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Rudolph Schindler Monographs, ten
Rudolph Schindler Monographs, ten
estimate: $150–200
result: $2,750
provenance: Collection of Mark McDonald
Complete Lot Details
R.M. Schindler: The Gingold Commissions Thomas S. Hines, Gerard O'Brien, Michael Boyd, et al., Los Angeles Modern Auctions, Los Angeles, 2006. 88 pages, Softcover.
Schindler David Gebhard, Peregrine Smith, Inc., Santa Barbara and Salt Lake City, 1980. 216 pages, Softcover.
Schindler David Gebhard, The Viking Press, New York, 1972. 216 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
R.M. Schindler Architect, 1887-1953 August Sarnitz, Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., New York, 1988. 223 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
R.M. Schindler-Architect: An Exhibition of The Archiecture of R.M. Schindler (1887-1953) David Gebhard and Esther McCoy, The University of California, Santa Barbara, 1967. 113 pages, Softcover.
Schindler House Kathryn Smith, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. Publishers, New York, 2001. 88 pages, Softcover.
Schindler David Gebhard, William Stout Publishers, San Francisco, 1997. 175 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
R.M. Schindler: 10 Casas / 10 Houses. 2G International Architecture Review N.7 1998/III Monica Gill, Editorial Gustavo Gill, SA, Barcelona, 1998. 144 pages, Softcover.
Zugmann: Schindler Peter Noever and William Mohline, Form Zero Editions, Santa Monica, 1996. 24 pages, Hardcover.
The Archiecture of R.M. Schindler Elizabeth A.T. Smith and Michael Darling, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, 2001. 284 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
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.