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Finnish Glass Surveys, twenty-one
Finnish Glass Surveys, twenty-one
estimate: $300–500
result: $1,875
provenance: Collection of Mark McDonald
Complete Lot Details
Scandinavia Ceramics & Glass in the Twentieth Century Jennifer Hawkins Opie, Rizzol International Publications, New York, 1990. 183 pages, Softcover.
Ornamo: Finsk Konstindustri 1950-1954 Olli Borg, The Applied Art Association in Finland, Ornamo, 1962. 110 pages, Softcover with dustjacket.
Sarpaneva Kaj Kalin, Otava Verlag Ag, Keuruu, Finland, 1986. 341 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Timo Sarpaneva Millennium Meum Dan Sundell, Libris, Helsinski, 1999. 101 pages, Softcover.
American Ceramics, Volume 11 Number 2, Spring 1994, American Ceramics, New York, 1994. 64 pages, Softcover. Featuring a section on Finnish Glass.
Timo Sarpaneva: A Retrospective Janet Kardon, Ulf Hard af Segerstad and David McFadden, Helsinki City Art Museum, Helsinki, 1994. 93 pages, Softcover.
Timo Sarpaneva: Kokoelma Collection Timo Sarpaneva and Kaisa Koivisto, Designmuseo, Helsinki, 2002. 120 pages, Softcover.
Glass from Finland in the Bischofberger Collection Kaisa Koivisto and Pekka Korvenmaa, Skira Editore, Milan, 2015. 415 pages, Softcover.
Moderne Zeiten: Finnische Glas 1929-1999 Uta Lauren, Finnisches Glasmuseum, Riihimaki, Finland, 1999. 96 pages, Hardcover with dustjacket.
Helena Tynell: Design 1943-1993 Heikki Matiskainen, Tuula Poutasuo and Henrich Gantenbrink, Suomen Lasimuseo – The Finnish Glass Museum, Riihimäki, Finland, 1998. 120 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.