27. * Mark Beard (born 1956) The Three Athletes 2009 Oil on canvas Olieverf op doek Oil on canvas 228.6 x 142.2 cm (90 x 56 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.