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Sculpture Monographs and Surveys, seventeen
Sculpture Monographs and Surveys, seventeen
estimate: $300–500
result: $3,750
provenance: Collection of Mark McDonald
Complete Lot Details
Sculpture in Modern America, Douglas Berman / Peter Daferner 20th C. Sculpture, New York, 1989. n.p. pages, Softcover.
W. Hunt Deiderich (1884-1953) Emily Lenz, D. Wigmore Fine Art, Inc., New York, 2005. 43 pages, Softcover.
Gego: Defying Structures Monica Amor, Yve-Alain Bois, et.al, MACBA, Barcelona, 2006. 179 pages, Softcover.
David Smith: The Museum of Modern Art Bulletin, Vol. 25, No. 1 Sam Hunter, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1957. 36 pages, Softcover.
Lipchitz: The Cubist Period, 1913-1930 Alfred Werner, Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, Inc., New York, 1968. n.p. pages, Softcover.
Christopher Wilmarth: Layers. Works from 1961-1984 Dore Ashton, Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, 1984. 47 pages, Softcover.
Seymour Lipton: Recent Works Thomas Leavitt, Marlborough Gallery, Inc., New York, 1976. 24 pages, Softcover.
The Third Dimension: Sculpture of the New York School Lisa Phillips, Whitney Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1984. 110 pages, Softcover.
George Rickey: Skulpturen, Material, Technik Dr. Wieland Schmied and Hayden Herrera, Amerika Haus Berlin, Berlin, 1979. 72 pages, Softcover.
Anthony Caro William Rubin, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1975. 196 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.