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Mino Maccari Art

Italian, 1898-1989

Popular painter, engraver and journalist Mino Maccari is known for his often controversial and explosive prints, drawings and paintings, and is considered to be one of the most important Italian satirical artists of the 20th century.

Born in 1898 in Siena, Maccari joined the Italian Army at age 19 to serve in World War I as an artillery officer. Afterward, he attended law school, graduating in 1920 and working as a lawyer until 1926.

While working as a lawyer, Maccari developed an interest in painting and engraving, moonlighting as an artist. Despite his lack of formal training, his works captured the attention of local critics, and he debuted with the Group Labronico, an organization of like-minded Italian artists that included painter Beppe Guzzi.

In 1924, publisher Angiolo Bencini contacted Maccari to oversee the printing operations of Il Selvaggio, a fascist magazine in which Maccari’s first satirical illustrations and engravings appeared. Until 1942, Maccari was editor-in-chief of the controversial magazine, which featured contributions from Futurist artists such as Ardengo Soffici, Carlo Carrà and others.

Throughout his career, Maccari participated in numerous notable exhibitions and shows throughout Italy and Europe. His figurative drawings and paintings, portraits and exotic nude works gained considerable acclaim from critics and collaborative artists. 

In 1927, he participated in the "Second International Exhibition of Modern Engraving" and the "Third Exhibition of the Tuscan Union of Arts." The following year, Maccari exhibited at the Venice Biennale, where he would win the International Prize for engraving in 1948. 

From the late 1940s to 1963, Maccari collaborated with the liberal magazine Il Mondo, contributing several satirical illustrations and engravings. By this time, he had become a well-established and respected artist in Italy and, in 1959, was named director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. 

In 1963, Maccari was recognized again for his works, winning the Antonio Feltrinelli Prize for painting. That same year, he became president of the San Luca Academy.

Throughout the 1970s, Maccari continued painting and drawing, creating provocative works such as Dominatrix Woman, a bold work in watercolor and pastel, the diminutive pen drawing Trampled and his erotic charcoal and watercolor drawing Mata Hari.

Even after Maccari’s death in 1989, his works continue to be a talking point among avid modern art collectors.

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Artist: Mino Maccari
The Hour of Rest
The Hour of Rest

The Hour of Rest

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Charcoal and watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed lower right. With another drawing on rear.

Category

1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

Portraits - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960ca
Portraits - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960ca

Portraits - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960ca

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Drawing in green china ink and watercolor, realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition except for some minor foxing.

Category

1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Pen

Indifference - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940 ca.

Indifference - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940 ca.

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Market pen drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1940s. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.

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1940s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Permanent Marker

The Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950 ca.
The Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950 ca.

The Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950 ca.

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Pencil drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1950 ca. Hand signed. Realized on a proof for a woodcut print. Another drawing in pencil on rear.

Category

1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Pencil

Reclined Nudes - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1934
Reclined Nudes - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1934

Reclined Nudes - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1934

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Blue pastel drawing realized recot/verso by Mino Maccari in 1934. One of them is hand signed in pencilo in the lower. Prov. Chiurazzi Gallery (stamp in the lower right of one of th...

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1930s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Pencil, Pastel

The Dance - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1980
The Dance - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1980

The Dance - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1980

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Charcoal and watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in 1980. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.

Category

1980s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal

In the Brodel - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1945 ca
In the Brodel - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1945 ca

In the Brodel - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1945 ca

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

China ink and watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1945 ca. Hand signed lower right. With a second sketch on rear. Very good condition.

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1940s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Permanent Marker

The Cyclists - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
The Cyclists - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s

The Cyclists - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1940s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.

Category

1940s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Watercolor, Paper

Peasants - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
Peasants - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s

Peasants - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Charcoal and watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition except for some minor foxing.

Category

1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Watercolor, Charcoal

The Artist - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950 ca.

The Artist - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950 ca.

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Pen drawing on cardboard realized by Mino Maccari in 1950 ca. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Another drawing in pen on rear. Very good condition.

Category

1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Pen

Invitation - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950 ca.

Invitation - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950 ca.

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Watercolor on paper by Mino Maccari, realized in 1950. Hand signed in pencil in the lower center. On the back: cover of the book "Poesie" by Gabriele Armandi". Very good condition.

Category

1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Watercolor

Studies - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1935 ca.

Studies - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1935 ca.

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Pen drawing and watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in 1938 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.

Category

1930s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Watercolor

The Painter - Drawing by Mino Maccari -  1935 ca.

The Painter - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1935 ca.

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1935 ca. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition except for some very minor defect in the edges.

Category

1930s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

On the Air - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s

On the Air - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Watercolor on cardboard realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.

Category

1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

Composition - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960 ca.

Composition - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960 ca.

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1960 ca. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.

Category

1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

Giuditta - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1965

Giuditta - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1965

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Charcoal and watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1965. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.

Category

1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

Sketch - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s

Sketch - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Oil Pastel on cardboard realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Not signed. Very good condition.

Category

1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

Father and Daughters - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s

Father and Daughters - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

China Ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1940s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition except for some very minor folds.

Category

1940s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

The Dreamer - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s

The Dreamer - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Watercolor on paper (with a typewritten letter on rear) realized by Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Very good condition. Not signed.

Category

1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

The High Officer - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1920s

The High Officer - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1920s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1920s. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition except for a minor fold on top right edge.

Category

1920s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

Party with the Hunchback - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s

Party with the Hunchback - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Pencil and watercolor drawing realized by Maccari in 1960s. With a pencil and watercolor drawing on rear too. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.

Category

1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

Uova Barbiani al Liquore - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s

Uova Barbiani al Liquore - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1930s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition except for a fold in the right side.

Category

1930s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

Women - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s

Women - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed in the lower center. Very good condition.

Category

1930s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

Mother and Child - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s

Mother and Child - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Pencil drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1940s. Not signed. Very good condition, with a sketch on rear.

Category

1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

The Dream - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s

The Dream - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Charcoal and pastel drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Not signed, with another sketch on rear. Very good condition.

Category

1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

The Trampled - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s

The Trampled - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

China ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1940s. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.

Category

1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

The Traveller's - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s

The Traveller's - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

A fine, splendid watercolor on both sides of the sheet realized by Maccari in 1930s. It depicts travellers in different places, with a satirical touch and a magnificent quality of d...

Category

1930s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

The Fishermen - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s

The Fishermen - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Pencil and watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1930s. Not signed. Very good condition.

Category

1930s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

The Gentlemen - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
The Gentlemen - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s

The Gentlemen - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

China ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1920s. A Watercolor on rear. Not signed, ver good condition.

Category

1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

The Invisible Man - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s

The Invisible Man - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Charcoal and watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1970s. Hand signed in red pen lower left. Very good condition.

Category

1970s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

The Brigand - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
The Brigand - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s

The Brigand - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Watercolor drawing reazlied by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed lower right. Matted, with dimensions 28x35 cm. Very good condition.

Category

1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

The Music Man - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s

The Music Man - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Charcoal drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition, with another sketch on rear.

Category

1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

Horizons - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s

Horizons - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed in pencil in the lower center. Very good condition.

Category

1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

Portraits - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s

Portraits - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Charcoal and watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed lower left. Charcoal sketch on rear. Very good condition.

Category

1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

The Appointment - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
The Appointment - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s

The Appointment - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s

By Mino Maccari

Located in Roma, IT

Charcoal drawing and watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in 1960. Hand siged in pencil lower right. With a portrait sketched on rear. Very good condition.

Category

1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Pencil

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