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Dutch Architecture Surveys, sixteen
Dutch Architecture Surveys, sixteen
estimate: $500–700
result: $3,750
provenance: Collection of Mark McDonald
Complete Lot Details
Gids Voor Moderne Architectuur in Nederland / Guide to Modern Architecture in the Netherlands Paul Groenendijk and Piet Vollaard, Uitgeverij 010 Publishers, Rotterdam, 1998. 372 pages, Softcover.
Droog & Dutch Design Sjarel Ex, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, 2000. 171 pages, Hardcover.
The Furniture of Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Daniele Baroni, Barron's Educational Series, Inc., Woodbury, NY, 1978. 178 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Theo Van Doesburg: Architect, Shilder, Dichter Sjarel Ex and Evert van Straaten, Centraal Museum and Kroller Muller Museum, Utrecht/Otterlo, 2000. n.p. pages, Softcover.
I mobili di Gerrit Thomas Rietveld Daniele Baroni, Gruppo Editoriale Electa, Milan, 1977. 177 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Droog Design 1991- 1996 Ida van Zijl, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, 1997. 133 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Michel de Klerk: Architect and Artist of the Amsterdam School, 1884-1923 Manfred Bock, Sigrid Johannisse and Vladimir Stissi, NAi Publishers, Rotterdam, 1997. 320 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
J.J.P. Oud. Poetic Functionalist 1890-1963: The Complete Works Ed Taverne, Cor Wagenaar, and Martin de Vletter, NAi Publishers, Rotterdam, 2001. 573 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
De Stijl 1917-1931: Visions of Utopia Mildred Friedman, Walker Art Center / Abbeville Press, Publishers, Minneapolis /New York, 1982. 255 pages, Softcover.
Droog Design: Spirit of the Nineties Renny Ramakers and Gijs Bakker, 010 Publishers, Rotterdam, 1998. 139 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.