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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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
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
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
The Meeting - Etching By Mino Maccari - 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Meeting is an original Etching realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th Century. Good conditions. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Numbered. Edition, VI/XXX. Mino Maccari (...
Etching
Official Entertainment - Charcoal Drawing by M. Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Official Entertainment is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the 1950s. Charcoal Drawing on paper Hand-signed by the artist on the lower margin. Includes frame: 55 1...
Charcoal
$760
Villabruna and the Radical Party - Original Pen Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Villabruna and the Radical Party is an original modern artwork realized in 1960 by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original drawing on paper. Passepartou...
Paper, Pen
Il Selvaggio no.6/7 by Mino Maccari - 1934
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.6-7 - 1934", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Weekly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", including original woodcuts by the artist Mino Maccar...
Magazine Paper
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
Male Portrait Sketched - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Male portrait Sketched is an original drawing on paper, realized around the 1960s by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Black fountain pen ...
Pen
Satirical Scene - Original Woodcut on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Satirical Scene is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the 20th Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original linocut on paper...
Woodcut
Couple - Original Pen on Paper by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original pen on creamy paper. Hand-signed in pencil by the artist on th...
Paper, Pen
Reflecting Man - Pencil by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Uomo che riflette (Reflecting man) is an original pencil drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989)...
Pencil
La Coda di Paglia - Rare Book illustrated by Mino Maccari - 1949
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
La Coda di Paglia is an original modern rare book illustrated by Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 – Rome, 1989) and written by Alfonso Gatto in 1949. Original First Edition. Published by...
Paper, Photogravure
Man and Woman - Pastel Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Man and Woman is an original pastel drawing on cardboard paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Signed "...
Pastel
$233
Il Selvaggio #1 no.3 -Art Magazine with Original Woodcuts by Mino Maccari - 1933
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.3 - 1933", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", including original woodcuts by the artist Mino Ma...
Woodcut
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
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
Female Silhouette - Watercolor Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Female Silhouette is an original drawing on paper, realized around the 1970s by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - ...
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
Self-portrait - Charcoal Drawing by M. Maccari - 1929 ca
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Self-portrait of Mino Maccari is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original drawing in pencil on paper. Hand-signed...
Paper, Pencil
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
Portrait 1930/35 - Etching by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait 1930/35 is an original etching realized by Mino Maccari (1930-1935). The artwork is in good conditions, except for worn paper on the margins. Image Dimensions: 25x16 cm. ...
Etching
Couple - Original Charcoal by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is an original modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original charcoal drawing on Ivory cardboard. Hand-signed in pencil n ...
Charcoal
Il Selvaggio #1 -Art Magazine with Original woodcuts by Mino Maccari - 1934
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no. 1- 1934", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", including original engravings by the artist Mino ...
Woodcut
Il Selvaggio no.1 by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"Il Selvaggio, no.1 - 1930", "Annual supporter subscription -100 Lire- Weekly Newspaper letters arts and sciences". Art Magazine in good conditions, with small ripping along the mar...
Magazine Paper
Il Selvaggio no.3 - 1935 - Original Vintage Art Magazine
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Flipping through a few pages of colored"Il Selvaggio, no.3- 1935", "Annual supporter subscription - Una copia 40 Cent - Weekly Newspaper letters arts and sciences", we find, in the d...
Woodcut
$760
The Game - Original Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Game is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the 20th Century by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original woodcut print on paper....
Woodcut
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 Love - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"The Love" is an original woodcut artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1898-1989). Hand-signed on the lower left in pencil. In excellent conditions. This artwork represents a woman'...
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
Nude - Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude 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 nude s...
Engraving
Nude - Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude 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 nude stan...
Engraving
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...
Pen, Paper
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
Sexual Attraction - Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Sexual Attraction 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 represent...
Engraving
$467
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 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
Soldier and Women - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Soldier's Women is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Mixed colored xylograph. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower margin. Numbered on the lower left margin....
Woodcut
Telephone - Mixed Media by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Telephone is an original artwork realized by Mino Maccari in the 1970's. Mixed media colored drawing. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower margin. Good conditions except for s...
Watercolor, Charcoal
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
Nude - Original Zincography by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude 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 nude s...
Engraving
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
On S'Amuse - Original Woodcut by Mino Maccari - 1945
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
On S'Amuse is an original artwork realized in 1945 by Mino Maccari. Original colored xylograph. Includes passepartout: 49 x 33.5 cm Good conditions except for yellowing of paper d...
Woodcut
L'Arbre du Plaisir - Linocut on Paper by Jean Barbe / Mino Maccari - 1945
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 16 x 12 cm. L'Arbre du Plaisir is a black and white linocut on ivory-colored paper, realized in 1945 by the Italian satiric master Mino Maccari (1898-1989). Hand-...
Linocut
The Makeup Artist - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil and ink on paper. A rare and expressive drawing by Mino Maccari, executed in pencil on lightly toned paper, depicting a complex figurative composition rendered with the artis...
Paper, Ink
Shetches - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper. A refined and evocative drawing by Mino Maccari, executed in watercolour with brush, combining delicate blue and warm red washes to articulate a loosely connect...
Paper, Watercolor
The Visit - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Ink and watercolor on paper. A charming and incisive drawing by Mino Maccari, executed in ink with light wash, depicting an intimate interior scene animated by two seated female fig...
Paper, Ink
The Sculptor - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Ink on paper. A compelling and highly economical drawing by Mino Maccari, executed in fluid ink line, depicting a loosely articulated interior scene populated by stylised human figu...
Paper, Ink
The Duel - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1935 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil on paper. A spirited and incisive drawing by Mino Maccari, executed in pencil, depicting two male figures engaged in animated conversation. Shown in profile and facing one an...
Paper, Pencil
The English Occupation in Arabia - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal drawing on paper realized by Maccari in the late 1940s. Hand signed in the lower center. Very good condition. A witty and sharply observed drawing by Mino Maccari, one of...
Paper, Charcoal
African War - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Maccari in 1930s. Hand signed lower right. With another drawing on rear. Good condition.
Paper, Watercolor
Dante in Hell - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Hand signed lower right. Another watercolor drawing on rear. Very good condition.
Paper, Watercolor
View of Pisa - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1927
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Penci drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1927. Hand signed and dated lower left. Matted, in very good condition.
Paper, Pencil
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pen drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1930 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Paper, Pen
The Hour of Rest: 1960s Charcoal and Watercolor Drawing, Signed
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed lower right. With another drawing on rear.
Watercolor, Charcoal
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
Castor Oil - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1940s. Hand signed in pencil lower left. Very good condition.
Ink
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.
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.
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.
Watercolor