude Man in Bed on Rives BFK)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
image size: 8 x 10 inches Young Nude Man in Bed Unique Polaroid Transfer on 22 x 15 inch Rives BFK paper, unframed signed SM Beard in pencil on bottom left...
Archival Paper, Polaroid
$1,400
Tim
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Tim 1998 Signed, dated, and inscribed “AP” in pencil, recto Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper 22 x 15 inches, sheet 9 x 6.75 inches, image This work is offered by ClampArt in ...
Polaroid
Untitled 31 (Figurative Drawing Polaroid Transfer of a Young Female Nude)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Figurative, Polaroid transfer of a nude female PT 31, Made in 1996 9.5 x 6.5 inch image size 22 x 15 inch paper size signed & dated lower right Uniq...
Archival Paper, Polaroid
Marc (Rear with Cigarette)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This unique hand-painted photograph by Mark Beard is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Paint, Silver Gelatin
Red Drape
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper Signed and inscribed (AP 1/3) in pencil, recto Also blindstamped, l.r. 22 x 15 inches, sheet 10 x 8 inches, image This artwork is offered by Cl...
Photogravure
Untitled (Male Nude in Shadow)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper Signed, dated, and inscribed (AP) in pencil, recto Also blindstamped, l.r. 22 x 15 inches, sheet 10 x 8 inches, image This artwork is offered b...
Photogravure
Dirk from Rear
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This work is offered by ClampArt in New York City.
Polaroid
Untitled 17 (Polaroid Transfer of Standing Young Nude Man on Rives BFK)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
image size: 10 x 8 inches Standing young nude male with dark background Polaroid Transfer on 22 x 15 inch Rives BFK paper, unframed signed SM Beard in pencil on bottom right corner....
Archival Paper, Polaroid
Baroque Back (Polaroid Transfer of Standing Young Nude Man on Rives BFK)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
image size: 8 x 10 inches Standing Young Nude Man Polaroid Transfer on 22 x 15 inch Rives BFK paper, unframed signed SM Beard in pencil on bottom left corner. ed. 1/6 This is one i...
Archival Paper, Polaroid
Linda (Polaroid Transfer of Nude Woman on Rives BFK)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
image size: 15 x 11 inches Artist Proof Photograph of Nude Woman Sitting Unique Polaroid Transfer on Rives BFK paper, unframed signed SM Beard in pencil on bottom right corner, unique print. This is one in a series of Polaroid transfers...
Archival Paper, Polaroid
Mark Dancing (Polaroid Transfer of a Nude Man Smoking in Socks on Rives BFK)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
image size: 10 x 8 inches Standing Nude Male Flexing in Socks and Shoes Smoking a Cigarette Polaroid Transfer on 22 x 15 inch Rives BFK paper, unframed signed SM Beard in pencil on...
Archival Paper, Polaroid
Untitled (Stooped Man with Bowl of Fruit)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper Signed, dated, and numbered (5/6) in pencil, recto Also blindstamped, l.r. 22 x 15 inches, sheet 8 x 10 inches, image This artwork is offered b...
Photogravure
Marc (Frontal with Cigarette)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This unique hand-painted photograph by Mark Beard is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Paint, Ink
Price Upon Request
Handstand
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Handstand 1998 Signed, dated, and numbered (1/6) in pencil, recto Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper 22 x 15 inches, sheet 9 x 7 inches, image Contact gallery for price. This ...
Polaroid
Nude Picnic Virgin Islands
By Robert Noel Blair
Located in Buffalo, NY
Robert Noel Blair (American, 1912-2003) was an American artist, painter, sculptor, printmaker and teacher. He is best known for his rural life & desert landscapes and World War II sc...
Archival Paper, Watercolor
$380
H 7.88 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in
Girl Nude (29 Palms, CA) - Polaroid, Contemporary, 20th Century
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Girl Nude (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid, Signature label and Certificate. Artist inventory Number ...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$500
H 27.5 in W 19.5 in
BLUE SUN original art Paula Craioveanu Nude inspired by Matisse
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Blue Sun” Tempera pencil charcoal on blue paper Shipped rolled in a tube 25x3x3in, from Florida. This piece, Blue Sun, is a striking and evocative work that captures both the sensu...
Tempera, Ink, Archival Paper
$480Sale Price|20% Off
H 27.5 in W 19.5 in
BOYS WILL BE BOYS original art Paula Craioveanu Male Nude Female Gaze
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
“Boys will be Boys”, male nude, tempera pencil charcoal on blue paper, 27.5x19.5in, 70x50cm. Shipped rolled in a tube, well packed, from Florida. This drawing, Boys will be Boys,...
Ink, Tempera, Archival Paper
$490Sale Price|30% Off
H 27.5 in W 19.5 in
Desire - original blue female nude by Paula Craioveanu inspired Matisse
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Desire", nude, ultramarine tempera on colored paper, inspired by Matisse. Part of Nude in Interior series. Shipped rolled in a tube, Fast shipping anywhere in the world - 7 days. En...
Tempera, Archival Paper
$3,476
H 14.57 in W 9.85 in D 0.4 in
Marilyn Monroe . Marilyn Monroe in chinchilla coat
By Bert Stern
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Bert stern Marilyn Monroe in chinchilla coat Mythical photo of the last seance (1962) ink jet print by bert stern 2010 signed on both sides certificat...
Photographic Paper
$525Sale Price|25% Off
H 39 in W 27.5 in
SILENCE - original large blue female nude by Paula Craioveanu 39x27.5in
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Silence", pencil and ultramarine tempera on paper, inspired by Matisse. Part of Nude in Interior series. Large drawing. Shipped rolled in a tube. Size 39x27.5in /100x70cm Free shi...
Pencil, Archival Paper, Tempera
$245Sale Price|30% Off
H 7.88 in W 9.45 in D 0.04 in
Runaway Lovers (Till Death do us Part) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Polaroid
By Stefanie Schneider
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Runaway Lovers (Till Death do us Part) - 2005, 20x24cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 9373...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
All that glitters ain't gold
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
All that glitters ain't gold, 2017, Edition 1/7 plus 2 Artist Proof Based on a Polaroid, digital C-print, not mounted. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL201...
Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$671Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.69 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
I always was your girl
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
I was always your Girl - 2018, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Digital C-print, based on an original Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL201...
Photographic Paper, C Print, Polaroid, Archival Paper, Black and White
Everlong
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Everlong - 2016, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2016-2003. Not mounted. K...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
$839
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 0.04 in
Missing, 50x50cm, 21st Century, Polaroid, Nude Photography
By Kirsten Thys van den Audenaerde
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Missing -2018 50x50cm, Edition of 7 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival Print, based on an original Polaroid. Signed on the back and with certificate. Artist inventory PL2016-458. No...
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid
Aiden (Shirtless)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This unique Polaroid by Mark Beard is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Polaroid
Aiden (Watching TV)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This unique Polaroid by Mark Beard is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Polaroid
Untitled (Nude Male Torso)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
This unique hand-painted photograph by Mark Beard is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
Oil, Silver Gelatin
Dirk
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Dirk 1995 Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed (3/6) in pencil, recto Also blindstamped, l.r. Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK Paper 22 x 15 inches, sheet 10 x 8 inches, image $1,...
Archival Paper, Polaroid
Unidentified Standing Male
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Unidentified Standing Male 1998 Signed, dated, and numbered (1/6) in pencil, recto Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper 22 x 15 inches, sheet 9 x 6.5 inches, image This work is o...
Polaroid
Self Portrait
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper Signed, titled, dated, and numbered (2/6) in pencil, recto Also blindstamped, l.r. 22 x 15 inches, sheet 10 x 8 inches, image This artwork is o...
Photogravure
Untitled (Man with Bouquet of Lilies)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper Signed, dated, and inscribed "Unique AP" in pencil, recto Also blindstamped, l.r. 22 x 15 inches, sheet 10 x 8 inches, image This artwork is of...
Photogravure
Untitled (Man Seated on Chair)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper Signed, dated, and numbered (2/6) in pencil, recto Also blindstamped, l.r. 22 x 15 inches, sheet 10 x 8 inches, image This artwork is offered b...
Photogravure
Sold
H 22 in W 15 in
Untitled 26 (Polaroid Transfer of Young Nude Male on Rives BFK) by Mark Beard
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
Untitled 26 (Polaroid Transfer of Young Nude Male on Rives BFK) by Mark Beard 10 x 8 inch image size 22 x 15 inch paper size signed & dated lower right Unique Polaroid Transfer on Ri...
Archival Paper, Polaroid
Untitled (Male Nude Leaning on Chair)
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed in pencil, recto Also blindstamped, l.r. 22 x 15 inches, sheet 10 x 8 inches, image This artwork is offere...
Photogravure
Dirk
By Mark Beard
Located in New York, NY
Polaroid transfer on Rives BFK paper Signed, titled, dated, and inscribed in pencil, recto Also blindstamped, l.r. 22 x 15 inches, sheet 10 x 8 inches, image This artwork is offere...
Photogravure
Sold
H 22 in W 15 in
Self Portrait 45 (Polaroid Transfer Young Nude Man with Animal Skull Rives BFK)
By Mark Beard
Located in Hudson, NY
image size: 22 x 15 inches Self Portrait of Young Nude Male with Anmial Skull Artist Proof Polaroid Transfer on Rives BFK paper, unframed signed SM Beard in pencil on bottom right c...
Archival Paper, Polaroid