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Frank Lloyd Wright Surveys, thirty-nine
Frank Lloyd Wright Surveys, thirty-nine
estimate: $300–500
result: $2,125
provenance: Collection of Mark McDonald
Complete Lot Details
LAMA 20th Century Decorative Arts Peter Loughrey, Los Angeles Modern Auctions, CA, 1997. 16 pages, Softcover.
Frank Lloyd Wright No Passing Fancy: A Pictoral History Bette Koprivica Pappas, 1985. B & W, Softcover.
The Domino's Pizza Collection of The Decorative Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright: A Calendar for 1987, Michigan, 1987. Color, Softcover.
Frank Lloyd Wright Architectural Drawings and Decorative Art, Galerie Wurthle, Vienna, 1985. 96 pages, Softcover.
Lloyd Wright Drawings, 1987. B & W/Color, 29 pages, Softcover.
Frank Lloyd Wright Drawings Max Protetch, GA Gallery, 1984. B & W/Color, Softcover.
The Frank Lloyd Wright Newsletter Robert & Betty Muirhead, Gay Pearson, 1981. 22 pages, Softcover.
American and Continental Objects, Leslie Hindman, Inc., Chicago, 1987. B & W, Softcover.
Works by Frank Lloyd Wright and his Contemporaries from Domino's Center for Architecture and Design, Christie's, New York, 1993. B & W/Color, 136 pages, Softcover.
Important Frank Lloyd Wright and American Arts & Crafts Furnishings including Ceramics J. Brian Cole, Christie's, NY, 1988. 112 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.