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Modernist American Houses Surveys, thirty-four
Modernist American Houses Surveys, thirty-four
estimate: $700–900
result: $3,750
provenance: Collection of Mark McDonald
Complete Lot Details
Contemporary American Architects: Eli Jacques Kahn Eli Jacques Kahn, McGraw-Hill Company, Inc./Whittlesey House, New York / London, 1931. 122 pages, Hardcover.
Five California Architects Esther McCoy, Praeger Publishers, Inc., New York, 1975. 200 pages, Softcover.
The Modern House, U.S.A.: Its Design and Decoration Kate Ellen Rogers, Harper & Row Publishers, New York / Evanston, 1962. 292 pages, Hardcover.
Eliot Noyes: A Pioneer of Design and Architecture in the Age of American Modernism Gordon Bruce, Phaidon Press Limited, London, 2006. 240 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Small Homes in the New Tradition Francois C. Morand, Sterling Publishers, Inc., New York, 1959. 143 pages, Hardcover.
Homes Selected by the Editors of Progressive Architecture Thomas H. Creighton, Frank G. Lopez, et al., Reinhold Publishing Corporation, New York, 1947. 190 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
AA: L'Architecure D'Aujourd'hui. Bruce Goff 1904-1982. 227. Juin 1983, L'Architecure D'Aujourd'hui, Boulogne, 1983. 128 pages, Softcover.
Paul Rudolph Retrospective Exhibition Philip H. Hiss, Tampa Bay Art Center of the University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, 1967. Softcover.
Pierre Koenig: Case Study House #2, Los Angeles 1958 James Steele and Jeffrey Head, Wright, Chicago, 2006. Hardcover.
Blueprints for Modern Living: History and Legacy of the Case Study Houses Elizabeth Smith, Esther McCoy, et al., The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 1989. 256 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.