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Otto and Gertrud Natzler Monographs, eight
Otto and Gertrud Natzler Monographs, eight
estimate: $300–500
result: $1,063
provenance: Collection of Mark McDonald
Complete Lot Details
Natzler Keramiken 1935-1990: Eine Retrospektive Ausstellung des Judischen und des Historischen Museums der Stadt Wien in Zusammenarbeit mit dem American Craft Museum in New York Sylvia Mattl-Wurm, Janet Kardon, Peter Clothier, et al., Judische Museum, Wien, 1994. 137 pages, Softcover.
Natzler Laura F. Anderson, Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, 1977. n.p. pages, Softcover.
The Ceramic Work of Gertrud and Otto Natzler D. Graeme Keith, M.H. deYoung Memorial Museum, San Francisco, 1971. 74 pages, Softcover.
The Ceramic Work of Gertrud and Otto Natzler, A Retrospective Exhibition Otto Natzler, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 1966. n.p. pages, Softcover.
Form and Fire: Natzler Ceramics 1939-1972 Daniel Rhodes and Otto Natzler, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C., 1973. 120 pages, Softcover.
Natzler Ceramics: Catalog of the Collection of Mrs. Leonard M. Sperry Otto Natzler, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 1968. 81 pages, Hardcover.
Gertrud and Otto Natzler: Collaboration/Solitude Janet Kardon, American Craft Museum, New York, 1993. 96 pages, Softcover.
Natzler Ceramics: Catalog of the Collection of Mrs. Leonard M. Sperry Otto Natzler, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, 1968. 81 pages, Hardcover.
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.