Mark Beard

[Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)] River Scene with Seven Rowers

n.d.

Vintage (20th Century) oil painting of a six-person crew rowing out to sea in a boat on rectangular, unframed canvas.  

Vintage (20th Century) oil painting of a six-person crew rowing out to sea in a boat on rectangular, unframed canvas.

One of the most stunning and monumental depictions of male nude figures -- and male athletes -- ever accomplished in the Modern era, this large painting shows five nude rowers, relax...

* No US duty or taxes to pay on this item * A beautiful early 20th century English impressionist oil on board depicting a scene at the Oxford Eights rowing regatta. The Eights (or ...

A Fine depiction of a rowboat with figures on the lake. For this wonderful depiction, Nemethy uses a Fine technique which depicts the figures in a miniature way. With joyful colors, this piece is bright and peaceful. This painting is signed by the artist lower right and it comes comes housed in a beautiful simple wood frame and ready to be displayed with hanging wire on verso. This painting measures 8 x 14 inches Framed measures 13 x 19 inches PROVENANCE: Lilac Gallery...

signed oil on board, unframed board: 9.5 x 12 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: very good and sound condition

Signed & Dated Lower Right

E. Simms Campbell was the first African-American illustrator/ cartoonist published in nationally distributed, slick magazines, he created Esky, the familiar pop-eyed mascot of Esquire. This early work of 1930 was done on assignment for an interior page of Life Magazine. It features two Rowing teams engaged in spirited competition with cheering onlookers. This is a highly stylized black-and-white illustration and is masterfully executed. The work is composed of two illustrations, 6 x 9 inches and 2-3/4 x 2 inches respectively. It is initialed center bottow ESC. unframed Campbell left the University of Chicago and transferred to and received his degree from the Chicago Art Institute.[3] Professional career During a job as a railroad dining-car waiter, Campbell sometimes drew caricatures of the train passengers, and one of those, impressed by Campbell's talent, gave him a job in a St. Louis art studio, Triad Studios. He spent two years at Triad Studios before moving to New York City in 1929. A month afterward, he found work with the small advertising firm, Munig Studios, and began taking classes at the National Academy of Design.During this time, he contributed to various magazines, notably Life, & Judge Following the suggestion of cartoonist Russell Patterson to focus on good girl art, Campbell created his "Harem Girls", a series of watercolor cartoons that attracted attention in the first issue of Esquire, debuting in 1933. Campbell's artwork was in almost every issue of Esquire from 1933 to 1958 and he was the creator of its continuing mascot, the cartoon character in a silk top hat. He also contributed to The Chicagoan, Cosmopolitan, Ebony, The New Yorker, Playboy, Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life, Pictorial Review, and Redbook. His commercial artwork for advertising included illustrations for Barbasol, Springmaid, and Hart Schaffner...

Choosing a contemporary English Impressionist figure painting inspired by Philip Wilson Steer, specifically capturing the Henley Regatta ...

This pastoral composition depicts a group of figures piled into a small row boat, with expressive brushstrokes that emphasise the interplay of light and shadow across their forms. Th...