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Modern Art Surveys, twenty-three
Modern Art Surveys, twenty-three
estimate: $300–500
result: $2,000
provenance: Collection of Mark McDonald
Complete Lot Details
The Modern British Artist as Printmaker 1919-2003, Austin/Desmond Contemporary Books, London, 2006. 28 pages, Softcover.
The 1940s Modern American Art & Design, Michael Rosenfeld Gallery, New York, 2003. 57 pages, Hardcover.
British Prints 1914-1945, Catalgoue II, Redfern Gallery, London, 1984. 28 pages, Softcover.
From Bauhaus to Aspen: Herbert Bayer and Modernist Design in America Gwen F. Chanzit, Johnson Books and the Denver Art Museum, Boulder / Denver, 2005. 272 pages, Softcover.
Early American Modernist Painting 1910-1935 Abraham A. Davidson, Harper & Row Publishers, New York, 1981. 324 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
American Modernism: The Francoise & Harvey Rambach Collection Barbara Rose, Gerald Peters Gallery, New York, 1999. 309 pages, Softcover.
Lorser Feitelson and the Invention of Hard Edge Painting 1945-1965 Henry T. Hopkins, Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood, 2003. 100 pages, Softcover.
Configurations, Three American Modernists: Gertrude Barrer, Howard Daum, James Guy Barbara Hollister, David Findlay Jr. Fine Art, New York, 2002. 8 pages, Softcover.
Modern Art in America Richard Norton, Robert Henry Adams Fine Art, Chicago, 1992. 43 pages, Softcover.
VVFA Modern: Abstract Addictions, Are You Experienced?, Vincent Vallerino Fine Art Ltd., New York, 2013. 128 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.