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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Composition - Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original modern artwork realized in 1970 by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original drawing in watercolor on paper. Hand-signed by th...
Watercolor
Man - Woodcut on Paper by Mino Maccari - Early 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Man is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original woodcut print on paper. Good conditions. The artwork represents ...
Woodcut
Woman - Charcoal and Watercolor Drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1952
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an original modern artwork realized in 1952 by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original drawing in Mixed media, charcoal and watercolor on paper...
Mixed Media, Charcoal, Watercolor
The Old Fool (Il Rimbambito) - China Ink and Watercolor by M. Maccari - 1963
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Old Fool (Il Rimbambito) is an original China inkand watercolour drawing on laid paper, realized in 1963 by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989...
Watercolor, Ink
Swordsman - Ink by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Lo spadaccino (The swordsman) is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Black Chi...
Ink
La Danse - Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
La Danse is an original drawing on paper, realized around the 1960s by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). China ink on paper. Signed in pen...
Ink
$538
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
Portrait of Woman - Drypoint by Mino Maccari - 1929
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman 1929 is an original drypoint realized by Mino Maccari (1929). The artwork is in good conditions except for worn paper on the margins. Ref: Cat. Meloni numbered 88...
Paper, Drypoint
Portrait of Leo Longanesi - Original Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Leo Longanesi is an original drawing in China ink on paper realized in 1950 ca. by Mino Maccari (1898-1989). Hand-signed lower right. In go...
Ink
Figures - Pencil Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original pencil drawing on Ivory cardboard. Hand-signed in pencil n b...
Pencil
MammaRoma - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
MammaRoma is an original woodcut realized by Mino Maccari. The artwork is in good conditions, hand-signed by the artist on the lower right corner. Image Dimensions: 43x30.5 cm. ...
Woodcut
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
The Useless Attempts - Charcoal Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The useless attempts is an original charcoal drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. The artwork is hand-signed by the artist in the center of the lower margin of the worn paper....
Charcoal
Portrait of a Baby- Etching on Cardboard by Mino Maccari - 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original etching on Ivory cardboard. Hand-signed in pencil n by the ...
Etching
Figure - Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original modern artwork realized the 1960s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original watercolor drawing on Ivory cardboard. Image Dimensio...
Watercolor
Nude of Woman - Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an original modern artwork realized the 1950s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original zincography on Ivory paper. Image Dimensions: ...
Paper
Portrait of Ardengo Soffici and Letter to Mino Maccari - 1934
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
This unique set includes a manuscript letter written by Ardengo Soffici to the artist Mino Maccari and his portrait realized by the same Maccari. Autograph Letter Signed. Aprile, 28...
Paper, Ink
The Killing Charme - Woodcut Print - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Killing Charme is an original woodcut realized by the italian artist Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Limited edition of 48 prints, numbered and ...
Paper, Woodcut
Tale e Quale - China Ink by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Tale e Quale is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century, China ink drawing on paper glued on ivory paper. Not signed. Good conditions. Image Dimensio...
Ink
Tale e Quale - China Ink and Pencil - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original artwork realized by an artist of the Mid-20th century. China ink and pencil drawing on ivory paper. Good conditions. Illegible signature in pencil on t...
Ink, Pencil
Portraits - Ink and Watercolor on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is an original modern artwork realized in the 1950s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original Colored Ink and Watercolor on Paper. Hand-sign...
Watercolor, Ink
Nude of Woman - Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an original modern artwork realized the 1950s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original zincography on Ivory paper. Image Dimensions:...
Paper
The Touch - Original Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Touch is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the Mid-20th Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original woodcut on paper. ...
Woodcut
The Gaze - Original Woodcut on Paper by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Gaze is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the mid-20th Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original woodcut on paper. ...
Woodcut
Nude of Woman - Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an original modern artwork realized the 1950s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original zincography on Ivory paper. Image Dimensions: ...
Paper
Nude of Woman - Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an original modern artwork realized the 1950s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original zincography on Ivory paper. Image Dimensions: ...
Paper
Nude of Woman - Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an original modern artwork realized the 1950s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original zincography on Ivory paper. Image Dimensions: ...
Paper
Nude of Woman - Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an original modern artwork realized the 1950s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original zincography on Ivory paper. Image Dimensions: ...
Paper
Nude of Woman - Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an original modern artwork realized the 1950s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original zincography on Ivory paper. Image Dimensions: ...
Paper
Nude of Woman - Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an original modern artwork realized the 1950s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original zincography on Ivory paper. Image Dimensions: ...
Paper
City Street - Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
City Street is an original modern artwork realized the 1950s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original zincography on Ivory paper. Image Dimensions: 21...
Paper
Landscape - Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original modern artwork realized the 1950s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original zincography on Ivory paper. Image Dimensions: 16 x...
Paper
Nude of Woman - Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an original modern artwork realized the 1950s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original zincography on Ivory paper. Image Dimensions: ...
Paper
Nude of Woman - Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude of Woman is an original modern artwork realized the 1950s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original zincography on Ivory paper. Image Dimensions: ...
Paper
Figures with Half-Moon - Original Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures with Half-Moon 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 woodcut o...
Woodcut
The Conversation - Original Woodcut on Paper by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Conversation is an original modern artwork realized in the mid-20th Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original woodcut on paper. Very good ...
Woodcut
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
The Round Face - Original Woodcut on Paper by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Round Face is an original modern artwork realized in the mid-20th Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original woodcut on paper. Very good co...
Woodcut
$777
Boatman and Fish - Original Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Boatman and Fish is an original modern artwork realized in the mid-20th Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original woodcut on paper. Very good c...
Woodcut
The Game - Original Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Game 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 woodcut on paper. Very ...
Woodcut
Couple - Original Pen on Paper by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
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 pen on creamy paper. Hand-signed in pencil by the artist on th...
Paper, Pen
Price- Il Selvaggio no.7/8 - Original Magazine by Mino Maccari - 1939
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.7/8- 1939", "Annual supporter subscription- Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", including original woodcut prints by the artist Mino Maccari. Good co...
Paper, Woodcut
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
Letter from Mino Maccari to Countess Pecci Blunt - 1937
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Letter from Mino Maccari to Countess Pecci Blunt, L.A.S. addressed to Countess Pecci Blunt. Rome, May 25, 1937. One page, 20 x 29 cm, in perfect conditions...
Paper, Ink
Mamma Roma - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Mamma Roma is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original woodcut on Ivory paper.. Hand-signed in pencil n by the a...
Woodcut
The Bird - Original Woodcut on Paper by Mino Maccari - MId-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Bird is an original modern artwork realized in the mid-20th Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original woodcut on paper. Very good conditio...
Woodcut
$777
Dreamy - Original Woodcut on Paper by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Dreamy is an original modern artwork realized in the mid-20th Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original woodcut on paper. Very good conditions....
Woodcut
$777
Dreamy - Original Woodcut on Paper by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Dreamy is an original modern artwork realized in the Mid-20th Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original woodcut on paper. Very good conditions....
Woodcut
$777
Dreamy - Original Woodcut on Paper by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Dreamy is an original modern artwork realized in the mid-20th Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original woodcut on paper. Very good conditions....
Woodcut
Linoleum - Rare Illustrated Book by Mino Maccari - 1931
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 30 copies including one coloured linocuts and 29 b/n linocuts realized by Mino Maccari from 1924 to 1931. Double sheets Japanese style. Probably the only copy with each s...
Paper, Linocut
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
$358
Dreamy - Original Woodcut on Paper by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Dreamy is an original modern artwork realized in the mid-20th Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original woodcut on paper. Very good conditions...
Woodcut
Colored Figures - Original Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Colored Figures is an original modern artwork realized in the second half of the 20th Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original colored waterco...
Watercolor
The Pollution - Original Ink and Watercolor on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Pollution is an original ink and watercolor painting realized by Mino Maccari on 1960 ca. Hand- signed by the artist on the lower right corner and mounted on a cardboard (35x50)...
Watercolor, Ink
The Conversation - Original Woodcut on Paper by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Conversation is an original modern artwork realized in the mid-20th Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original woodcut on paper. Very good ...
Woodcut
The Portrait - Original Woodcut on Paper by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Portrait is an original modern artwork realized in the the Mid-20th Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original woodcut on paper. Very goo...
Woodcut
The Portrait - Original Woodcut on Paper by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Portrait is an original modern artwork realized in the Mid-20th Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original woodcut print on paper. Very good...
Woodcut
Greeting Card - Original Pencil and Watercolor by M. Maccari - 1965
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Greeting card from the magazine "Il Mondo" is an original modern artwork realized the 1960s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original pencil and waterc...
Watercolor, Pencil
$777
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
Il Selvaggio no.1 by Mino Maccari - 1934
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.1- 1934", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Weekly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", including original woodcuts by the artist Mino Maccari. ...
Magazine Paper