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 Puzzling Show - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Puzzling Show is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed in the lower margin. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 19...
Ballpoint Pen
Figure - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figure is a watercolor realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed. Good conditions with slight foxing. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 198...
Paper, Watercolor
Nude - Monotype by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nude is a Monotype artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower. Good condition.Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was an Italia...
Monotype
The Creatures - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"The Creatures" is an original woodcut realized by Mino Maccari (1898-1989). In Good conditions, except for very small foxing along the margins which does not affect the image. Thi...
Woodcut
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
Female Nude - Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nudo femminile (Female Nude) is an original watercolor drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino ...
Watercolor
Greeting - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Greeting is a China Ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1986. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a little white paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Ro...
Ink
Dangerous Sleep - Charcoal by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Dangerous Sleep is an original Charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. No signature. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Ita...
Charcoal
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
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
Portrait of Giorgio Morandi - Oil paint by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Giorgio Morandi is an original oil on board realized by the painter Mino Maccari, depicting his friend the painter Giorgio Morandi.
Oil, Board
Figure of Woman - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1935
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of Woman is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1935s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a little yellowed paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1...
Paper, Pen
Siesta - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Siesta 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) wa...
Pen
The Painter - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1956
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Painter is an ink and Watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1956. Hand-signed on the lower and dated Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Jun...
Ink, Watercolor
Figure - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1980s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized in 1980s. Hand signed lower right. Good condition.
Paper, Watercolor
Communism Came to Me to Boredom - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1980
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Communism Came to Me to Boredom is a charcoal and watercolor Drawing and Pastel realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1980s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a...
Paper, Charcoal, Watercolor
Nudes - Etching by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nudes is an Etching and Drypoint realized by Mino Maccari in the Mid-20th Century. Hand-signed in the lower right part. Numbered. Edition,6/12. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (...
Paper, Etching
Figures - Etching by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an Etching realized by Mino Maccari in the 1940s. Hand-signed in the lower right part. Artist's Proof. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, ...
Paper, Etching
The Prisoners - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper reaiized in 1940s. Hand signed in pencil lower right. An evocative and characterful drawing by Mino Maccari, executed with his unmistakable economy of line and ...
Paper, Watercolor
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,9/24. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (...
Paper, Etching
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
Mother and Child - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Mother and Child 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 Maccar...
Pencil
$280Sale Price|20% Off
Bullfighter - Lithograph Print by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Bullfighter is an Original Hand-watercolored lithograph on cream-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in the 1950s. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian write...
Lithograph
Relaxing Bull - Woodcut Print by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Relaxing Bull is an original woodcut print realized by Mino Maccari. Included a white Passepartout: 49 x 34 cm. The state of preservation is very good except for small riping along...
Woodcut
$466Sale Price|20% Off
The Seated Woman - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Seated Woman is an Original Drawing in pencil on creamy-colored paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1924. Quite good conditions and aged, with some minor folds. Mino Maccari (189...
Pencil
Reading the Newspaper - Ink and Watercolor Deawing by M. Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Reading the Newspaper (Original title: Leggendo il giornale) is an original drawing, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist an...
Ink
The Funnel - Lithograph on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Funnel is an original modern artwork realized in 1930s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original colored Lithograph on paper. Hand-signed in penci...
Lithograph
At the Beach - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
At the Beach is an original Watercolour realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th Century. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist with pencil. Mino Maccari (1898...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
At the Concert - by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
At the concert is an original modern artwork realized in 1970s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original black and white etching and drypoint. Hand-...
Drypoint, Etching
$1,050
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
The Dogs - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
"The Dogs" is an original woodcut print realized by Mino Maccari (1898-1989). In Good conditions, except for very small foxing along the margins which does not affect the image. Th...
Woodcut
Pretenders - Mixed Media by M. Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pretenders 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 (80.5 x 3.5...
Charcoal, Watercolor, Tempera
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
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
The Patriarch and his Concubine - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal and watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Hand Signed in pen lower left. Very good condition.
Paper, 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.
Charcoal, Watercolor
Orgy - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Orgy 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) was ...
Pen
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
Il Coraggio delle Donne (The Courage of Women) - Drawing by Mino Maccari
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pastel and watercolor on paper, realized in the mid-20th Century. On rear: portrait of Gabriele D'Annunzio, watercolor on paper. Very good condition.
Paper, Watercolor, Pastel
Figures - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil and watercolor on paper realized by Maccari in 1950s. Not signed. Very good condition.
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
The Fortune Teller - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper. Hand signed lower right. Matted, in very good condition.
Paper, Watercolor
1950 New Year's Eve - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper. Hand signed and dated. Very good condition.
Paper, Watercolor
$676
He Says he was Martirano's Lover and Wants... - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper. Hand signed lower right. Titled on matte. Very good condition.
Paper, Watercolor
$560Sale Price|20% Off
The Waiting Death - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Waiting Death is an original watercolor drawing on creamy paper realized by Mino Maccari in mid 20th century. With another artwork on the rear. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (...
Watercolor
Push and Pull - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Push and Pull 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, 1...
Pencil
The Gentlemen - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Black marker per on paper. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Paper, Watercolor
Couple - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960 ca
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing on paper. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Paper, Watercolor
The Madman and the Priest - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960 ca
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Paper, Watercolor
At the Beach - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing on paper. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
Watercolor, Paper
$758
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
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...
Pen
The Painter and His Detractors - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing and watercolor on paper. Not signed. In very good condition.
Watercolor
Homemade Scene - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing on paper. Not signed. Typewritten page on verso. In very good condition.
Watercolor
The Gallant - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing on paper. Not signed. In very good condition.
Watercolor
The Oriental Fairy - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil and watercolor on paper, realized on the verso o a typewritten page. Not signed. In very good condition except for some missing edges.
Watercolor
The Man Behind the Scene - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper, realized in the 1960s. Not signed. Very good condition.
Watercolor
Painter Fisherman - Woodcut by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Painter Fisherman is a woodcut artwork realized by Mino Maccari. Included a white Passepartout: 49 x 34 cm. The state of preservation is very good. The artwork represents a boy hu...
Woodcut
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
The Ant and The Butterfly - Linocut by Mino Maccari - 1951
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Ant and The Butterfly 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...
Linocut
Landscape - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape 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, June 16, 19...
Pencil