Italian painter Nicola Simbari used vivid color to convey the beauty and richness of life. His figurative paintings and drawings were often set in serene Mediterranean landscapes, giving them a romantic quality. Simbari had a distinctive contemporary and expressionist style characterized by broad strokes of saturated pastels, creating scenes that seemed to be soaked in sunlight.
Simbari was born in 1927 in Calabria, Italy, a region known for its stunning sea vistas. When he was three years old, his family moved to Rome, where his father worked as an architect at the Vatican. Surrounded and enthralled by the city’s cultural masterpieces, Simbari decided to pursue art. He studied painting and architecture at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma and opened his studio when he was 22 years old.
In 1953, Simbari held his first solo show in Rome and won a best stage design award for the musical Tarantella Napoletana. In 1958, he had a solo show in London and a mural commission for the Italian Pavilion at the Brussels World’s Fair.
Simbari never stopped growing as an artist. He experimented with many styles throughout his career and constantly pursued new colors to expand his range as a painter. When he died in 2012, Simbari was considered one of Italy’s greatest living artists.
Today, Simbari’s work is held in both private and public collections across the globe, including the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, the Liberty Company, the Christian Dior Collection, the Bank of Tokyo, the University of Cincinnati Fine Arts Department, the Exxon Corporation and the Tulsa Bank of Commerce.
Simbari’s paintings continue to resonate with viewers. In 2021, Findlay Galleries in Palm Beach, Florida, presented “Mediterraneo,” an exhibition of his landscapes and figurative works.
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Woman I - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1970s
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman i is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand-signed on the lower right. Numbered .Edition of 90. The artwork represents a female nude in profile with an abs...
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Crazy Horse no.6 - Polly - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen Print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 68/90. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Excellent condition.
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Crazy Horse no.3 - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Woman I - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1970s
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman i is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand-signed in the lower right. Numbered .Edition of 90. The artwork represents a female nude in profile with an abs...
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Landscape on Red - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1970s
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print on paper realized in 1976. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 90.
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Crazy Horse No.7 - Front View of Nude Female
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Crazy Horse No.7 - Front View of Nude Female is an original color serigraph realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand signed and dated in pencil on the lower right margin (Simbari 76)...
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Crazy Horse No.1
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Crazy horse no.1 is an original serigraph realized by Nicola Simbari in 1973. Hand signed and dated in pencil on lower right margin (Simbari 73) and number...
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Woman Screen Print, Hand-Signed, Edition of 90, Contemporary, 1975
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1975. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 90. Nicola Simbari (San Lucido, 1927) was an Italian painter. Simbari's ...
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Woman - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1975 ca
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1975. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 90. Nicola Simbari (San Lucido, 1927) was an Italian painter. Simbari's ...
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Woman Screen Print, Hand-Signed, Edition of 90, Contemporary, 1975
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1975. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 90. Nicola Simbari (San Lucido, 1927) was an Italian painter. Simbari's ...
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Woman Screen Print, Hand-Signed, Edition of 90, Contemporary, 1975
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1975. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 90. Nicola Simbari (San Lucido, 1927) was an Italian painter. Simbari's ...
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Woman - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1975 ca
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1975. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 90. Nicola Simbari (San Lucido, 1927) was an Italian painter. Simbari'...
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Reclined Nude - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Polly - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Woman Screen Print, Hand-Signed, Edition of 90, Contemporary, 1975
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1975. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 90. Nicola Simbari (San Lucido, 1927) was an Italian painter. Simbari's ...
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Woman in Yellow - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed and numbered. Edition of 90 prints.
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Nude on Yellow - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Subject n. 7 - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed and numbered. Edition of 90 pieces. Very good condition.
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Polly 1 Screen Print, Contemporary, Signed, Edition of 90, 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Polly - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Crazy Horse No.7 - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Crazy Horse No.7 - Front View of Nude Female is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand signed and dated in pencil on the lower right margin (Simbari 76) and number...
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Woman in Yellow - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman in Yellow is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand signed and dated in pencil lower right (Simbari 76). Edition of 90 prints. The artwork represents a female...
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Polly - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Rounded Nude in White - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed and numbered. Edition of 90 pieces. Very good condition.
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Landscape on Violet - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1975
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Nude on Yellow - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Woman Screen Print, Hand-Signed, Edition of 90, Contemporary, 1975
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1975. Hand-signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 90. Nicola Simbari (San Lucido, 1927) was an Italian painter. Simbari's ...
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Nude Lying Model - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized in 1976 by Nicolas Simbari. Hand Signed. Edition of 99 pieces.
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Rounded Nude in Red - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Rounded Nude in Red is an original serigraph realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand signed and dated in pencil lower right (Simbari 76). Edition of 90 prints. The artwork represen...
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Pink Nude - Original Screen Print by N. Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Pink Nude is an original serigraph realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand signed and dated in pencil, lower right margin (Simbari 76) and numbered lower left. Edition of 90 prints. Perfect condition. Gorgeous original artwork representing a female figure in an abstract background of light pink color. Female nude figures and bright colors are a typical feature of Nicola Simbari artwork. Nicola Simbari (San Lucido...
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Two Models - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Two Models is an original screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand signed and dated on the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower left. Edition of 90. Nicola Simbari (San Lucido...
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Woman in Yellow - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman in Yellow is an original serigraph realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. The artwork represents a female nude in profile with an abstract multicolour composition. There are colored boxes with black vertical lines and a purple background. Nicola Simbari (San Lucido...
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Pink Nude - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed and numbered. Edition of 99.
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Landscape on Red - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Rounded Nude in Red - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed and numbered. Edition of 90 pieces. Very light traces of humidity on corner top left.
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Red Landscape - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Red Landscape is a delightful serigraph depicting a calm landscape scene in red and purple colors. It was realized by the talented contemporary artist Nicola Simbari in 1976. The sc...
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Pink Nude - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Pink Nude is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand signed and dated in pencil, lower right margin (Simbari 76) and numbered lower left. Edition of 90 prints. Perfe...
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Woman in Pink - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed and numbered. Edition of 90. Very good condition.
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Crazy Horse No.1 - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Crazy horse no.1 is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand signed and dated in pencil on lower right margin (Simbari 76) and numbered on lower left margin. Edition ...
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Crazy Horse no.3 - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Model on Fuchsia - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed and numbered. Edition of 90 pieces. Very good condition.
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Tosca - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Nude from the Back - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Moony Screen Print, Contemporary Style, Signed, 1976, Unframed
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Moony is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand signed and dated by the artist on the lower right margin. Published in the catalogue: "Crazy Horse", Salon Vue par ...
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Rounded Nude in Red - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 90 pieces.
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Nude Lying Model - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized in 1976 by Nicolas Simbari. Hand Signed. Edition of 99 pieces.
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Pink Nude - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Pink Nude is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand signed and dated on the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower left. Edition of 50. The artwork represents ...
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Nude on Pink - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Woman - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1975 ca
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1975. Hand-signed on the lower right. Numbered . Edition 89/90. The artwork represents a female nude in profile with an abstr...
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Woman in Yellow - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1970s
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman in Yellow is an original serigraph realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. The artwork represents a female nude in profile with an abstract multicolour composition. There are colo...
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Woman - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1970s
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Woman i is a screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Hand-signed on the lower right. Numbered .Edition 11/90. The artwork represents a female nude in profile with an abs...
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Horse- Standby - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1970s
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1970s. Hand-signed on the lower right. Numbered .Edition 11/90. The artwork represents a female nude in profile with an abstract multico...
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Nude - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Polly - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Woman on Violet - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Nude on Red - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Nude on Red - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print realized by Nicola Simbari in 1976. Edition of 90. Hand signed in pencil. Very good condition.
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Woman in Pink - Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed. Edition of 90 pieces.
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The Shower - Original Screen Print by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Hand Signed. Edition of 90 pieces. Very good conditions.
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Woman in Pink - Original Lithograph by Nicola Simbari - 1976
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Roma, IT
Limited edition of 90 prints, numbered and hand signed. Excellent condition.
Lithograph