Jonas Wood (b. 1977)

Hit Man

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Jonas Wood (b. 1977)
Hit Man
signed with the artist's initials, titled, inscribed and dated twice 'HIT MAN 2012 MAYAN$? JBRW 2012' (on the reverse)
oil and acrylic on linen
72 x 48 in. (182.8 x 121.9 cm.)
Painted in 2012.

Provenance

David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Los Angeles, David Kordansky Gallery, Jonas Wood, March-May 2012.

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“I follow the local sport wherever I live. I love Boston sports, Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, but I don’t hate any other teams. I went to a Dodgers game last night. The sports thing is funny. A lot of people think my work on the subject is based on being a super sports fan, because I’m from Boston or because I make these nostalgic pictures, but really the whole sports theme is just a vehicle for practicing portraiture.” (J. Wood, quoted in E. Leisz Carr, “Super Sports Fan: An Interview with Jonas Wood,” in Art in America, 9 October 2013)

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