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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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
The Duel - Pencil Drawing of Two Figures, Modern, Signed, 1935 Circa
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil on paper. A spirited and incisive drawing by Mino Maccari, executed in pencil, depicting two male figures engaged in animated conversation. Shown in profile and facing one an...
Paper, Pencil
Figure Drawing, Modern Watercolor on Paper, Signed, 1980s, Unframed
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized in 1980s. Hand signed lower right. Good condition.
Paper, Watercolor
The English Occupation in Arabia - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal drawing on paper realized by Maccari in the late 1940s. Hand signed in the lower center. Very good condition. A witty and sharply observed drawing by Mino Maccari, one of...
Paper, Charcoal
African War - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Maccari in 1930s. Hand signed lower right. With another drawing on rear. Good condition.
Paper, Watercolor
Portrait of Leo Longanesi - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1980 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor on paper. Realized in 1980 ca. Hand signed. Good condition, with a charcoal drawing on rear.
Paper, Watercolor
The Patriarch and his Concubine - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Hand Signed in pen lower left. Very good condition.
Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor
Dante in Hell Watercolor Drawing, Modern Style, Signed, 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Hand signed lower right. Another watercolor drawing on rear. Very good condition.
Paper, Watercolor
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pen drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1930 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Paper, Pen
The Hour of Rest: 1960s Charcoal and Watercolor Drawing, Signed
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
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.
Pen
Castor Oil - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1940s. Hand signed in pencil lower left. Very good condition.
Ink
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.
Permanent Marker
Modern Watercolor Drawing of a Juggler, Circa 1940, Signed, Unframed
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1940 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Watercolor
The Painter's Studio - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1955 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Maccari in 1955 ca. Hand signed in oil pastel lower right. Very good condition.
Watercolor
The Artist - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1965 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pen drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1965 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Watercolor
Eve and the Serpent - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Tempera on paper realized by Maccari in 1940 ca. Hand signed. Some foxing, otherwise very good condition.
Watercolor
The Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing on paper realized by Maccari in 1950 ca. Hand signed in pencil. Another drawing in pencil with "nativity" on rear. Very good condition.
Pencil
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Chi i Piedi Lecca di Fanfani Senatore sarà Domani-Drawing by Mino Maccari-1935
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Original Title: " Chi i Piedi Lecca di Fanfani Senatore sarà Domani" (Whoever licks Fanfani's feet will be Senator tomorrow). China ink drawing realized by Maccari in 1865 ca. Hand...
Ink
Reclined Nudes Pastel Drawing, Modern Style, Signed, 1934, Unframed
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...
Pencil, Pastel
Greetings on the Railway - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950 ca
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1950 ca. Hand signed. Matted. Very good condition.
Watercolor
Reclined Male Nude - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1932 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal drawing realized recto/verso by Mino Maccari, in 1932 ca. Not signed. Good condition.
Charcoal
Studies - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1950 ca. Hand signed in the lower right. Very good condition.
Charcoal
Man in the Space - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1970 ca. Hand signed lower left. Very good condition.
Charcoal
The Cyclists Watercolor on Paper, Modern Style, Signed, 1940s Artwork
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1940s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Watercolor, Paper
The Cyclists Watercolor Drawing, Modern Style, Signed, 1940s, Unframed
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1940. Hand signed lower left. Very good condition.
Watercolor
Modern Charcoal and Watercolor Drawing of The General, Circa 1955
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal, collage and watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in 1955 ca. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
Watercolor, Charcoal
Peasants Charcoal and Watercolor Drawing, Modern Style, Signed, 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.
Watercolor, Charcoal
The Appointment Charcoal Drawing and Watercolor, Modern, Signed, 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal drawing and watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed lower right.
Watercolor
Surreal Composition - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Hand signed lower right. Very good conditoin.
Watercolor
Soldiers - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Black marker pen and watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Hand signed. Very good condition except for some minor folds on edges.
Pen, Watercolor
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil and watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1970 ca. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
Watercolor, Pencil
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.
Pen
Study for a Figure - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1928 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1928 ca. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
Pencil
Signed Charcoal Drawing by Young Artist, Modern Style, Circa 1932
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1932 ca. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
Charcoal
Modern Watercolor Invitation, Signed, Circa 1950, Unframed Art
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.
Watercolor
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.
Watercolor
The Chinese Monster - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1955 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1955 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition except for some fold on top right corner.
Watercolor
The Interested Guides - 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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
On the Air - Watercolor Drawing, Modern Style, Signed, 1960s, Unframed
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
Modern Watercolor Drawing, Signed, Circa 1960, Unframed
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
One for Three - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1955 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1955 ca. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
Charcoal, Watercolor
Giuditta - Charcoal and Watercolor Drawing, Modern, Signed, 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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
The Knight Drawing: Watercolor and Charcoal, 1960s, Unsigned
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Ink and watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Not signed. Very good condition.
Charcoal, Watercolor
Mino Maccari Sketch, Watercolor & Charcoal, Circa 1950s, Unframed
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Pastel on cardboard realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Not signed. Very good condition.
Charcoal, Watercolor
Modern Mid-20th Century Watercolor Drawing: The Dreamer (Unframed)
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
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
Modern Jockey Watercolor Drawing, Signed, Circa 1935, Unframed
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1935 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Charcoal, Watercolor
FromThe Balcony - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1958 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal, Ink and Watercolor realized by Maccari in 1958 ca. Hand signed lower left. Very good condition.
Charcoal, Watercolor
Spouses' Quarrels - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Not signed, very good condition.
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 Charcoal and Pastel Drawing, Modern Style, Unsigned, 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
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 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 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
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
1930s Modern Watercolor Drawing by The Traveller, Unframed
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 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
Wild Dance Watercolor Drawing, Modern Style, Signed, 1950s, Unframed
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Charcoal, Watercolor