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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$769
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
$769
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
$769
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
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
$355
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
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
$769
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 - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.1 - 1930", "Annual supporter subscription -100 Lire- Weekly Newspaper letters arts and sciences". Art Magazine in good conditions, with small ripping along the mar...
Magazine Paper
Il Selvaggio no. 10 by Mino Maccari - 1932
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.10- 1932", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", we find, in the dossier Roma,1 Dicembre 1932, incl...
Magazine Paper
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
Shadows - Original Pencil and Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1965
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Shadows is an original modern artwork realized the 1965s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original pencil and watercolor drawing on Ivory cardboard. ...
Watercolor, Pencil
The Prisoner - Ink and Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1965
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Prisoner is an original modern artwork realized the 1965 by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original watercolor drawing on Ivory cardboard. Hand-si...
Watercolor, Ink
Il Selvaggio no.9 by Mino Maccari - 1933
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.9 - 1933", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Weekly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", including original woodcuts by the artist Mino Maccari....
Magazine Paper
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.6 by Mino Maccari - 1932
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.6 1932", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", including original woodcuts by the artist Mino Macca...
Magazine Paper
Il Selvaggio no.24 by Mino Maccari - 1928
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.24- 1928", "Annual supporter subscription - Fortnightly Newspaper of arts and science", including original woodcuts by the artist Mino Maccari. 4 pages. Good cond...
Magazine Paper
Il Selvaggio no.8 by Mino Maccari - 1932
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.11- 1932", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", with original woodcuts by the artist Mino Maccari....
Magazine Paper
Il Selvaggio no.4 by Mino Maccari - 1930
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.4- 1930", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", including original woodcuts by Mino Maccari. Good ...
Magazine Paper
Il Selvaggio no.4 by Mino Maccari - 1932
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.4- 1932", "Annual supporter subscription - Una Copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", including original woodcuts by the artist Mino Macc...
Magazine Paper
Il Selvaggio no.8 by Mino Maccari - 1932
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.8 - 1932", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", including original woodcut prints by the artist Mi...
Magazine Paper
The Dream - Original Pen Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Dream is an original modern artwork realized in the second half of the XX Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original colored pen drawing on ...
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
Il Selvaggio no.5 by Mino Maccari - 1934
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio", "Annual supporter subscription 40 Cent - Weekly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", we find, in the dossier of 20 Aprile 1934, including original woodcuts by the ar...
Magazine Paper
Il Selvaggio no.8 by Mino Maccari - 1934
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.8 - 1934", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Weekly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", including original woodcuts by the artist Mino Maccari,...
Magazine Paper
Il Selvaggio no.5 by Mino Maccari - 1933
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.5- 1933", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Weekly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", with original woodcut prints by the artist Mino Maccari....
Magazine Paper
Il Selvaggio no.5 by Mino Maccari - 1933
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.5- 1933", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Weekly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", including original woodcuts by the artist Mino Maccari. ...
Magazine Paper
Il Selvaggio no.21/22 by Mino Maccari - 1924
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.21-22- 1924", "Annual supporter subscription - Fortnightly Newspaper of arts and science", including original woodcut prints by the artist Mino Maccari. 8 pages. ...
Magazine Paper
Il Selvaggio no.7/8 by Mino Maccari - 1935
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.7-8- 1935", "Annual supporter subscription - Una Copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper of arts and science", including original woodcut prints by the artist Mino M...
Magazine Paper
Il Selvaggio no.10 by Mino Maccari - 1935
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.10- 1935", "Annual supporter subscription - Una Copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper of arts and science", inclugind original woodcuts by the artist Mino Maccari....
Magazine Paper
Il Selvaggio no.5/6 by Mino Maccari - 1935
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.5-6- 1935", "Annual supporter subscription - Una Copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper of arts and science", including original woodcut prints by the artist Mino M...
Magazine Paper
Polygamy - Original Pastel and Pencil by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Polygamy is an original drawing in pastel and pencil on creamy paper realized in 1960s ca by Mino Maccari (1898-1989). Hand-signed in pencil lower right. In good conditions with s...
Pastel, Pencil
Il Selvaggio #1/2 - Art Magazine with Engravings by Mino Maccari - 1936
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Flipping through a few pages of "Il Selvaggio, no. 1/2- 1936", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", we find, in the ...
Engraving
The Models - Original Pen on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1980s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Models is an original modern artwork realized the 1980s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original pen drawing on Ivory paper. Hand-signed in penc...
Paper, Pen
Figures - Drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989) in 1970s. Original drawing on paper. Hand-signed in pencil by the artis...
Paper, Pen
Bacchus - Original Pen and Watercolor on Paper by Mino Maccari -Mid-20th century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Bacchus is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original drawing in pen and watercolor on paper, study for a small labe...
Paper, Pen, Watercolor
The Doctor - Original Pen on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1980s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Doctor is an original modern artwork realized the 1980s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original pen drawing on Ivory paper. Hand-signed in penc...
Paper, Pen
Figure - Original Etching on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1980s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original modern artwork realized the 1980s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original etching on Ivory paper. Hand-signed in pencil by th...
Etching
The Ladder - Pencil on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1985
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Ladder is an original modern artwork realized the 1985s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original pencil drawing on Ivory paper. Hand-signed in p...
Pencil
Portrait - Original Pencil and Watercolor on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1985
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original modern artwork realized the 1985 by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original pencil and watercolor drawing on Ivory paper. Hand...
Pencil, Watercolor
Portrait - Original Charcoal and Watercolor on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1980s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original modern artwork realized the 1980s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original charcoal and watercolor drawing on Ivory paper. H...
Watercolor, Charcoal
Portrait - Pencil on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1980s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original modern artwork realized the 1980s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original pencil drawing on Ivory paper. Hand-signed in pen...
Pencil
5 Contro 1 - Original Charcoal on Paper by Mino Maccari - Early 1980s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
5 Contro 1 is an original modern artwork realized the 1980's by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original pencil drawing on Ivory paper. Hand-signed in ...
Pencil
Figure - Charcoal on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1980s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is an original modern artwork realized the 1980s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original charcoal drawing on Ivory paper. Hand-signed in pen...
Charcoal
Characters - Etching by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Characters is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (1898-1989) in the 1930s. Original etching on ivory paper. Hand-signed by the artist in pencil ...
Etching
$355
Il Selvaggio #4 no.4 - Art Magazine with Original Woodcuts by Mino Maccari -1935
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no. 4- 1935", "Annual supporter subscription - Una Copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper of arts and science", with original woodcuts by Mino Maccari. 4 pages. Good c...
Woodcut
$236
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 #11 - Art Magazine with Woodcuts by Mino Maccari - 1934
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no. 11- 1934", "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 #1 - Art Magazine with Original Woodcuts by Mino Maccari - 1933
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.1- 1933", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", original woodcut prints by the artist Mino Maccari....
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
The Hand-Cart - Lithograph on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Hand-Cart is an original modern artwork realized in the 1930s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original colored Lithograph on paper. Hand-signed i...
Lithograph
The Funnel - Lithograph on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Funnel is an original modern artwork realized in 1930s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original colored Lithograph on paper. Hand-signed in penci...
Lithograph
Study for a Cover of "Il Selvaggio" - Ink on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1920s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Study for a cover of "Il Selvaggio" is an original modern artwork realized the 1920s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original black china ink on paper...
Ink
Towards the Agreement - Pencil and Charcoal by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Towards the Agreement (Original Italian title "Verso l'accordo") is an original modern artwork realized 1937 by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original ...
Pencil, Charcoal
$651
Horned Figures - Ink and Watercolor on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1920s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Horned Figures is an original modern artwork realized the 1920s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Mixed Media. Original black china ink on paper and wat...
Ink, Watercolor