Sexual Desire

300,00 €
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SKU
M-102329

Sexual Desire  is a black and white linocut on ivory-colored paper, realized in 1945 by  Mino Maccari .

Hand-signed  with the pseudonym "Jean Barbe" and numbered in pencil on the lower margin. Edition of 300 prints.

From the collection  On s'amuse: 16 gravures en bois par Jean Barbe  realized by the Italian illustrator and published by Documento, Rome.

This original print, representing the erotic dream of a woman in full ecstasy, is in excellent conditions, realized with a wise touch and expert artistic skills. A white cardboard passepartout is included (49 x 34 cm).

Sexual Desire is a black and white linocut on ivory-colored paper, realized in 1945 by  Mino Maccari .

Hand-signed with the pseudonym "Jean Barbe" and numbered in pencil on the lower margin. Edition of 300 prints.

From the collection  On s'amuse: 16 gravures en bois par Jean Barbe  realized by the Italian illustrator and published by Documento, Rome.

This original print, representing the erotic dream of a woman in full ecstasy, is in excellent conditions, realized with a wise touch and expert artistic skills. A white cardboard passepartout is included (49 x 34 cm).

In 1945, Mino Maccari published a folder containing 16 linoleums with a strongly erotic subject matter, titled  On s' amuse! . Because of the scandalous subject for the time, he signed with the pseudonym of Jean Barbe. The circulation is of 300 copies, 40 "before letter", numbered in Roman numerals, hand-painted by Maccari himself and signed by him "J.B."

Reference:

Francesco Meloni,  Mino Maccari: reasoned catalog of engravings . Milan: Electa, 1979.

Mino Maccari  (Siena, 1898 - Rome, 1989)

A multi-faceted artist, painter, engraver, writer and journalist. He was a leading figure in twentieth-century Italian culture. He lived and worked in contact with the major Italian artists and intellectuals of the period, such as Malaparte, Soffici, Rosai, Longanesi, Pannunzio, Morandi, and many others. He was a prolific artist, remembered above all for being the satirical illustrator of  Il Selvaggio .

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SKU M-102329
Artista Mino Maccari
Typology Original Prints
Technique Woodcut
Editor Documento Libraio ed., Rome
Periodo 1940s
Signature Hand Signed
Conditions Excellent (perfect conditions, as new)
Dimensioni (cm) 21 x 0.1 x 15.2
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