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Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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
The Milky Way - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1975
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Milky Way is a charcoal and pastel drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1975. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a little paper. Mino Maccari (Sien...
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1970s Contemporary Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Charcoal, Pastel

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Couple - Original 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...
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1980s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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...
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1940s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Watercolor

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.
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Watercolor

Who are you writing to, darling? - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960ca
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pen drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1960 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition except for a stain and a rip in the lower right edge.
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1960s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen

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...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Paper, Ink, 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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Watercolor

The Painter and the Painting - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1938 ca
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1938 ca. Hand signed in pencil lower left. Good condition.
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1930s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Mixed media (pencil, tempera, charcoal and watercolor) on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1960 ca. Hand signed lower left. Very good condition.
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1960s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Mixed Media, Tempera, Color Pencil

Indifference - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Market pen drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1940s. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
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1940s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Permanent Marker

The Jugglers - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1940 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
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1940s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

The Painter's Studio - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1955 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Maccari in 1955 ca. Hand signed in oil pastel lower right. Very good condition.
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Watercolor

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Watercolor

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1975 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pastel drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1975 ca. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
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1970s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Reclined Nudes - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1934
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Blue pastel drawing realized recot/verso by Mino Maccari in 1934. One of them is hand signed in pencilo in the lower. Prov. Chiurazzi Gallery (stamp in the lower right of one of th...
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1930s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil, Pastel

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Watercolor

Studies - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1950 ca. Hand signed in the lower right. Very good condition.
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Man in the Space - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1970 ca. Hand signed lower left. Very good condition.
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1970s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

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.
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1930s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

The Dance - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1980
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in 1980. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
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1980s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal

Portraits - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1958
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Maccari in 1958. Hand signed and dated. Very good condition.
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

In the Brodel - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1945 ca
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink and watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1945 ca. Hand signed lower right. With a second sketch on rear. Very good condition.
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1940s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Permanent Marker

Dances - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Dances is a watercolor 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 ...
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1960s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Watercolor

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Charcoal

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Watercolor

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Watercolor

Hanged - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Hanged is a china ink 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, 19...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

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.
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1940s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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.
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Watercolor

The Knight - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Ink and watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Not signed. Very good condition.
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1960s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Watercolor

The Dance of the Fishes - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Maccari in 1930s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
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1930s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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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.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

The Cyclists - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1940. Hand signed lower left. Very good condition.
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1940s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

The Cyclists - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1940s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
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1940s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

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.
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Charcoal

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.
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1960s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

Portraits - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed lower left. Charcoal sketch on rear. Very good condition.
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1960s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Charcoal, Watercolor

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor, Ink

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 Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

The Duel - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1940s. Hand signed lower right. With another watercolor drawing on rear. Very good condition except for a central fold.
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1940s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Surreal Composition - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Hand signed lower right. Very good conditoin.
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1940s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

The Appointment - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal drawing and watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed lower right.
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1960s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Watercolor

Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures 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, 1989) w...
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Mid-20th Century Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen

Soldiers - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Black marker pen and watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Hand signed. Very good condition except for some minor folds on edges.
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Mid-20th Century Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pen, Watercolor

Far West - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition..
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1950s Modern Mino Maccari Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Pencil

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