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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The General - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The General is a Pen 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 an It...
Pencil
Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1970s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an...
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
The Painter - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Seductive Woman is a China ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1970s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16...
Paper, Ballpoint Pen
The Shoot - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Shoot is a watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Monogrammed on the lower margin. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 19...
Paper, Pencil, Watercolor
The Fan - Original Linocut by Mino Maccari - 1951
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Fan is an original Linocut Print realized by Mino Maccari in 1951. Very Good condition. No Signature. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian writer, painter, engraver and jou...
Linocut
The Painted Tree - Linocut by Mino Maccari - 1951
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Painted Tree is an Original Linocut Print realized by mino Maccari in 1951. Not signed, very good condition. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian writer, painter, engraver ...
Linocut
Figures - Etching by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an Etching and Drypoint realized by Mino Maccari in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed in the lower right part. Numbered, edition of 46/75 prints. Good conditions. Mino...
Paper, Etching
Mother and Child - China Ink By Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Mother and Child is an original China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th Century. Yellowed paper, with damaged edges, and some sketches on the back. Hand-signed by th...
Ink
Rider - Etching by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Rider is a woodcut realized by Mino Maccari in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed in the lower right part. Artist's proof. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16...
Paper, Etching
The Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Couple is a Pencil Drawing and Watercolour realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1970s. Hand-signed and titled on the lower margin. Good condition on a white cardboard. Mino...
Paper, Charcoal
Mr. Gioia - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Mr. Gioia is a China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1970s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a white paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, J...
Paper, Charcoal
A Woman Playing - OriginalWoodcut by Mino Maccari - 1960
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 32 x 40 cm. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Artist's proof. Wide margins. In excellent conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989) A multi-facet...
Woodcut
On the Street - Pen Drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Per strada (On the Street) is an original pen drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Black Ch...
Paper, Ink
The Nudes - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Nudes is a Drawing in carbon on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower. Good conditions with some foxing ...
Carbon Pencil
Happy 1960 - Watercolor on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Happy 1960 is an original modern artwork realized in 1960 by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original watercolor on paper. Good conditions. Includes ...
Watercolor
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At the Sea - Etching by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
At the sea is an original print realized by Mino Maccari in Mid-20th Century. Beautiful black and white etching on ivory-colored paper. Included a passport: 28 x 35 cm. Good condit...
Etching
Figures - Etching by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an Etching and Drypoint realized by Mino Maccari in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed in the lower right part. Numbered. Edition,VI/XV. Good conditions. Mino Macca...
Paper, Etching
Gathering - Linocut by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Gathering is a Linocut realized by Mino Maccari in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed in the lower right part. Numbered. Edition,3/78. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-R...
Paper, Linocut
Figures - Etching by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an Etching realized by Mino Maccari in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed in the lower right part. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was...
Paper, Etching
Figures - Etching by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an Etching and Drypoint realized by Mino Maccari in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed in the lower right part. Numbered. Edition,27/50. Good conditions. Mino Maccari ...
Paper, Etching
The Kidnapping - Charcoal Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Kidnapping is an original charcoal drawing realizedby Mino Maccari in 1950s. The artwork in in good conditions, except for the worn yellowed paper on the margins. Hand-signed b...
Charcoal, Pencil
Womanly - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Womanly is an Original Drawing in watercolor and China ink on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower. Good co...
Watercolor
$710Sale Price|20% Off
Nude - Original Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original drawing in pastel on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the 1950s. Stamp signed on paper. Good condition. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian writer, painte...
Pastel
Zodiac Signs - Original Watercolor on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1975
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Zodiac Signs is is an original modern artwork realized in 1970s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original mixed colored watercolor on paper. Hand-s...
Watercolor
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Animals - Linocut by Mino Maccari - 1951
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Animals is an original Linocut Print realized by Mino Maccari in 1951. Very Good condition. No Signature. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an It...
Linocut
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
Happy 1985 - Etching by Mino Maccari - 1985
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Happy 1985 is an original print realized by Mino Maccari in 1985. Beautiful black and white etching on ivory-colored paper. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the...
Etching
Portrait - Original Pen on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original modern artwork realized the 1970s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original pen drawing on Ivory paper. Hand-signed in pen by...
Etching
The Capitalist - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The capitalist is an artwork realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Pen drawing with artist's monogram below. 9x11 cm; 11 x 15 cm with perspex frame. Good condtions. Mino Maccar...
Paper, Pen
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...
Watercolor, Ink
Nude - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original Watercolour realized by Mino Maccari in the Mid-20th Century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. No signature. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian writer,...
Watercolor
Sketches - l Charcoal by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Sketches is an original Charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition except for some spots on a white paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil....
Charcoal
Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an original China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th Century. Good condition on a yellowed paper, some sketches on the back. Hand-signed by the artist with...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Woman - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Woman" is an original woodcut realized by Mino Maccari (1898-1989). In good conditions. This artwork represents a standing woman at the top left and a detailed leg while a hand is...
Woodcut
Il Selvaggio, No.4-5 1940 - Magazines -Engravings by Mino Maccari
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Flipping through a few pages of " Il Selvaggio, No.4-5 1940 " 31 Dicembre 1940-Anno-XIX", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and ...
Paper, Etching
The Arrest - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1948
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Arrest is a Drawing in black marker on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1948. Hand-signed on the lower left. Good conditions with minor folding on the lower mar...
Paper, Permanent Marker
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). ...
Watercolor
The Illustrator
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Illustrator is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari. It is an artist' proof, hand signed in pencil on lower right margin "Maccari"; on the lower left margin "prova di col...
Lithograph
The Hug - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The hug is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the 1970's. Colored mixed media drawing on cardboard (ink and watercolor). Hand signed by the artist on the lower margin....
Watercolor, Cardboard, Ink
Il Selvaggio, no.5- 1938 - Magazine - Engravings by Mino Maccari
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Flipping through a few pages of " Il Selvaggio, no.5- 1938", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", we find, in the do...
Paper
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 Dance - Original Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Dance is an original drawing in watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid 20th Century. Good conditions except for some folding and a cutaway on the lower margin. ...
Paper, Watercolor
Forest in Color - Charcoal and Watercolor by M. Maccari - 1950/60s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Hand signed lower right. Very good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Roma, 1989) was a popular Italian artist and engraver. He realized a lot of graphic artworks, especially ...
Charcoal, Watercolor
Couple - Watercolor and Pencil by Mino Maccari - 1980
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is an original modern artwork realized in 1980 by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original colored watercolor and pencil...
Watercolor
$578Sale Price|24% Off
The Smoking Man - Original Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Smoking Man is an original Drawing in pen on paper realized by Mino Maccari in mid 20th century. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian writer, painter, engra...
Pen
Gallant and Ladies - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Gallant and Ladies is an original pen drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Good condition on yellowed paper with an aged left margin. The artwork is represente...
Pen
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an Original Drawing in pencil carbon on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower. With another port...
Paper, Pencil
Barking at Tower - Drawing in Tempera by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Barking at Tower is an Original Drawing in tempera on cream-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. It represents the popular mascotte of the ENI logo. Inclu...
Paper, Tempera
Portrait - Lithograph by Mino Maccari - 1946
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original Lithograph realized by Mino Maccari in 1946. Good condition on a cream-colored paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was a...
Paper, Lithograph
$444Sale Price|25% Off
The Broken Heart - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Broken Heart is an Original Drawing in pen on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century on a telegram paper. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (1898-198...
Ballpoint Pen
The Dream - Watercolor by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Dream is an original Watercolour realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a colored cream paper, with other sketch on rear. No signature. Mino Maccari (...
Watercolor
The Figure- Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Figure is an Original Drawing in ink and watercolor on cream-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an It...
Ink, Watercolor
A Rooster on The Head - Linocut by Mino Maccari - 1951
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
A Rooster n The Head is an original Linocut Print realized by Mino Maccari in 1951. Very Good condition. No Signature. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian writer, painter, eng...
Linocut
The Faces - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Faces is an Original Drawing in carbon on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower. With another drawing on ...
Carbon Pencil
The Execution - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Execution is an Original Drawing in pastel and pencil on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower. Good con...
Pastel, Pencil
The Fish Boat - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Fish Boat is an original Drawing in watercolor on creamy paper realized by Mino Maccari in mid 20th century. Hand-signed on the lower. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (1898-1989...
Watercolor
Among Women - Watercolor by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Among Women is an original Watercolour realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a colored cream paper. No signature. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian...
Watercolor
Red Passion - Original Woodcut by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Red Passion is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the second half of XX century. Mixed colored xylograph. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower margin. Artist proof...
Woodcut
Portrait of a Child - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Child is an original Woodcut Print realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed paper, included a white cardboard passpartout (35x28 cm)....
Woodcut
The Menace - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Menace is an original pen drawing in pen on paper realized by Mino Maccari in mid 20th century. Good conditions with folding on margins. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian...
Pen