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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Scholar Ink Drawing on Paper, Modern Style, Signed, 1940s, Unframed
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Scholar is a china ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1940s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a little yellowed paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924...
Ink, Paper
Seductive Woman Ink Drawing, Contemporary Style, 1970s, Unframed
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...
Ink, Paper
The X Ray - Modern Ink Drawing on Cardboard, Signed, 1965, Unframed
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The X Ray is a china ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1965s. Hand-signed in the lower margin. Good condition on a little cream colored cardboard. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924...
Ink
The Couples - Pen and Watercolor Drawing, Contemporary, 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Couples is a Pen and watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed at the top margin. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Jun...
Watercolor, Pen, Paper
Seductive Woman Ink Drawing, Modern Style, Signed, 1960s, Unframed
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Seductive Woman is a China ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16...
Ink, Paper
Portrait (Pietro Nenni) - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Matted, in very good condition.
Watercolor, Pencil
Swimmers Watercolor Drawing on Paper, Modern Style, Signed, 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1960s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Watercolor
At the Festival in Venice - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1946 ca
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1946 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Charcoal
Portrait of Woman - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Child is an original Ink and Watercolour realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed paper, another drawing on the back. Hand-signed by...
Ink, Watercolor
A Head Full of Ideas - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Charcoal drawing and watercolor on paper realized in 1960s. Hand signed in pencil. An evocative and psychologically charged work on paper by Mino Maccari, in which the artist conde...
Paper, Watercolor
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Black marker pen drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the Mid-20th Century. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Ink
Sketched Portrait - Charcoal by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Sketched portrait is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 ...
Charcoal
Party - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pen drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Not signed, in very good condition.
Pen
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 Pen Drawing, Modern Style, Signed, Circa 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...
Pen, Paper
Figures - Pencil Drawing and Watercolour by Mino Maccari - 1980s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is a Pencil Drawing and Watercolour realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1980s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a little cardboard. Mino Maccari (Sie...
Watercolor, Pencil
The Devil Watercolor Drawing, Contemporary Style, Signed, 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Devil is a watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 198...
Watercolor, Paper
The Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1945
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Portrait is a Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1945. Monogrammed in the lower margin. Good condition. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 1989) was...
Paper, Pencil
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
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 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
The Horseman: Ink and Watercolor Drawing, 1960s, Ed. 33
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Horseman is an original drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the 1960s. Ink and watercolor on paper. Monogrammed in the lower left margin and numbered edition above , 33. Fre...
Watercolor, Ink, Paper
The Portrait Of A Boy - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Portrait Of A Boy 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 on the rear. ...
Carbon Pencil
The Smoker (Portrait of Ottone Rosai) - Charcoal Drawing by M. Maccari - 1940/50
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Nice charcoal and ink drawing on paper representing the famous italian painter Ottone Rosai smoking a cigarette. Signed in pencil lower right. Good conditions.
Charcoal
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1933
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1933. Hand signe "Mino" and daed 23/7/33.. Very good condition.
Charcoal, Watercolor
Monument Ink Drawing on Paper, Modern Style, Signed, 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Monument 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, Ju...
Ink, Paper
Portrait Watercolor Drawing, Mino Maccari, Modern, Signed, 1935
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a Watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1935. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a little Yellowed paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 19...
Watercolor, Pencil
Portraits - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits 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, some sketches on th...
Pencil
The Couple - Modern Ink Drawing on Paper, Signed, 1970, Unframed
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Couple is a china ink Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1970. Hand-signed in the lower margin. Good condition on a white paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, June 16, 198...
Ink
In Good Company - Ink Drawing on Paper, Modern Style, Signed, 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
In Good Company is a china ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a little yellowed paper. Mino Maccari (Sie...
Ink, Paper
Sketch Drawing by Mino Maccari, Modern Style, Signed, 1945
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Sketch is a Pen and Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1945. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a little yellowed paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, ...
Pencil, Pen, Paper
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is an original Pencil Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition except for a missing corner of the yellowed paper. Hand-signed by the artist wi...
Pencil
Portraits Watercolor Drawing, Modern Style, Signed, 1958, Unframed
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Maccari in 1958. Hand signed and dated. Very good condition.
Watercolor
Portraits of Woman - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits 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 Macc...
Pencil
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
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
Advertising Watercolor by Mino Maccari, Modern Style, Signed, 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Advertising is a watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in 1950s. Good conditions and mounted on a cream colored cardboard passpartout (62.5x45). Image Dimensions: 34x24 cm. Hand-si...
Watercolor
The Couple - Modern Ink and Watercolor Drawing, Signed, 1980s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Couple is a Pencil, pastel and Watercolour drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1980s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a white paper. Mino Maccar...
Ink, Paper
Portraits, Contemporary Pencil Drawing on Paper, Signed, 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is a Pen Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a yellowed paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Jun...
Pencil, Paper
The Painter Giorgio De Chirico - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950 ca
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolor on paper realized by Mino Maccarin in the 1950s. It depicts the painter and Master of Pittura Metafisica Giorgio De Chirico. Hand signed. Very good condition.
Watercolor
The Gentleman - Drawing by Mino Maccari - mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil drawing and watercolor realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Not signed. Very good condition.
Watercolor, Pencil
Sleeping Girl - China Ink By Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Sleeping Girll is an original China 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 ...
Ink
Sex Appeal Ink Drawing on Paper, Modern Style, Signed, 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Sex Appeal is adrawing on paper, realized around the Sixties by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Blue ink drawing on paper. Signed "M...
Ink
The Woodcutter - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1940 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
China ink drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the mid-20th Century. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition except for some halos in the top and bottom corners.
Paper, Ink
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pencil and watercolor drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1970 ca. Hand signed in pencil lower right. Very good condition.
Watercolor, Pencil
The Milky Way Charcoal and Pastel Drawing, Contemporary, Signed, 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...
Pastel, Charcoal, Paper
Seductive Woman Ink Drawing, Contemporary, Signed, 1970s, Unframed
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...
Ballpoint Pen, Paper
Portrait - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1930s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Pen drawing on paper realized by Mino Maccari in 1930s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Ink
Characters - Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1950 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Black marker drawing realized my Mino Maccari in 1950s. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Ink
Mother and Child - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid 20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Mother and Child is an original China Ink and Charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in mid-20th century. Good condition on a yellowed check sheed. Hand-signed by the artist wit...
Paper, Charcoal
Modern Ink and Watercolor Painting, Signed, Circa 1945
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Ink and Watercolor drawing realized by Mino Maccari in 1945 ca. Hand signed lower right. Very good condition.
Watercolor, Ink
Mermaid Charcoal Drawing, Modern Style, Signed, 1980, Unframed
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Mermaidt is a Charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1980s. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Good condition on a white paper. Mino Maccari (Siena, 1924-Rome, Jun...
Charcoal
The Portrait Watercolor Drawing, Modern Style, Signed, 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
The Portrait is a watercolor Drawing realized by Mino Maccari in the 1960s. Hand-signed on the lower in pencil. Good condition. The artwork is represented through confident deft and expressive strokes with a harmonious brownish tones. Mino Maccari (1898-1989) was an Italian writer, painter, engraver, and journalist, winner the Feltrinelli Prize for painting on 1963. For his pictorial work rich in evident chromatic accentuations and quick brushstrokes, the violent drawing combined with the living line of the graphic sign...
Watercolor, Paper
Gardener Charcoal Drawing on Paper, Modern Style, Signed, 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Gardener is a charcoal Drawing realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1970s. Hand-signed and titled on the lower margin. Good condition on a cream colored paper. Mino Maccari (Si...
Charcoal, Paper
$800
Portrait of Carlo Forte - Drawing by Mino Maccari - Mid-20th Century
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Carlo Forte is a drawing on paper, realized in the Mid-20th Century by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989). Charcoal and pencil ...
Charcoal, Pencil
Three Sketched Portraits - China Ink by Mino Maccari - 1960s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Three Sketched Portraits is an original drawing on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena...
Ink
Portraits - Ink and Watercolor on Paper by Mino Maccari - 1950s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is an original modern artwork realized in the 1950s by the Italian artist Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989). Original Colored Ink and Watercolor on Paper. Hand-sign...
Watercolor, Ink
Figures Watercolor Drawing, Modern Style, Circa 1960, Monogrammed
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Figures is an Artwork realized by Mino Maccari (1924-1989) in 1960. Watercolor on yellowed paper. Monogrammed on the lower right margin. Good conditions. Mino Maccari (Siena, 192...
Watercolor
Portrait of a Woman - Original Watercolor by Mino Maccari - 1960 ca.
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a Woman is a very beautiful mixed media and oil painting realized by Mino Maccari in 1960 ca. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower right corner. In good condition, ex...
Watercolor
Tangent or Annoying? - Ink Drawing by Mino Maccari - 1970s
By Mino Maccari
Located in Roma, IT
Tangent or Annoying? is a Pen 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-Ro...
Ink, Pen