Mino Maccari, Sucking his Beard, Woodcut Print, 1960s For Sale

Sucking his beard is an original colour print on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and...

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Mino Maccari, Sucking his Beard, Woodcut Print, 1960s

$325

Roma, IT

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Dimensions: 5.51ʺW × 3.54ʺH

Styles: Modern

Art Subjects: Figure

Period: 1960s

Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned

Condition: Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections

Color: Gold

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Condition Notes: Very Good — This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use\. Please note that … moreVery Good — This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use\. Please note that an additional handling period of up to 4 weeks may apply to this item less

Description: Sucking his beard is an original colour print on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and … more Sucking his beard is an original colour print on paper, realized around the Seventies by the great Italian artist and journalist, Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 - 1989),. Coloured woodcut on laid paper (cutting paper). with the incredible satiric and caustic touch of the illustrator of Il Selvaggio, this contemporray artwork depicts a circumstance of male libido: a woman sucks the beard of her beloved man under a starry sky, while she is smoking a cigarette. Despite the small size, this original Maccari’s print, in excellent condition, reveals the high quality of the graphique tecnique. Surely this contemporary artwork could enrich your private collectiuon with a Italian satiric touch and elegance! Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 – Rome, 1989) Mino Maccari was a popular Italian painter and engraver with a caustic personality, called in 1924 by Angiolo Bencini to collaborate as illustrator for the magazine Il Selvaggio, an admittedly intransigent fascist, revolutionary and anti-bourgeois magazine. Here Maccari published his first engravings. and after he took over the direction of the Savage which he held until 1942. In 1959, he became the director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome; in 1963, he won Antonio Feltrinelli's prize for painting and became president of the San Luca Academy in 1962. In the same year of one of the biggest Italian accademic honour, Maccari managed to obtain a personal exhibition at Gallery 63 in New York. His production of drawings, watercolors, tempera, lithographs etc. is exhausted, sometimes in collaboration with prestigious publishing houses (Strapaese, Il selvaggio), of satirical, political or erotic subject matters. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity

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