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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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
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
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.
Pencil
Il Selvaggio no.4/5 by Mino Maccari - 1935
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.4-5- 1935", "Annual supporter subscription - Una Copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper of arts and science", including original woodcuts by the artist Mino Maccari...
Magazine Paper
Il Selvaggio no.1 by Mino Maccari - 1932
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.1- 1932", "Annual supporter subscription - Una Copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", including original woodcuts by Mino Maccari. 8 page...
Magazine Paper
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.
Permanent Marker
Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed. Good conditions with slight foxing. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Jun...
Paper, Charcoal
The Generals - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1955 ca
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
Female Figure - Pencil Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1920s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Female Figure is an original modern artwork realized the 1920s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original pencil drawing on Ivory paper. Hand-sig...
Pencil
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.
Watercolor, Pencil
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.
Watercolor, Charcoal
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.
Watercolor, Pencil
Portraits - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is a charcoal drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed. Good conditions with slight foxing. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Ju...
Paper, Charcoal
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
Sketch for "Il Ragazzo" - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1936
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Mixed media on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1936. Collage, ink and watercolor. Very good condition, with a china ink and watercolor drawing on a woman on rear.
Charcoal, Watercolor
Nude Women - Original Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude Women is an original zincography artwork realized by Mino Maccari. Included a white Passepartout: 49 x 34 The state of preservation is very good. The artwork represents a ...
Engraving
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...
Ink
The Wild Dance - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
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
Yes Sir! - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Black marker pen on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand monogrammed lower right. Very good condition.
Permanent Marker
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
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...
Pen
The Tamer of Men - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1958 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1958 ca. Hand signed in pen lower right. Good condition.
Charcoal, Watercolor
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
$704
The Toast of Celebration - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
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.
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
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 1945. Hand-signed in the pseudonym of "Jean Baschie" which is the artist's signature in 1944-45 ca. erotic ...
Woodcut
Seductive Woman - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Seductive Woman is a China ink and watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 192...
Paper, Watercolor, Ink
Album - Rare Illustrated Book by Mino Maccari - 1943
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Album is an extraordinary collection of 30 linocut plates by Mino Maccari, each numbered and hand-signed by the artist. Issued in 89 copies. In-folio, 30 plates, cm 49 x 2.5 x 37, ...
Paper
$634
Multiple Opportunities - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Multiple Opportunities is a pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome...
Pencil
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
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.
Ink
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
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...
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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
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.
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
Sketch - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor drawing realized by Maccari in 1940s. Not signed. Very good condition, with another interesting sketch in china ink on rear.
Charcoal, Watercolor
Seductive - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Seductive is a Pencil and Watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1940s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition with foxing. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Ro...
Pencil, Watercolor
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.
Ink
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.
Ink
Self Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1935 ca
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1935 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Pencil
The Usurpers - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Very good condition, not signed.
Watercolor
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...
Pen
Seductive Woman - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Seductive Woman is a China ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16...
Paper, Ink
Il Selvaggio, No.9-10- 1937 - Magazines -Engravings by Mino Maccari
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Flipping through a few pages of " Il Selvaggio, No.9-10- 1937 " 30 Novembre 1937-Anno-XVI ", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts a...
Paper
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.
Watercolor
The Arab - 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.
Watercolor
The Jab - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Jab is a black marker 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...
Permanent Marker
Can-Can - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Ink
The Shipwreck of Attualismo - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Chia ink and watercolor drawing on paper realized by Maccari in 1940s. Hand signed in pencil lower right. It depicts Giovanni Gentile in the middle of the sea, while his philosophi...
Watercolor
The Painter - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1945 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Ink and Watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1945 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Ink, Watercolor
$998
The Knight and the Lady - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Hand signed in pencil. Some minor signs of the time on edgex.
Watercolor
$763
The Ghost and the Wheel - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Watercolor
Nudes - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. On recto and verso. Not signed. Very good condition.
Watercolor, Ink
Western - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Western 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 le...
Woodcut
The Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1958
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1958. Hand signed and dated lower right. Very good condition.
Watercolor
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.
Ink
Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
Charcoal, Watercolor
The Consultations - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Hand signed. Matted, mat dimensions cm. 40x50. Very good condition.
Watercolor
Self Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Hand signed lower left. Very good condition.
Watercolor