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Architecture Monographs, thirteen
Architecture Monographs, thirteen
estimate: $200–300
result: $1,500
provenance: Collection of Mark McDonald
Complete Lot Details
Franco Albini: La Scoula di Milano/The School of Milan Federico Bucci, Electa, Milan, 2009. 79 pages, Softcover.
Gaudi: An Architecture of Anticipation Juan Perucho, Tudor Publishing / Ediciones Poligrafia, New York / Barcelona, 1967. 219 pages, Hardcover.
Adolf Loos: Theory and Works Benedetto Gravagnuolo, Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 1982. 228 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Adolf Loos: Pioneer of Modern Architecture Ludwig Munz and Gustav Kunstler, Frederick A. Prager, Publishers, New York, 1966. 234 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
The Works of Pier Luigi Nervi Ernesto N. Rogers and Jurgen Joedicke, Frederick A. Praeger, New York, 1957. 141 pages, Hardcover.
The Architecture of Luis Barragan Emilio Ambasz, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1976. 128 pages, Softcover.
Carlos Raul Villanueva y La Architectura de Venezuela Sibyl Moholy-Nagy, Editorial Lectura, Caracas, 1964. 179 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Jose Luis Sert: architecture, city planning, urban design Knud Bastlund, Frederick A. Praeger, Publishers, New York, 1967. 244 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Alvar Aalto. Library of Contemporary Architects George Baird, Simon and Schuster, New York, 1971. 130 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Franco Albini 1930-1970 Cesare De Seta, Rizzoli International Publications, New York, 1981. 184 pages, Softcover.
Mark McDonald
The Founder of Mid-century Design
Mark McDonald has always been at the epicenter of the world that is mid-century design, to a large extent, it is a world he created. For over forty years, Mark has pioneered whole fields of collecting, providing the scholarship and creating the market for mid-century furniture, studio jewelry, ceramics and Italian glass.
In 1983, Mark opened Fifty/50 with partners Mark Isaacson and Ralph Cutler. This groundbreaking gallery defined collectors’ taste. At the time, modern works were still largely overlooked; Mark and his partners collected and presented the rarest and most interesting pieces, often working with the makers themselves, to create compelling exhibitions accompanied by catalogs documenting the work.
In the 1990s, Mark opened Gansevoort Gallery, where he continued to curate collections and exhibitions of lasting impact. Over the years, he established relationships with artists and their estates becoming the go to authority on the designs of Art Smith, Ilonka Karasz and Leza McVey, among others. His enthusiasm for the material extended beyond the gallery floor to the back room where lucky visitors got to flip through Mark’s impressive design reference library and discuss the importance of works with him.
A connoisseur and wealth of knowledge, Mark became a resource for prominent collections across the globe—private and public alike. He inspired a generation of collectors and dealers introducing designers and their production to an audience that continues to grow. In 2002, Mark closed Gansevoort and established 330 gallery in Hudson, New York. Now, semi-retired, Marks splits his time between New York and Florida. He still collects, curates, supports, and shepherds the scholarship of mid-century design.