26. * Mark Beard (born 1956) The Rope Climbers 2009 Oil on canvas on Masonite Olieverf op doek op Masonite Oil on canvas on Masonite 228.6 x 152.4 cm (90 x 60 in) The present work was painted in 2009 for Abercrombie & Fitch's flagship store in Milan. The fast fashion brand commissioned Mark Beard to paint a series of monumental murals, as well as larger than life bronze sculptures for their flagship stores in New York, Paris, Tokyo, and Milan.