Paton Miller Figurative Paintings

[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...

This painting by Mark Beard depicts a man climbing ladders and ropes. The listed price includes the cost of framing.

'Cat' - Original oil painting on canvas 40 x 40 cm, 2024. 

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...

Signed, u.r. Oil on canvas mounted to Masonite 80 x 32 inches

This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.

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...

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...

This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.

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

English roses is a unique oil on canvas painting by contemporary artist Christophe Dupety, dimensions are 50 × 50 cm (19.7× 19.7 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes w...

Oil on canvas realized by Alberto Gallerati (b. 1945) in 1970s. Hand signed. Very good condition.