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Reading the Newspaper - Ink and Watercolor Deawing by M. Maccari - 1960s

1960s

About the Item

Reading the Newspaper (Original title: Leggendo il giornale) is an original drawing, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Ink (fountain pen) and watercolor drawing on watermarked paper "Extra strong paper". Signed "Maccari" in pencil on the lower right margin. Excellent condition, except for a little rip on the lower left margin. With the incredible touch of the illustrator of Il Selvaggio , this contemporray artwork depicting a lying down man, portrayed while he is reading the newspaper during the relaxing time. This original Maccari’s drawing reveals the talent of the Maccari as draftsman or portraitist, and could be yours at affordable prices! Enrich your private collectiuon with a Italian satiric touch and elegance! Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 – Rome, 1989) Mino Maccari was a popular Italian painter and engraver with a caustic personality, called in 1924 by Angiolo Bencini to collaborate as illustrator for the magazine Il Selvaggio, an admittedly intransigent fascist, revolutionary and anti-bourgeois magazine. Here Maccari published his first engravings. and after he took over the direction of the Savage which he held until 1942. In 1959, he became the director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome; in 1963, he won Antonio Feltrinelli's prize for painting and became president of the San Luca Academy in 1962. In the same year of one of the biggest Italian academic honor, Maccari managed to obtain a personal exhibition at Gallery 63 in New York. His production of drawings, watercolors, tempera, lithographs etc. is exhausted, sometimes in collaboration with prestigious publishing houses (Strapaese, Il selvaggio), of satirical, political or erotic subject matters.
  • Creator:
    Mino Maccari (1898 - 1989, Italian)
  • Creation Year:
    1960s
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.68 in (19.5 cm)Width: 10.79 in (27.4 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
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  • Framing:
    Framing Options Available
  • Condition:
    Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
  • Gallery Location:
    Roma, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: M-1186351stDibs: LU65038000762
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