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.
Find original Mino Maccari drawings and watercolor paintings, prints and other art on 1stDibs.
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
Music at the Party - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Not signed, very good condition.
Charcoal, Watercolor
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
Water for Everyone - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
Watercolor
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
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...
Charcoal, Watercolor
The Time of Gymnastics - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pen drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1950 ca. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
Charcoal, Watercolor
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
The Medal Deserved - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pen drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Charcoal, Watercolor
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
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.
Pencil
Far West - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition..
Pencil
The Calvi Affair - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1982 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1982 ca. Hand signed and titled lower right. Good condition.
Ink
The African Leader - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink and watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed lower right. Excellent condition.
Pencil
Portrait with Nude - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Ink
Age Differences - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink and watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Hand signed in pencil lower left. Very good condition.
Ink
Sketch for "The Nose" by Sostakovic - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1964
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1964 for "Il Maggio Fiorentino". Skech for "The Nose" by Sostakovic. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Ink
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1935 ca
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1935 ca. Hand signed in ink lower right. Good condition.
Ink
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Black marker pen drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the Mid-20th Century. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Ink
Composition - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink an watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Ink
The Unwelcome Accompaniment - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pen drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
Ink
The General to the Doctor - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Black marker drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Ink
The Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
Ink
Couple in the City - 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.
Ink
Sleeping Girl - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing realized by mino Maccari in the 1930s. Not signed. Drystamp "Tiziano" in the lower right corner. Lightly worn in the upper left corner.
Watercolor
Characters - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1932 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink and watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1932 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Watercolor, Paper
Il Mondo - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Drawing in pen realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed lower left. Very good condition..
Pen
Sketch - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1930s. Hand signed in the bottom center. Very good condition.
Watercolor
Portraits - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pen drawing and watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1930s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition. On the verso: male portrait, charcoal and watercolor on paper.
Pen
Crazy Man - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pastel drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Hend signed lower left. Very good condition.
Pastel
The Beloved Phone - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1975
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1975 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Watercolor, Charcoal
$1,421
You Carry all Those Novels with you Dad.!They're ... by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
Watercolor
The Fixed Idea - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1940s. Hand signed lower left. Very good condition.
Watercolor
Portrait of Minister Scelba - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1954
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China Ink and watercolor on cardboard realized by Mino Maccari in 1954, and depicting the former italian Prime Minister Mario Scelba. Hand signed. Very good condition
Watercolor, Ink
The Abundance - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor drawing realized by minio Maccari in the 1950s. Another charcoal drawing is present on the verso. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
Charcoal, Watercolor
Characters - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Hand signed lower left. Very good condition.
Ink
Woman - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Black marker drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the 1960s. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
Ink
Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1945
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1945. Watercolor on paper. Signed by the artist, dated "1945". Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Jun...
Charcoal, Watercolor
Prisoners - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1952
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Prisoners is an artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1952. Black Marker drawing. Dated and hand-signed by the artist. Good conditions.
Charcoal, Permanent Marker
The General - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The General is an artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Watercolor on paper. On rear: linocut on paper. Signed by the artist. Good conditions. Mi...
Charcoal, Watercolor
Butterfy Woman - Linocut by Mino Maccari - 1951
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Butterfly Woman is a Linocut Print realized by Mino Maccari in 1951. Very Good condition. No Signature. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian writer, painter, engraver and journ...
Linocut
Birds - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Birds is an artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in mid 20th century. Charcoal and watercolor on paper. Signed by the artist. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-R...
Charcoal, Watercolor
$805
The Old and the Young - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Charcoal and watercolor on paper. Signed by the artist. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, ...
Watercolor
The General - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The General is an artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Watercolor on paper. On rear: linocut on paper. Signed by the artist. Good conditions. Mi...
Watercolor
Figure - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1952
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1952. Black Marker drawing. Dated and signed by the artist. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16...
Watercolor
$769
The German in the Brewery - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The German in the Brewery is a Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1950s. Hand signed and titled on the lower margin. Good condition on a little yellowed paper....
Watercolor
Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1945
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1945. Watercolor on paper. Dated and signed by the artist. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16...
Watercolor
The German in the Brewery - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The German in the Brewery is a Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1950s. Hand signed and titled on the lower margin. Good condition on a little yellowed paper....
Ink
Mobile Statue - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Mobile Statue is a china ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed. Good conditions with slight foxing. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome...
Ink