Lot 43
  • 43

JONAS WOOD (B. 1977) | Eckersley, 2010

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Jonas Wood (b. 1977)
  • Eckersley, 2010
  • signed, titled and dated 2010 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 36 by 24 in. (91.4 by 61 cm.)
oil on canvas; signed, titled and dated '2010' on the reverse

Provenance

Anton Kern Gallery, New York
LaMontagne Gallery, Boston
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2010

Exhibited

Boston, LaMontagne Gallery, 'Jonas Wood,' February - March 2010

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There are faint, scattered handling marks to the turning edges. There is an accretion in the 'O' on the left side of the figure's chest, which fluoresces under Ultraviolet light inspection. Under Ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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Catalogue Note

Based in Los Angeles, Wood creates his works with an eye to the past, looking at artists such as Henri Matisse and David Hockney. The artist typically depicts domestic interiors, landscapes and sporting events with a heavy graphic aesthetic. The combination of portraiture, bold text and abstracted backgrounds made painting sports cards appealing for Wood. “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,” (Jonas Wood in Emily Leisz Carr, ‘Super Sports Fan: An Interview With Jonas Wood,’ ‘Art in America,’ 9 October 2013). The artist’s work can be found in many major permanent collections, including the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim, New York, and the Broad, Los Angeles.