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.
Walking - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Walking is a watercolor realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed. Good conditions with slight foxing. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 19...
Paper, Pen
Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a watercolor realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed. Good conditions with slight foxing. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 19...
Paper, Watercolor
Soldier - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Soldier is an ink and watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed. Good conditions with slight foxing. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-...
Paper, Watercolor, Ink
Duel - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1935
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Duel is a Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1935. Monogrammed on the lower margin. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 1...
Paper, Watercolor
Human Shapes - Linocut by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Human Shapes is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Linocut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions with slight foxing. Mino Macc...
Linocut
The Prison - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Prison is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1960 ca. Hand Signed on the top left. Good conditions with some short-cutting and folding on the margins. Mino Ma...
Paper, Pastel, Tempera
The Bigamist - Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Bigamist (Il Bigamo) is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 2/89 specimens and...
Woodcut
Venus and Mars (Venere e Marte) - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - 1943
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Venus and Mars (Venere e Marte) is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1943. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 4/89 specimens and titled o...
Woodcut
The One and the Many - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - 1943
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The One and the Many is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1943. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 4/89 specimens and titled on the left ...
Woodcut
Romance - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Romance is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in Mid 20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 2/89 specimens and titled on the left m...
Woodcut
Proustian - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Proustian (Proustiana) is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 2/89 specimens and t...
Woodcut
The Pill - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Pill is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower right corner. Numbered 4/89 ...
Woodcut
$769
Passi di Parata - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Passi di Parata is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower right corner. Numbered 2/89 specimens and tit...
Woodcut
Provincial Predictor - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Provincial Predictor (Profeta di Provincia) is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered...
Woodcut
$804
The Eye of Painting - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Eye of Painting is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 4/89 specimens and titl...
Woodcut
Don't Listen! - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Don't listen! (Non ascoltare!) is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. B./W. woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 4/89 specimen...
Woodcut
Authorising Officers - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Authorising Officers (Ordinatori) is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 4/89 spec...
Woodcut
Apocalypse - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Apocalypse is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. B./W. Woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 4/89 specimens and titled on the l...
Woodcut
The Terror of the Ghetto - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Terror of the Ghetto is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 4/89 specimens and...
Woodcut
$757
The Intruder Lady - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Intruder Lady is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 4/89 specimens and titled...
Woodcut
Moses Saved from the Waters - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Moses saved from the waters (Mosé salvato dalle acque) is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lowe...
Woodcut
The Old Style - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The old style is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 4/89 specimens and titled on ...
Woodcut
The Ceremony - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Ceremony is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 4/89 specimens and titled on t...
Woodcut
Leader - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Leader is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 2/89 specimens and titled on the lef...
Woodcut
The Last Tango - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Last Tango is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 4/...
Woodcut
New School - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
New school is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 1/89 specimens and titled on the...
Woodcut
Diplomatic Employees - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Diplomatic employees is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. B./W. Woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 2/89 specimens and title...
Woodcut
$532
Those Were The Days ! - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Those Were The Days! (Che tempi!) is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-sign...
Woodcut
Artist's Biography - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Artist's biography is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 4/89 specimens and title...
Woodcut
Word Itineray - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Word itineray is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 4/89 specimens and titled on ...
Woodcut
The Reaper - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Reaper is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 4/89 specimens and titled on the...
Woodcut
Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1960. Watercolor on yellowed paper. Monogrammed on the lower right margin. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 192...
Watercolor
Towards the Life - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Towards the life is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 4/89 specimens and titled ...
Woodcut
German Whim - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
German whim is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 1/89 specimens and titled on th...
Woodcut
The Ideologues - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Ideologues is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 4/89 specimens and titled on...
Woodcut
Nemesis - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nemesis is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 4/89 specimens and titled on the l...
Woodcut
The Bad Influence - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The bad influence is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 4/89 specimens and titled...
Woodcut
Provincial Predictor - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Provincial Predictor (Profeta di Provincia) is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered...
Woodcut
Diplomatic Employees - Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Diplomatic employees is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. B./W. Woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 1/89 specimens and title...
Woodcut
Leader - Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Leader is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 1/89 specimens and titled on the lef...
Woodcut
Proustian- Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Proustian (Proustiana) is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 1/89 specimens and t...
Woodcut
Passi di Parata - Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Passi di Parata is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower right corner. Numbered 1/89 specimens and tit...
Woodcut
The Mistress - Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Mistress is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. B./W. Woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 2/89 specimens and titled on the...
Woodcut
The Lovers - Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Lovers is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower right corner. Numbered 1/89 specimens and titled o...
Woodcut
La Breloque - Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
La Breloque is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower right corner. Numbered 1/89 specimens and titled ...
Woodcut
The Last Fight - Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Last Fight is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 2/89 specimens and titled on...
Woodcut
The Bigamist - Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Bigamist (Il Bigamo) is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 1/89 specimens and...
Woodcut
The Mistress - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Mistress is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. B./W. Woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 1/89 specimens and titled on the...
Woodcut
The Last Fight - Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Last Fight is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Colored woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 1/89 specimens and titled on...
Woodcut
The Fame - Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Fame is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. B./W. Woodcut on paper. Hand-signed on the lower, numbered 2/89 specimens and titled on the lef...
Woodcut
Portrait of Carlo Forte
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Carlo Forte is a drawing on paper, realized in the Mid-20th Century by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Charcoal and pencil ...
Charcoal, Pencil
Medieval Concert - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Medieval Concert is an ink and watercolour drawing on llaid and ivory-colored paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898...
Ink, Watercolor
Two Sketched Portraits - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Two Sketched Portraits is a drawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). China ink (fountain pen)...
Ink
Love Goes up in Smoke - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Love goes up in smoke is a drawing, realized by Mino Maccari, 1960s. 27 x 21 cm ; Sheet 14 x 9 cm. Pen on cardboard. Good conditions!
Pen
Festival of Two Worlds - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Festival of two worlds is an artwork realized by Mino Maccari, in 1960s. Watercolour, draft number 195. Handsigned in pencil, lower right margin. 35 x 28 cm, it includes passepa...
Watercolor
The Sun - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Sun is a pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) w...
Pen
In Troubles - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
In Troubles is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 198...
Pen
$686
Sister and Sister in Law - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Sister and Sister in Law is a China ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924...
Ink
The Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Couple is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 1...
Watercolor
Portraits - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16...
Watercolor