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 Gaze - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Gaze is an original Drawing in pen on creamy paper realized by Mino Maccari in mid 20th century. Good condition with foxing on the right. Hand-signed on the lower. Mino Maccar...
Pen
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The Profile - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Profile is an Original Drawing in pencil on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower. Good conditions. Min...
Pencil
Portrait - Pencil and Watercolor on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1955
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait 1955 is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari. Lapis drawing and watercolor on paper, in good conditions, hand-signed by the artist on the lower left corner. Mino M...
Watercolor, Pencil
The Dance - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Dance is an original Drawing in pen on paper realized by Mino Maccari in mid 20th century. Good conditions with some foxing. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian writer, pai...
Pen
The Profile - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Profile is an Original Drawing in pencil on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th century. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower. With another drawing o...
Ballpoint Pen
The Standing Man - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Standing Man is an original Drawing in pencil on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in mid 20th century. Hand-signed on the lower in pencil. Good conditions with som...
Carbon Pencil
Men and Dogs - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original woodcut print realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian ...
Paper, Woodcut
Portrait of Woman - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Woman is an original Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Mino Macca...
Pencil
Hand Fans - Linocut by Mino Maccari - 1951
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Fans is an Original Linocut Print realized by Mino Maccari in 1951. Very good condition, not signed. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian writer, pa...
Linocut
Admiration - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1980
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Admiration is an original Charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1980. Good condition on a white paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was ...
Charcoal
The Wake - Original Linocut by Mino Maccari - 1951
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Wake 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 jo...
Linocut
The Scarecrow - Tempera Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Lo Spaventapasseri (The Scarecrow) is an original drawing on paper, realized around the 1960s by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (S...
Tempera
Polygamy - Original Woodcut Print on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1960
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Polygamy is original woodcut on ivory paper realized in 1960 ca by Mino Maccari (1898-1989). Hand-signed in pencil lower right. Artist's proof. In good conditions. The subject of...
Woodcut
Lifebuoy Woman - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Lifebuoy woman is an original modern artwork realized in 1970s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original mixed colored pencil and watercolor drawing. ...
Watercolor, Pencil
Portrait - Original Etching by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original print realized by Mino Maccari in Mid-20th Century. Beautiful black and white etching on ivory-colored paper. Included a passport: 49 x 34 cm. Good conditio...
Etching
$473
Figures on Red - Original Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures in Red is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the XX Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original Lithograph on paper...
Woodcut
The Pill - Lithograph by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The pill is an original artwork realized in the half of 20th century by Mino Maccari. Mixed colored lithograph on paper. Hand signed on the lower. Titled o...
Paper, Lithograph
Trojan Horse - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Trojan Horse is an original modern artwork realized in the 1960s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original tempera on paper. Monogram of the artist on...
Watercolor
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original drawing realized by Mino Maccari in Mid-20th Century. Beautiful black and white ink drawing on transparent ivory paper. Good condition on a yellowed paper, ...
Ink
Seated Nude - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Seated Nude is a Charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed paper, one little missing corner on the paper. Hand-signed by the artis...
Pencil
Reclined Nude - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Reclined Nude is an original Charcoal and Watercolour Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist with penci...
Charcoal, Watercolor
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Mino Maccari (1898-...
Pencil
Nude - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is an original Charcoal and Watercolour Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition except for torn paper on the lower margin. Hand-signed by the arti...
Charcoal, Watercolor
$1,065
Masks - Original Woodcut on Paper by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Masks 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
Il Selvaggio, no.3-4- 1941 - Magazine - Engravings by Mino Maccari
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Flipping through a few pages of " Il Selvaggio, no.3-4- 19418", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", we find, in th...
Paper
$544
Il Selvaggio, No.2- 1940 " 15 April 1940-Anno-XVII - Engravings by Mino Maccari
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Flipping through a few pages of " Il Selvaggio, No.2- 1940 " 15 April 1940-Anno-XVIII.", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and s...
Paper
Il Selvaggio, No.2- 1938 - Magazines -Engravings by Mino Maccari
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Flipping through a few pages of " Il Selvaggio, No.2- 1938 " 15 Febbraio 1938-Anno-XVI", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and s...
Paper
Nudes - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nudes is an original Pencil Drawing and Watercolour realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Mino M...
Paper, Pencil
Reclined Nude - Drawing 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 on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist with penc...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Portrait - Charcoal Ink By Mino Maccari - Mid 20th century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original Charcoal Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th Century. Good condition on a cream colored paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Mino Mac...
Charcoal
Knight and Horse - China Ink By Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Knight and Horse is an original China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th Century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Mino Mac...
Ink
Woman - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is an original woodcut realized by Mino Maccari. Included a white Passepartout: 49 x 34 cm. The state of preservation is very good. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 – Rom, 1989) wa...
Woodcut
The Audience - Watercolour by Mino Maccari - 1965
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The audience is a very beautiful watercolour painting realized by Mino Maccari on 1965. In good condition, except for worn paper on the margins. Hand-si...
Watercolor
Totò il buono - Rare Book Illustrated by Mino Maccari - 1943
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Totò il buono is an original modern rare book illustrated by Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 – Rome, 1989) and written by Cesare Zavattini in 1943. Original Edition. Published by Bompia...
Paper
The Models - 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
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 mid-20th Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original woodcut on paper. Very good conditi...
Woodcut
Female Portrait - Lithograph by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Female Portrait is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Mino Maccari. Original Lithograph on Japan Paper. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right corner: Maccari. Numbere...
Lithograph
Figure - Original Pencil and Watercolor 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 pencil and watercolor drawing on Ivory paper. Hand-...
Pencil, Watercolor
Male Portrait - Charcoal Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Ritratto maschile (Male portrait) is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Charc...
Charcoal, Ink
Catching a Shadow - Charcoal by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Catching a Shadow is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Original Charcoal and...
Charcoal, Watercolor, Pen
Thinking about the Origin - Original Pencil Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Thinking about the Origin of the World is an original pencil drawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 198...
Paper, Pencil
A Gangster - Watercolor Drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
A Gangster is an original watercolor drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). A watercolor (front) and tempera drawing (rear) on ivory-colored and laid paper. Excellent condition, except for imperceptible usual wrinkles of the paper. On the back another tempera drawing representing a sensual red mouth with parted lips, in the Pop style. With the incredible satiric and caustic touch of the illustrator of Il Selvaggio, this contemporray artwork depicts a Italian-American gangster...
Paper, Tempera, Watercolor
Il Selvaggio no.1 by Mino Maccari - 1935
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.1- 1935", "Annual supporter subscription - Una Copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper of arts and science", with original woodcut prints by the artist Mino Maccari....
Magazine Paper
The Vain - Ink and Watercolor Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Vain is an original China ink and watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Good conditions and sigled by the artist on the lower left corner. Mounted on a cream colored ca...
Ink, Watercolor
The Doctors - Watercolor Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
I Dottori (The Doctors) is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Watercolor drawi...
Watercolor
The Alchimist - Watercolor Drawing on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
L'Alchimista (The Alchimist) is an original drawing on paper, realized around 1970s by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Watercolor drawing...
Paper, Watercolor
Otium - China Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Otium is an original china ink drawing on paper, realized in the 1960s by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). China ink drawing on ivory-col...
Paper, Ink
The Scientist - Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Lo Scienziato (The scientist) is an original black China ink drawing on laid paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 189...
Ink
Figures - Drypoint by Mino Maccari - 1945
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures 1945 is an original drypoint realized by Mino Maccari (1945). The artwork is in good conditions, except for worn paper on the margins. Image Dimensions: 20x18.8 cm. Hand- ...
Paper, Drypoint
The circus - Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1937
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Circus is an original watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in 1937. Good conditions. Mino Maccari was an Italian writer, painter, engraver and journalist, winner the Feltrinelli...
Watercolor
The Couple Dances - Original Etching by Mino Maccari - 1960 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The couple Dance is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in 1960 ca. Black and white etching on paper. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower left. Numbered on the lower ...
Etching
$355
Landscape - Woodcut Print on Paper by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original woodcut on Ivory paper. Hand signed lower right in pencil. ...
Woodcut
The Quarrel - Original Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The quarrel is an original charcoal drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. The artwork is hand-signed by the artist on the lower right corner of the worn yellowed paper. Mino M...
Charcoal
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
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
Woman and Chicken - Mixed Media by M. Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman with chicken is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the 1960's. Watercolor and pastel drawing. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower margin. Includes frame (87...
Watercolor, Pastel
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
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
Il Selvaggio no.5 by Mino Maccari - 1932
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.5 - 1932", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Weekly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", with original woodcuts by the artist Mino Maccari. 4 pa...
Magazine Paper