The Wheel

The Wheel  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 drypoint on paper. Edition of 6 prints.

Hand-signed  in pencil by the artist on the lower right corner: Mino Maccari.ì Numbered in pencil on the lower left corner: 1/6.

Very good conditions. 

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The Wheel  is a very interesting artwork realized by the Italian satirical artist Mino Maccari. This work depicts a huge wheel in the center of the composition with a nude figure on the floor. The strokes are very thin and define with a very light chiaroscuro the whole composition. 

This work has been realized by the Italian artist  Mino Maccari  (Siena, 1898 – Rome, 1989). Maccari was a popular Italian painter and engraver. He produced many artworks through different graphic techniques. He exhibited at important international exhibitions in the fields of art and graphics. 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. He realized many lithographs and etchings of satirical and political subject matters. He was also famous for erotic and sexual drawings. He has worked for many years at Il Mondo.