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Mino Maccari Art

Italian, 1898-1989

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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Artist: Mino Maccari
Swimmers - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
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1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Watercolor

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...
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Ink

Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a china ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari  (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed. Good conditions with slight foxing. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Paper, Ink

Erotic Scene - Pecil Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Scene is a charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1970. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a graph paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 198...
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1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Pencil

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.
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1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Pen

The Hermaphrodite - Original Ink and Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Hermaphrodite is an original modern artwork realized in the half of the 20th Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original ink and watercolor o...
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Watercolor, Ink

Party - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pen drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Not signed, in very good condition.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Pen

Giraffe Man - Original Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Uomo-giraffa (Giraffe-man) is an original watercolour drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). ...
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1970s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Watercolor

Strange Thoughts - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Strange Thoughts 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...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Pen

The Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1950 ca. Hand signed. Realized on a proof for a woodcut print. Another drawing in pencil on rear.
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Pencil

The Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1935 ca
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Black marker pern drawing on paper realized by Maccari in 1935 ca. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
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1930s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Permanent Marker

Study for Dance - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in 1950 ca. Hand signed. Another drawing in watercolor on rear. Very good condition.
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Watercolor

At the Party - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Watercolor

Erotic Scene - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Scene is a charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was...
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1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Charcoal

The Honest Man - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1975 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pen drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1975 ca. Hand signed. Very good condition.
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1970s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Ink

Portrait (Pietro Nenni) - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Matted, in very good condition.
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20th Century Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Watercolor, Pencil

The Wait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1940s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
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1940s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Watercolor

Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an Original Drawing in pen on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Ma...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Paper, Pen

Peasants - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 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.
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1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Watercolor, Charcoal

The Gentleman - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing and watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Not signed. Very good condition.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Watercolor, Pencil

At the Festival in Venice - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1946 ca
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1946 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
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1940s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Charcoal

Elephant Tamer - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Black marker pen drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1952 ca. Hand monogrammed in lower right. Very good condition.
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20th Century Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Permanent Marker

Sketch for "Bestie del 900" - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the early 1930s. Probably a study for a woodcut realized for the illustrated book "Bestie del 900". Very good condition.
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1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Charcoal, Watercolor

Erotic Scene - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - 1945
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Scene is an original xilography artwork realized by Mino Maccari in 1944. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right, in the pseudonym of "Jean Barbe" which is the artist's signature in 1944-45 ca. in erotic series artwork...
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1940s Mino Maccari Art

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Woodcut

The Woodcutter - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition except for some halos in the top and bottom corners.
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1940s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Paper, Ink

Reclined Nude - China Ink and Watercolor By Mino Maccari-Mid 20th century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude is an original China Ink Drawing and watercolour realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition except for crumpled cream colored paper. Monogrammed by...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Watercolor, Ink

Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions with holes of the burning part applied intentionally by the a...
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1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Pen

Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a Watercolour and Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition except for some foxing. Mino Maccari (Siena, ...
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1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Pen

Sketch - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Pastel on cardboard realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Not signed. Very good condition.
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Charcoal, Watercolor

The Dreams - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil and watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Watercolor

The Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Couples is a Pen and watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed at the top margin. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Jun...
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20th Century Contemporary Mino Maccari Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Pen

Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Tempera and watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1940s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
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1940s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Ink

The Reproach - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Black market drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Ink

Invitation - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950 ca.
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.
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Watercolor

The Wine Maker - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal drawing and watercolor on paper (drawn on the back of a school bag) realized by Mino Maccari in 1940s. Hand signed in pencil lower left. Very good condition.
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1940s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Charcoal, Watercolor

Souvenir de Paris - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing on paper realized by Maccari in 1950s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Watercolor

The Couple - Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Couple is a china ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1970. Hand-signed in the lower margin. Good condition on a white paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 198...
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1970s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Ink

Quo Vadis? - Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Quo Vadis? 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...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Woodcut

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...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Woodcut

The Dreamer - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
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.
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Charcoal, Watercolor

Party with the Hunchback - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil and watercolor drawing realized by Maccari in 1960s. With a pencil and watercolor drawing on rear too. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
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1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Charcoal, Watercolor

Lunar Landscape - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Charcoal, Watercolor

The Robot Man - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Pastel and watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Charcoal, Watercolor

Maccari, Ojetti and Soffici - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1935 ca
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Red ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1941. It represents three of the main characters of Italian culture of the 40s, namely Mino Maccari, Ardengo Soffici and Ugo Ojetti. Han...
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1940s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Ink

Erotic Scene - Pen Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Erotic Figures is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1970. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a white paper. Mino Maccari (Sie...
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1970s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Pen

The Painter - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1935 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1935 ca. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition except for some very minor defect in the edges.
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1930s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Charcoal, Watercolor

Composition - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Composition 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...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Pen

Pleasure - Linocut on Paper by Jean Barbe / Mino Maccari - 1945
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pleasure is a beautiful black and white linocut on ivory-colored paper, realized in 1945 by Mino Maccari. Hand-signed "Jean Barbe" and numbered in pencil on lower margin. Edition of...
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1940s Mino Maccari Art

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Linocut

The Appointment - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal drawing and watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in 1960. Hand siged in pencil lower right. With a portrait sketched on rear. Very good condition.
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1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Pencil

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.
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Charcoal, Watercolor

The Heart Surgeon - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1955
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1955. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Ink

Giuditta - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 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.
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1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Charcoal, Watercolor

Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Watercolor, Charcoal

The Jockey - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1935 ca.
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.
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1930s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Charcoal, Watercolor

The Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Black marker pen drawing on paper realized by Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
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1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Charcoal, Watercolor

The Brigand - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing reazlied by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed lower right. Matted, with dimensions 28x35 cm. Very good condition.
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1960s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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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.
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Charcoal, Watercolor

And so You Let Indochina be Taken Away from You Too! by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the early 1950s. Hand monogrammed lower right. Title on rear. The "loss of Indochina" refers to the end of French colonial rule in t...
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

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Charcoal, Watercolor

Sketches - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1930s. Not signed. Very good condition.
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1940s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

Music at the Party - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Not signed, very good condition.
Category

1950s Modern Mino Maccari Art

Materials

Charcoal, Watercolor

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