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.
Mother and Child - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Mother and Child is an China Ink and Watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in the Mid-20th Century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pen. Mino Macc...
Watercolor, Ink
Feeding Time - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Feeding Time is an original Charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Mino Maccari ...
Paper, Charcoal
$588
Portrait - Original Woodcut print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original print realized by Mino Maccari in Mid-20th Century. Beautiful black and woodcut print on ivory-colored paper. Included a passport: 49 x 34 cm. Good conditio...
Woodcut
Colored Man - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Colored Man is an original artwork realized in the 1970s by the artist Mino Maccari. Mixed colored watercolor. Hand signed by the artist on the lower ma...
Watercolor
Portrait of a Child - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Child is an original Woodcut Print realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed paper, included a white cardboard passpartout (35x28 cm)....
Woodcut
Happy 1960 - Watercolor on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
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 ...
Watercolor
Il Selvaggio, No.1-4, 1938 - Magazines -Engravings by Mino Maccari
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Flipping through a few pages of " Il Selvaggio, No.1-4, 1938 " 31 Luglio 1938-Anno-XVI", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and s...
Paper
Il Selvaggio, no.3-4- 1936 - Magazine - Engravings by Mino Maccari
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Flipping through a few pages of " Il Selvaggio, no.3-4- 1936 ", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", we find, in the...
Paper, Etching
Il Selvaggio, No.7-8 1937 - Magazines -Engravings by Mino Maccari
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Flipping through a few pages of " Il Selvaggio, No.7-8 1937 " 15 Agosto 1937-Anno-XIV ", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and s...
Paper
Il Selvaggio, no.5- 1938 - Magazine - Engravings by Mino Maccari
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Flipping through a few pages of " Il Selvaggio, no.5- 1938", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", we find, in the do...
Paper
Il Selvaggio, No.1, 1938 - Magazine -Engravings by Mino Maccari
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Flipping through a few pages of " Il Selvaggio, No.1, 1938 " 15 Gennaio 1938-Anno-XV", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sc...
Paper, Woodcut
Portrait of Woman - Original Mixed Media by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
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...
Mixed Media
$470
Figures on Red - Original Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures in Red is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the XX Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original Lithograph on paper...
Woodcut
Il Selvaggio - Rare Book Illustrated by Mino Maccari - 1955
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Il Selvaggio is an original modern rare art magazine illustrated by Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 – Rome, 1989) in 1955. Original First Edition. Published by Neri Pozza, Venice. Form...
Paper, Woodcut
Dance - by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Dance is an original modern artwork realized in 1970s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original black and white etching and drypoint. Hand-signed by ...
Drypoint, Etching
Tamer of Lion - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Tamer of Lion is an original xilography artwork realized by Mino Maccari. Included a white Passepartout: 49 x 34 cm. The state of preservation is very good. The artwork represents...
Woodcut
Conversation - Pen Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1952
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Conversation is an original drawing in pen realized by Mino Maccari in 1952. Hand-signed at the top left Dated "1952". Good conditions except for slight folding on the margins. M...
Pen
Portrait - Original Pencil Drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original pencil drawing on brown-colorated paper, realized by Mino Maccari. In very good conditions. Hand-signed on the lower left margin in pencil. This artwork i...
Pencil
A Gangster - Watercolor Drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
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...
Paper, Tempera, Watercolor
Sex Appeal - Ink Drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
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 ...
Paper, Ink
Sleeping Figure - Etching on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1925
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Sleeping Figure is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989), in 1925. Original etching on Ivo...
Etching
Otium - China Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960 ca.
By Mino Maccari
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...
Paper, Ink
La Coda di Paglia - Rare Book illustrated by Mino Maccari - 1949
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
La Coda di Paglia is an original modern rare book illustrated by Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 – Rome, 1989) and written by Alfonso Gatto in 1949. Original First Edition. Published by...
Paper, Photogravure
Smoking a Cigarette - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Smoking a cigarette is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Charcoal and waterc...
Paper, Felt Pen
Il Selvaggio no.9 by Mino Maccari - 1932
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.9- 1932", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", including original woodcuts by Mino Maccari and the...
Magazine Paper
The Alchimist - Watercolor Drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
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...
Paper, Watercolor
$529
Confidential Look - Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
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 ...
Ink
Male Portrait Sketched - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
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 ...
Pen
Man and Woman - Pastel Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
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 "...
Pastel
The Scientist - Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
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...
Ink
Price- Il Selvaggio XVIII - Vintage Art Magazine by Mino Maccari - 1940
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio XVIII", "Annual supporter subscription- Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", with original woodcut prints by the artist Mino Maccari. Good conditions, exc...
Paper, Woodcut
Self-portrait - Charcoal Drawing by M. Maccari - 1929 ca
By Mino Maccari
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...
Paper, Pencil
Feeling Faint - Charcoal Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Feeling Faint is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the second half of XX century. Black and white carchoal drawing. Hand signed on the lower margin. Hand-signed by th...
Charcoal
Satirical Scene - Original Woodcut on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Satirical Scene is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the 20th Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original linocut on paper...
Woodcut
$765
Villabruna and the Radical Party - Original Pen Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Villabruna and the Radical Party is an original modern artwork realized in 1960 by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original drawing on paper. Passepartou...
Paper, Pen
Couple - Original Charcoal by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original charcoal drawing on Ivory cardboard. Hand-signed in pencil n ...
Charcoal
Il Selvaggio no.6/7 by Mino Maccari - 1934
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.6-7 - 1934", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Weekly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", including original woodcuts by the artist Mino Maccar...
Magazine Paper
Il Selvaggio no.1 by Mino Maccari - 1932
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.1- 1932", "Annual supporter subscription - Una Copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", including original woodcuts by Mino Maccari. 8 page...
Magazine Paper
Il Selvaggio no.1 by Mino Maccari - 1935
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.1- 1935", "Annual supporter subscription - Una Copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper of arts and science", with original woodcut prints by the artist Mino Maccari....
Magazine Paper
Il Selvaggio no.4/5 by Mino Maccari - 1935
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.4-5- 1935", "Annual supporter subscription - Una Copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper of arts and science", including original woodcuts by the artist Mino Maccari...
Magazine Paper
Chained Nude - Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Chained Nude is an original zincography artwork realized by Mino Maccari. Included a white Passepartout: 49 x 34 The state of preservation is very good with a small reddish stain o...
Engraving
$235
Il Selvaggio #1 no.3 -Art Magazine with Original Woodcuts by Mino Maccari - 1933
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.3 - 1933", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", including original woodcuts by the artist Mino Ma...
Woodcut
Il Selvaggio #1 -Art Magazine with Original woodcuts by Mino Maccari - 1934
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no. 1- 1934", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", including original engravings by the artist Mino ...
Woodcut
Il Selvaggio no.3 - 1935 - Original Vintage Art Magazine
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Flipping through a few pages of colored"Il Selvaggio, no.3- 1935", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Weekly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", we find, in the d...
Woodcut
Violinist Etching by Mino Maccari, Modern Style, Signed, 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Violinist is an artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the 1965 ca. Black and white etching on paper. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower margin. Numbered on the lower left. Edit...
Etching
Telephone - Mixed Media Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Telephone is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the 1970's. Mixed media colored drawing, charcoal and watercolor. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower margin. Goo...
Mixed Media, Charcoal, Watercolor
The Love - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"The Love" is an original woodcut artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1898-1989). Hand-signed on the lower left in pencil. In excellent conditions. This artwork represents a woman'...
Woodcut
The Order - Black Marker and Watercolor on Paper by Mino Maccari -1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Order is an original drawing artwork in black marker and watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the 1960s. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right. Good condition...
Paper, Watercolor, Permanent Marker
Soldier and Women - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Soldier's Women is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Mixed colored xylograph. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower margin. Numbered on the lower left margin....
Woodcut
Nude - Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original zincography artwork realized by Mino Maccari. Included a white Passepartout: 49 x 34 The state of preservation is very good. The artwork represents a nude s...
Engraving
Nude - Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original zincography artwork realized by Mino Maccari. Included a white Passepartout: 49 x 34 The state of preservation is very good. The artwork represents a nude stan...
Engraving
Sexual Attraction - Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Sexual Attraction is an original zincography artwork realized by Mino Maccari. Included a white Passepartout: 49 x 34 The state of preservation is very good. The artwork represent...
Engraving
Nude - Original Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original zincography artwork realized by Mino Maccari. Included a white Passepartout: 49 x 34 The state of preservation is very good. The artwork represents a nude s...
Engraving
Funeral Love - Original Lithograph by Mino Maccari - 1967
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed on the lower right margin. Artist's proof. B/W lithograph describes a story of love and death. In good conditions. Reference: Meloni, 2367 This artwork is shipped ...
Lithograph
On S'Amuse - Original Woodcut by Mino Maccari - 1945
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
On S'Amuse is an original artwork realized in 1945 by Mino Maccari. Original colored xylograph. Includes passepartout: 49 x 33.5 cm Good conditions except for yellowing of paper d...
Woodcut
Portrait of Boy - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1927ca
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal, watercolor and pencil with wash on paper. An accomplished and sensitive study by Mino Maccari, presenting multiple views and details of a young boy’s head, rendered with a...
Paper, Ink
The Makeup Artist - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil and ink on paper. A rare and expressive drawing by Mino Maccari, executed in pencil on lightly toned paper, depicting a complex figurative composition rendered with the artis...
Paper, Ink
Shetches Watercolor Drawing, Modern Style, Signed, 1940s, Unframed
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper. A refined and evocative drawing by Mino Maccari, executed in watercolour with brush, combining delicate blue and warm red washes to articulate a loosely connect...
Paper, Watercolor
Papini - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1965 ca
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pen drawing on paper realized in 1965 ca. A vivid and incisive drawing by Mino Maccari, executed in blue ink, depicting three figures engaged in a charged exchange, rendered with th...
Paper, Pen
The Sculptor - Modern Ink Drawing on Paper, Signed, 1960s, Unframed
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Ink on paper. A compelling and highly economical drawing by Mino Maccari, executed in fluid ink line, depicting a loosely articulated interior scene populated by stylised human figu...
Paper, Ink