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Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

MODERN STYLE

The first decades of the 20th century were a period of artistic upheaval, with modern art movements including Cubism, Surrealism, Futurism and Dadaism questioning centuries of traditional views of what art should be. Using abstraction, experimental forms and interdisciplinary techniques, painters, sculptors, photographers, printmakers and performance artists all pushed the boundaries of creative expression.

Major exhibitions, like the 1913 Armory Show in New York City — also known as the “International Exhibition of Modern Art,” in which works like the radically angular Nude Descending a Staircase by Marcel Duchamp caused a sensation — challenged the perspective of viewers and critics and heralded the arrival of modern art in the United States. But the movement’s revolutionary spirit took shape in the 19th century.

The Industrial Revolution, which ushered in new technology and cultural conditions across the world, transformed art from something mostly commissioned by the wealthy or the church to work that responded to personal experiences. The Impressionist style emerged in 1860s France with artists like Claude Monet, Paul Cézanne and Edgar Degas quickly painting works that captured moments of light and urban life. Around the same time in England, the Pre-Raphaelites, like Edward Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, borrowed from late medieval and early Renaissance art to imbue their art with symbolism and modern ideas of beauty.

Emerging from this disruption of the artistic status quo, modern art went further in rejecting conventions and embracing innovation. The bold legacy of leading modern artists Georges Braque, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Salvador Dalí, Henri Matisse, Joan Miró, Marc Chagall, Piet Mondrian and many others continues to inform visual culture today.

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Style: Modern
Artist: Mino Maccari
Sculptor and Model - China Ink By Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sculptor and Model is an original China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th Century. Good condition on a brown paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Mino Macc...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Portrait of Woman - Original Mixed Media by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Woman Portrait is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari. Black and white drawing pen drawing. The artwork is in good conditions, except for a light browing of paper. Hand s...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

The Couples - Original Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
"The Couples" is an original hand colored drawing on ivory-colorated paper by Mino Maccari (1898-1989). In excellent conditions. Sheet dimension: 35 x 50 cm. This is an original ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Standing Male Nude - Pencil Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Standing Male Nude is an original pencil drawing on invory colored paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989)....
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Portrait of Giorgio Morandi - Original Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s/40s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Giorgio Morandi is an original artwork realized in the 1930s/40s by Mino Maccari. Black and white pen drawing. The drawing represents a portrait of the artist Giorgio M...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

The Concert - Mixed Media - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Concert is an original artwork realized in the Mid-20th Century. Mixed media artwork on paper. Hand signed by the artist on the lower margin. Unreadable signature. Includes a...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Mixed Media

The Archer - Watercolor - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Archer is an original drawing in watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid 20th Century. Good conditions except for some folding and some foxings. Hand-signed at ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Study of Figure - Pencil Drawing by Mino Maccari - Early 1900
Located in Roma, IT
Study of Figure is an original artwork realized in the early 20th century by Anonymous artist. Pencil drawing on paper. The artwork represents a sketch of a female nude. Included a...
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Early 20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Happy 1960 - Watercolor on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Happy 1960 is an original modern artwork realized in 1960 by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original watercolor on paper. Hand signed on the lower ma...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Hunters - Drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Hunters is an original drawing in china ink on paper, realized in the Mid-20th Century by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Signed "Maccari...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Zodiac Signs - Original Watercolor on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1975
Located in Roma, IT
Zodiac Signs is is an original modern artwork realized in 1970s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original mixed colored watercolor on paper. Hand-s...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Official Palettes - Original Drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Official Palettes is an original drawing on paper, realized by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989) around the 1930s. Black China Ink (fountain...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Conversation - Drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Conversation is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Black marker drawing on i...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Permanent Marker

The Kidnapping - Charcoal Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The Kidnapping is an original charcoal drawing realizedby Mino Maccari in 1950s. The artwork in in good conditions, except for the worn yellowed paper on the margins. Hand-signed b...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Pencil

Reading the Newspaper - Ink and Watercolor Deawing by M. Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Reading the Newspaper (Original title: Leggendo il giornale) is an original drawing, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist an...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Happy 1960 - Watercolor on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Happy 1960 is an original modern artwork realized in 1960 by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original watercolor on paper. Good conditions. Includes ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

La Mezzana - China Ink by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
La Mezzana (The Mizzen) is an original drawing on paper, realized around the 1960s by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Original black Chin...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Sketched Portrait - Charcoal by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Sketched portrait is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

Sex Appeal - Ink Drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Sex Appeal is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Original drawing in blue ink ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Man and Woman - Pastel Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Man and Woman is an original pastel drawing on cardboard paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Signed "...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pastel

Portrait of Man with Collar - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Ritratto Maschile con Colletto (Portrait of a Man with collar) is an original drawing on paper, realized around the 1960s by the great Italian artist and journalist Mino Maccari (Sie...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen, Pencil

Portrait of Man with Glasses - Pen Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Man with Glasses is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). A fountain...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Three Horsemen - Charcoal by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Three Horsemen is an original charcoal drawing on laid paper, realized around the Sixtes by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Signed "Macca...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

The Doctors - Watercolor Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
I Dottori (The Doctors) is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Watercolor drawi...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

The Scarecrow - Tempera Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Lo Spaventapasseri (The Scarecrow) is an original drawing on paper, realized around the 1960s by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (S...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera

Couple - Original Watercolor and Pencil by Mino Maccari - 1980
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is an original modern artwork realized in 1980 by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original colored watercolor and pencil...
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1980s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

A Gangster - Watercolor Drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
A Gangster is an original watercolor drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). A watercolor (front) and tempera drawing (rear) on ivory-colored and laid paper. Excellent condition, except for imperceptible usual wrinkles of the paper. On the back another tempera drawing representing a sensual red mouth with parted lips, in the Pop style. With the incredible satiric and caustic touch of the illustrator of Il Selvaggio, this contemporray artwork depicts a Italian-American gangster...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Tempera, Watercolor, Paper

Female Silhouette - Watercolor Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Silhouette is an original drawing on paper, realized around the 1970s by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Fate la Guerra! - China Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Fate la Guerra ( Let's do the war!" is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Blu...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Catching a Shadow - Charcoal by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Catching a Shadow is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Original Charcoal and...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Watercolor, Pen

The Couple - Pen Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
"The Couple" is original drawings in pen on ivory paper realized by Mino Maccari (1898-1989). Hand-signed, dated at the lower left. In good conditions. Mino Maccari (1898-1989): ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Male Portrait Sketched - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Male portrait Sketched is an original drawing on paper, realized around the 1960s by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Black fountain pen ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pen

Smoking Man - Charcoal and Watercolor Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Smoking Man is an original drawing on paper, realized around the 1960s by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Charcoal and watercolor drawing...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Watercolor

Reflecting Man - Pencil by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Uomo che riflette (Reflecting man) is an original pencil drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989)...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

The Alchimist - Watercolor Drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
L'Alchimista (The Alchimist) is an original drawing on paper, realized around 1970s by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Watercolor drawing...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Watercolor

Three Profiles - China Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Three profiles is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Black China (fountain pe...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

On the Street - Pen Drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Per strada (On the Street) is an original pen drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Black Ch...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Paper

Self-portrait - Charcoal Drawing by M. Maccari - 1929 ca
Located in Roma, IT
Self-portrait of Mino Maccari is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original drawing in pencil on paper. Hand-signed...
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1920s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Pencil

Male Portrait - Charcoal Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Ritratto maschile (Male portrait) is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Charc...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Ink

Il Sovrano (The King) - Mixed Media Drawing on Paper by M. Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Il Sovrano (The King) is an original mixed media drawing on paper, realized around the 1960s by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Tempera ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Tempera, Watercolor

No Access! - Charcoal and Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
No Access! is an original charcoal and watercolor drawing on laid and ivory-colored paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Sie...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Watercolor

Otium - China Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Otium is an original china ink drawing on paper, realized in the 1960s by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). China ink drawing on ivory-col...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Ink

Figure - Drawing in Charcoal on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original drawing in pencil on Ivory paper. Hand-signed in pencil n by ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Charcoal

The Quarrel - Original Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The quarrel is an original charcoal drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. The artwork is hand-signed by the artist on the lower right corner of the worn yellowed paper. Mino M...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal

The Scientist - Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Lo Scienziato (The scientist) is an original black China ink drawing on laid paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 189...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Female Nude - Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Nudo femminile (Female Nude) is an original watercolor drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Giraffe Man - Original Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Uomo-giraffa (Giraffe-man) is an original watercolour drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). ...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Mata Hari - Charcoal and Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Mata Hari is an original charcoal and watercolour drawing on paper, realized around the early 1970s by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Si...
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1970s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Charcoal

The Serenade of La Malfa - Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1965
Located in Roma, IT
The Serenade of La Malfa is an original China ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1965. The artwork is in good conditions except for small yellow stains. Hand-signed by the art...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Swordsman - Ink by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Lo spadaccino (The swordsman) is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Black Chi...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Confidential Look - Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Confidential Look is an original drawing on paper, realized around the mid of the Century by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989,. Black china ...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Portrait - Drawing in Charcoal on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1960 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original drawing in pencil on Ivory paper. Hand-signed in pencil by ...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Paper

Tamer of Horses - Watercolor Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Il Domatore di Cavalli (The Tamer of Horses) is an original watercolor drawing on paper (Fabriano watermarked paper), realized around the 1960s by the great Italian artist and journa...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Paper

Towards the Agreement - Pencil and Charcoal by Mino Maccari - 1930s
Located in Roma, IT
Towards the Agreement (Original Italian title "Verso l'accordo") is an original modern artwork realized 1937 by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original ...
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1930s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Charcoal, Pencil

Tale e Quale - China Ink and Pencil - Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original artwork realized by an artist of the Mid-20th century. China ink and pencil drawing on ivory paper. Good conditions. Illegible signature in pencil on t...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Pencil

The Hermaphrodite - Original Ink and Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
The Hermaphrodite is an original modern artwork realized in the half of the 20th Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original ink and watercolor o...
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1950s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Ink

La Danse - Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
La Danse is an original drawing on paper, realized around the 1960s by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). China ink on paper. Signed in pen...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Thinking about the Origin - Original Pencil Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Thinking about the Origin of the World is an original pencil drawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 198...
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1960s Modern Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Paper

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