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Decorative Arts in Modern Interiors Collection, twenty-six
Decorative Arts in Modern Interiors Collection, twenty-six
estimate: $300–500
result: $2,000
provenance: Collection of Mark McDonald
Complete Lot Details
Decorative Art in Modern Interiors 1973/4. Volume 63 Ella Moody, The Viking Press, New York, 1973. 160 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Decorative Art and Modern Interiors 1975/76. Volume 65 Maria Schofield, Studio Vista, London, 1975. 192 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Decorative Art 1951-52. The Studio Year Book Rathbone Holme and Kathleen Frost, The Studio Publications, London / New York, 1952. 124 plus xx ads pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Decorative Art 1949. The Studio Year Book Rathbone Holme and Kathleen M. Frost, The Studio Publications, London / New York, 1949. 130 plus xiv ads pages, Hardcover.
Decorative Art 1952-53. The Studio Year Book Rathbone Holme and Kathleen M. Frost, The Studio Publications, New York / London, 1951. 128 plus xx ads pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Decorative Art in Modern Interiors 1963/4. Volume 53 Ella Moody, Studio Vista Limited, London, 1963. 159 plus xi ads pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Decorative Art in Modern Interiors 1962/3. Volume 52 Ella Moody, Studio Vista Limited, London, 1962. 159 plus 16 ads pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Decorative Art in Modern Interiors 1964/5. Volume 54 Ella Moody, Studio Vista Limited, London, 1964. 159 plus xv ads pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Decorative Art in Modern Interiors 1965/6. Volume 55 Ella Moody, Studio Vista Limited, London, 1965. 159 plus xv ads pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Decorative Art 1942. Volume 37. The Studio Year Book of Furnishing & Decoration C.G. Holme, The Studio Limited, London, 1942. 128 plus xii ads 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.