MARK BEARD
MARK BEARD (1956 - ) Sodomy.
Lot #331 |
2023-08-17 |
Swann Auction Galleries, New York, NY, US
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 5,000 - 7,500 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Swann Auction Galleries
Auction number: ZATHRODON6
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York, NY, US
Start date: 2023-08-17
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 20th Century British Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 1195x740 mm; 47x29 in
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
119.38
Width In Centimeters:
73.66
Height In Inches:
47
Width In Inches:
29
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Provenance
Private collection, Philadelphia. Born in Salt Lake City, Mark Beard uses multiple aliases to create various styles and methods of expression. Bruce Sargeant, Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon, and Brechtoldt Streeuwitz are three alter egos that allow him to create. Sargeant, a fictional 20th-century British painter, creates homoerotic works that venerate the male physique. In addition to painting, he is a noted stage set designer, having designed more than 20 theatrical sets in New York, London, Cologne, Vienna, and Frankfurt
Catalog summary
Mark Beard MARK BEARD (1956 - ) Sodomy. Oil on masonite in artist's original frame. 1195x740 mm; 47x29 inches. 1994. Provenance: Private collection, Philadelphia. Born in Salt Lake City, Mark Beard uses multiple aliases to create various styles and methods of expression. Bruce Sargeant, Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon, and Brechtoldt Streeuwitz are three alter egos that allow him to create. Sargeant, a fictional 20th-century British painter, creates homoerotic works that venerate the male physique. In addition to painting, he is a noted stage set designer, having designed more than 20 theatrical sets in New York, London, Cologne, Vienna, and Frankfurt.