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Painting and Sculpture Museum Exhibition Catalogs, thirty-five
Painting and Sculpture Museum Exhibition Catalogs, thirty-five
estimate: $500–700
result: $780
provenance: Collection of Mark McDonald
Complete Lot Details
Painting in the United States 1945, Department of Fine Arts Carnegie Institute, 1945. B & W, Softcover.
Painting in the United States 1946, Department of Fine Arts Carnegie Institute, 1946. Softcover.
Painting in the United States 1949, Department of Fine Arts Carnegie Institute, 1949. Softcover.
Twenty-Sixth International Exhibition of Paintings, Carnegie Institute, Pittaburgh, 1927. B & W.
Paintings in the United States 1944, Carnegie Institute, 1944. Softcover.
The 1936 International Exhibition of Paintings, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, 1936. Softcover.
Carnegie Institute Thirtieth International Exhibition of Painting, Pittsburgh, 1931. Softcover.
Twenty-Fifth International Exhibition of Paintings, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh. Softcover.
Directions in American Painting, Carnegie Institute, 1941. B & W, Softcover. Spiral Bound
Painting in the United States 1948, Carneie Institute, 1948. 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.